William Porterfield
81Ireland · OP · 2006 to 2022 · on scorecards: WTS Porterfield
BATTING
- Matches
- 148
- Innings
- 145
- Runs
- 4343
- Average
- 30.58
- Strike rate
- 68.95
- High score
- 139
- 100s / 50s
- 11 / 20
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 68 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 12
CAREER IN BRIEF
William Porterfield played 148 ODIs for Ireland in CricArcade's archive, from 2006 to 2022. The first came against Scotland at Cambusdoon New Ground, with a score of 11, and the last against West Indies at Sabina Park in 2022.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 2,887 runs at 30.1 in 99 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 139 from 147 balls against United Arab Emirates at ICC Academy in 2018, in a match Ireland won. In all: 11 hundreds, 20 fifties.
At home the average was 27.5 across 57 ODIs; away it was 30.4 across 39 ODIs. The most runs came against Afghanistan: 527 runs at 21.1 in 26 ODIs. Civil Service Cricket Club was the most frequent ground, with 28 ODIs and 641 runs at 22.9. William Porterfield captained Ireland in 113 ODIs, winning 50 and losing 55. The scorecards record 7 player-of-the-match awards. Ireland won 59 of the ODIs William Porterfield played and lost 76.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 148 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 147 | United Arab Emirates | ICC Academy | 2018 | Won |
| 119 | 98 | Afghanistan | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground | 2017 | Lost |
| 112* | 142 | Bermuda | Jaffery Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 112 | 142 | England | The Village | 2013 | Lost |
| 111 | 133 | Papua New Guinea | Harare Sports Club | 2018 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 26 | 527 | 21.08 | 1/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 374 | 23.38 | 0/2 |
| West Indies | 15 | 168 | 11.20 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 14 | 299 | 23.00 | 1/2 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 379 | 42.11 | 1/2 |
| England | 9 | 281 | 31.22 | 1/1 |
| Kenya | 9 | 316 | 39.50 | 1/1 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 333 | 41.63 | 0/3 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 172 | 24.57 | 1/0 |
| South Africa | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0/1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 472 | 78.67 | 2/2 |
| Australia | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0/0 |
| Canada | 5 | 255 | 63.75 | 1/2 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 135 | 33.75 | 0/1 |
| India | 3 | 158 | 52.67 | 0/2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0/0 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 112 | – | 1/0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 111 | 111.00 | 1/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 57 | 1,538 | 27.46 | 2/10 |
| Away | 39 | 1,154 | 30.37 | 3/5 |
| Neutral | 52 | 1,651 | 34.40 | 6/5 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37 | 1,150 | 33.82 | 4/4 |
| 2010s | 99 | 2,887 | 30.07 | 7/13 |
| 2020s | 12 | 306 | 25.50 | 0/3 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Service Cricket Club | 28 | 641 | 22.89 | 1/4 |
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 14 | 407 | 29.07 | 0/3 |
| The Village | 12 | 378 | 34.36 | 1/2 |
| Harare Sports Club | 11 | 250 | 22.73 | 1/0 |
| Sabina Park | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0/0 |
| ICC Academy | 7 | 349 | 58.17 | 2/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Scotland, 2006 at Cambusdoon New Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2022 at Sabina Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 September 1984
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 6,298
- Ducks
- 12
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 59.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 73.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 113.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 41.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 49.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 3,865 balls faced in that period.
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