PLAYER CAREER

Kevin O'Brien

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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Ireland2006–2021

Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
Format	Matches	Bat inns	Balls recorded	Boundaries recorded	First scorecard	Latest scorecard
Test	3	6	6	6	2018-05-11	2019-07-24
ODI	95	94	94	94	2006-06-13	2021-01-24
T20I	50	48	48	48	2009-06-08	2021-10-20

266Internationals

5,850Career runs

4Centuries

172Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 3
Innings: 6
Runs: 258
Average: 51.60
Strike rate: 55.24
Highest score: 118
Not outs: 1
100s: 1
50s: 1
Ducks: 0
4s: 29
6s: 0
Balls faced: 467

Bowling

Matches: 3
Innings: 2
Balls: 60
Maidens: 2
Runs conceded: 31
Wickets: 0
Average: N/A
Economy: 3.10
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: 0
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 3
Innings: 6
Catches: 0
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 0
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 0
Dismissals / inns: 0.000
Best innings: 0

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 153
Innings: 141
Runs: 3,619
Average: 29.42
Strike rate: 88.78
Highest score: 142
Not outs: 18
100s: 2
50s: 18
Ducks: 6
4s: 332
6s: 84
Balls faced: 4,076

Bowling

Matches: 153
Innings: 116
Balls: 4,296
Maidens: 30
Runs conceded: 3,726
Wickets: 114
Average: 32.68
Economy: 5.20
Strike rate: 37.68
Best innings: 4/13
Best match: 4/13
4 wickets: 5
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 153
Innings: 149
Catches: 67
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 67
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 67
Dismissals / inns: 0.449
Best innings: 3 (3ct 0st)

T20I

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 110
Innings: 103
Runs: 1,973
Average: 21.21
Strike rate: 130.92
Highest score: 124
Not outs: 10
100s: 1
50s: 5
Ducks: 12
4s: 165
6s: 82
Balls faced: 1,507

Bowling

Matches: 110
Innings: 52
Balls: 917
Maidens: 0
Runs conceded: 1,149
Wickets: 58
Average: 19.81
Economy: 7.51
Strike rate: 15.81
Best innings: 4/45
Best match: 4/45
4 wickets: 1
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 110
Innings: 106
Catches: 40
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 40
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 40
Dismissals / inns: 0.377
Best innings: 2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

161 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
2021-10-20	Sri Lanka v Ireland	T20I	Sri Lanka won by 70 runs
2021-09-04	Zimbabwe v Ireland	T20I	Zimbabwe won by 5 runs
2021-09-02	Ireland v Zimbabwe	T20I	Ireland won by 64 runs
2021-09-01	Ireland v Zimbabwe	T20I	Ireland won by 40 runs
2021-08-29	Zimbabwe v Ireland	T20I	Ireland won by 7 wickets
2021-08-27	Zimbabwe v Ireland	T20I	Zimbabwe won by 3 runs
2021-07-24	South Africa v Ireland	T20I	South Africa won by 49 runs
2021-07-22	South Africa v Ireland	T20I	South Africa won by 42 runs
2021-07-19	South Africa v Ireland	T20I	South Africa won by 33 runs
2021-01-24	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
2021-01-21	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Afghanistan won by 16 runs
2020-08-04	England v Ireland	ODI	Ireland won by 7 wickets

Ireland

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

2018158 runs
2019100 runs

Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

20180 wickets
20190 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 2 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2019	2	4	100	56	33.33	54.94	0	1	12	0	182	1	0	N/A	2.75	N/A
2018	1	2	158	118	79.00	55.43	1	0	17	0	285	1	0	N/A	3.33	N/A

ODI

ODI · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

200635 runs
2007204 runs
200897 runs
20094 runs
2010234 runs
2011231 runs
201231 runs
2013145 runs
201422 runs
2015163 runs
2016289 runs
2017142 runs
2018132 runs
2019318 runs
2020102 runs
20212 runs

ODI · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

20061 wickets
20073 wickets
20082 wickets
20090 wickets
201012 wickets
20115 wickets
20133 wickets
20141 wickets
201511 wickets
201613 wickets
201710 wickets
20182 wickets
20191 wickets
20210 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 16 seasons

ODI archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2021	2	2	2	1	1.00	22.22	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	N/A	4.00	N/A
2020	6	6	102	31	20.40	87.17	0	0	9	2	117	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2019	13	13	318	68	28.90	85.02	0	2	30	5	374	6	1	97.00	4.31	135.00
2018	6	6	132	41	22.00	94.96	0	0	14	1	139	3	2	66.50	5.11	78.00
2017	10	9	142	72	20.28	97.26	0	1	12	5	146	9	10	31.70	5.18	36.70
2016	9	9	289	75	32.11	97.30	0	2	28	6	297	9	13	34.61	5.61	37.00
2015	10	10	163	48	16.30	76.52	0	0	16	2	213	10	11	46.09	6.57	42.09
2014	2	2	22	22	11.00	61.11	0	0	0	0	36	2	1	28.00	5.60	30.00
2013	3	3	145	84	72.50	118.85	0	1	19	2	122	3	3	41.00	7.23	34.00
2012	1	1	31	31	31.00	96.87	0	0	6	1	32	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011	8	8	231	113	28.87	117.85	1	0	23	9	196	6	5	29.20	6.08	28.80
2010	8	8	234	73	39.00	67.43	0	2	17	5	347	8	12	24.75	4.89	30.33
2009	1	1	4	4	4.00	30.76	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	N/A	3.66	N/A
2008	4	4	97	38	24.25	58.08	0	0	7	3	167	3	2	50.00	5.55	54.00
2007	11	11	204	49	20.40	68.22	0	0	18	6	299	8	3	46.66	5.83	48.00
2006	1	1	35	35	35.00	72.91	0	0	3	0	48	1	1	47.00	4.70	60.00

T20I

T20I · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

200969 runs
201019 runs
201253 runs
201320 runs
201435 runs
201736 runs
201819 runs
2019157 runs
2020168 runs
2021155 runs

T20I · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

20090 wickets
20103 wickets
20125 wickets
20143 wickets
20160 wickets
20175 wickets
20184 wickets
20190 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 11 seasons

T20I archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2021	9	9	155	60	17.22	109.15	1	18	3	142	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2020	6	6	168	48	28.00	158.49	0	20	7	106	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2019	5	5	157	74	31.40	145.37	1	14	6	108	1	0	N/A	17.50	N/A
2018	4	4	19	10	4.75	100.00	0	0	1	19	3	4	23.00	11.50	12.00
2017	5	5	36	12	7.20	83.72	0	4	0	43	5	5	29.60	10.57	16.80
2016	1	0	0	—	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	1	0	N/A	19.00	N/A
2014	3	3	35	17	17.50	129.62	0	4	1	27	3	3	19.66	6.55	18.00
2013	1	1	20	20	20.00	166.66	0	2	1	12	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012	6	6	53	35	8.83	100.00	0	6	1	53	4	5	17.60	5.86	18.00
2010	5	4	19	9	4.75	63.33	0	1	0	30	5	3	33.33	8.33	24.00
2009	5	5	69	39	17.25	123.21	0	5	2	56	3	0	N/A	8.14	N/A

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

2006-06-13
First available scorecard
ODI v England · Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont
2011-03-02
First century in this archive · 113 runs
ODI v England · M Chinnaswamy Stadium
2017-03-22
Best recorded bowling · 4/26
ODI v Afghanistan · Greater Noida
2018-05-11
Highest recorded innings · 118 runs
Test v Pakistan · The Village, Malahide
2021-10-20
Latest available scorecard
T20I v Sri Lanka · Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi