Niall John O'Brien
All Matches, First Class Test , Ireland, 19-May-1902 to 06-Feb-2025
Biography
Cap No 638
Debut: 2002
Born 8 November 1981, Dublin. Father: BA O'Brien. Brother: K O'Brien
Club: Railway Union, Kent, Ireland U19s. Northamptonshire, St Lawrence and Highland Court Beckenham, Folkstone, North Sydney, MCC, Delhi Jets, Khulna Royal Bengalis
Mat Cts ROs Sts GFs GFWon
21 61 1 7 - -
Results by Season
Season Mat Inn NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Overs Maid RunsA Wkts Ave Best 10W 5WI Cts Sts ROs
2005 2 4 1 311 176 103.67 62.96 2 - - - - - - - - - 9 - -
2006 1 1 - 28 28 28.00 53.85 - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 -
2007 2 2 - 123 84 61.50 74.55 - 1 - - - - - - - - 4 - -
2008 4 6 1 434 174 86.80 60.19 3 - - - - - - - - - 9 - -
2010 3 5 - 195 66 39.00 49.37 - 2 1.3 - 12 1 12.00 1-12 - - 8 - -
2013 2 3 - 220 126 73.33 48.03 1 1 - - - - - - - - 5 2 -
2015 3 4 - 73 39 18.25 38.62 - - - - - - - - - - 9 - 1
2016 2 4 - 92 63 23.00 37.25 - 1 - - - - - - - - 9 3 -
2017 1 2 - 32 17 16.00 61.54 - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 -
2018 1 2 - 18 18 9.00 32.73 - - - - - - - - - - 2 - -
Results by Grade
Grade Mat Inn NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Overs Maid RunsA Wkts Ave Best 10W 5WI Cts Sts ROs
First Class 20 31 2 1508 176 52.00 54.38 6 5 1.3 - 12 1 12.00 1-12 - - 59 7 1
Test 1 2 - 18 18 9.00 32.73 - - - - - - - - - - 2 - -
Batting Statistics
Inns NOs Runs HS Ave Var% 50s 100s Balls SR 4s 6s Ducks Ret
33 2 1526 176 Vs UAE 2005 49.23 101.73% 5 6 2828 53.96 165 6 5 -
Out Most By - Sameer Zia(2) G Snyman(2) Rashid Khan(2)
Batting Highlights
Score/s Team Vs Ground Grade Date
0(10){lb},18(45){b} Ireland Pakistan Malahide Test 11-May-2018
17(37){lb},15(15){ct} Ireland Afghanistan Greater Noida, India First Class 28-Mar-2017
14(39){lb},15(38){ct} Ireland Hong Kong Stormont, Belfast First Class 30-Aug-2016
63(168){ct},0(2){ct} Ireland Papua New Guinea Tony Ireland Stadium, To First Class 31-Jan-2016
0(1){ct} Ireland Namibia Wanderers CC Windhoek First Class 24-Oct-2015
21(56){ct},39(65){lb} Ireland Zimbabwe A Harare Sports Club First Class 17-Oct-2015
13(67){ct} Ireland UAE Malahide First Class 02-Jun-2015
7(26){b},87(198){ct} Ireland Afghanistan ICC Academy, Dubai First Class 10-Dec-2013
126(234){ct},dnb Ireland UAE Sharjah Cricket Associat First Class 12-Mar-2013
17(15){ct},41(117){ct} Ireland Zimbabwe XI Harare Sports Club First Class 20-Sep-2010
62(109){ct} Ireland Jamaica Chedwin Park, Spanish Pa First Class 03-Apr-2010
66(119){ct},9(35){ct} Ireland Afghanistan Dambulla First Class 21-Jan-2010
0(3){lb},119(165)* Ireland Namibia St George's Pk Port Eliz First Class 30-Oct-2008
135(235){ct} Ireland Kenya Gymkhana, Nairobi First Class 11-Oct-2008
6(22){ct},0(3){ct} Ireland Namibia Wanderers CC Windhoek First Class 03-Oct-2008
174(293){ct},dnb Ireland UAE Sheikh Zayed Abu Dhabi First Class 06-Mar-2008
39(56){ct} Ireland Bermuda Castle Avenue Dublin First Class 23-Aug-2007
84(109){ct} Ireland Scotland Stormont, Belfast First Class 09-Aug-2007
28(52){ct} Ireland Scotland Mannofield Aberdeen First Class 17-Aug-2006
106(153)*,27(61){b} Ireland Kenya Wanderers CC Windhoek First Class 27-Oct-2005
2(3){ct},176(277){b} Ireland UAE Wanderers CC Windhoek First Class 23-Oct-2005
Results by Batting Position
Position Inn NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50
Open 6 1 299 135 59.80 60.65 2 -
3 3 - 120 62 40.00 49.79 - 1
4 23 1 1092 176 49.64 52.53 4 4
5 1 - 15 15 15.00 100.00 - -
Bowling Statistics
Overs Maids RunsA Wkts Best Ave 5WI 10WM Econ SR
1.3 - 12 1 1-12 Vs Jamaica 2010 12.00 - - 8.00 9.00
Out Most - CS Baugh(1)
Bowling Highlights
O-M-R-W Team Vs Ground Grade Date
1.3-0-12-1 Ireland Jamaica Chedwin Park, Spanish Pa First Class 03-Apr-2010
First Match
Batting Bowling Team Vs Ground Date
2{ct},176{b}   Ireland UAE Wanderers CC Windhoek 23-Oct-2005
Results by Opposition Team
Opposition Mat Inn NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Overs Maid RunsA Wkts Ave Best 10W 5WI Cts Sts ROs
Afghanistan 3 6 - 201 87 33.50 46.74 - 2 - - - - - - - - 13 3 -
Bermuda 1 1 - 39 39 39.00 69.64 - - - - - - - - - - 3 - -
Hong Kong 1 2 - 29 15 14.50 37.66 - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 -
Jamaica 1 1 - 62 62 62.00 56.88 - 1 1.3 - 12 1 12.00 1-12 - - 1 - -
Kenya 2 3 1 268 135 134.00 59.69 2 - - - - - - - - - 6 - -
Namibia 3 5 1 125 119* 31.25 64.43 1 - - - - - - - - - 9 - -
Pakistan 1 2 - 18 18 9.00 32.73 - - - - - - - - - - 2 - -
Papua New Guinea 1 2 - 63 63 31.50 37.06 - 1 - - - - - - - - 5 2 -
Scotland 2 2 - 112 84 56.00 69.57 - 1 - - - - - - - - 5 1 -
UAE 4 5 - 491 176 98.20 56.18 3 - - - - - - - - - 7 - -
Zimbabwe A 1 2 - 60 39 30.00 49.59 - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 1
Zimbabwe XI 1 2 - 58 41 29.00 43.94 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Results by Ground
Ground Mat Inn NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Overs Maid RunsA Wkts Ave Best 10W 5WI Cts Sts ROs
Castle Avenue Dublin 1 1 - 39 39 39.00 69.64 - - - - - - - - - - 3 - -
Chedwin Park, Spanish P 1 1 - 62 62 62.00 56.88 - 1 1.3 - 12 1 12.00 1-12 - - 1 - -
Dambulla 1 2 - 75 66 37.50 48.70 - 1 - - - - - - - - 6 - -
Greater Noida, India 1 2 - 32 17 16.00 61.54 - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 -
Gymkhana, Nairobi 1 1 - 135 135 135.00 57.45 1 - - - - - - - - - 2 - -
Harare Sports Club 2 4 - 118 41 29.50 46.64 - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 1
ICC Academy, Dubai 1 2 - 94 87 47.00 41.96 - 1 - - - - - - - - 5 2 -
Malahide 2 3 - 31 18 10.33 25.41 - - - - - - - - - - 3 - -
Mannofield Aberdeen 1 1 - 28 28 28.00 53.85 - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 -
Sharjah Cricket Associa 1 1 - 126 126 126.00 53.85 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sheikh Zayed Abu Dhabi 1 1 - 174 174 174.00 59.39 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
St George's Pk Port Eli 1 2 1 119 119* 119.00 70.83 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Stormont, Belfast 2 3 - 113 84 37.67 60.75 - 1 - - - - - - - - 5 1 -
Tony Ireland Stadium, T 1 2 - 63 63 31.50 37.06 - 1 - - - - - - - - 5 2 -
Wanderers CC Windhoek 4 7 1 317 176 52.83 60.96 2 - - - - - - - - - 17 - -
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