PLAYER CAREER

Niall O'Brien

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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Men

Ireland2006–2018

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	1	2	2	2	2018-05-11	2018-05-11
ODI	67	67	67	67	2007-03-15	2018-08-31
T20I	13	13	13	13	2009-06-08	2012-09-24

134Internationals

3,065Career runs

1Centuries

—Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 1
Innings: 2
Runs: 18
Average: 9.00
Strike rate: 32.72
Highest score: 18
Not outs: 0
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 1
4s: 2
6s: 0
Balls faced: 55

Bowling

Matches: 1
Innings: —
Balls: —
Maidens: —
Runs conceded: —
Wickets: —
Average: N/A
Economy: N/A
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: —
5 wickets: —
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 1
Innings: 2
Catches: 2
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 2
Keeper catches: 2
Fielder catches: 0
Dismissals / inns: 1.000
Best innings: 2 (2ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 103
Innings: 101
Runs: 2,581
Average: 28.05
Strike rate: 70.94
Highest score: 109
Not outs: 9
100s: 1
50s: 18
Ducks: 3
4s: 218
6s: 30
Balls faced: 3,638

Bowling

Matches: 103
Innings: —
Balls: —
Maidens: —
Runs conceded: —
Wickets: —
Average: N/A
Economy: N/A
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: —
5 wickets: —
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 103
Innings: 99
Catches: 90
Stumpings: 14
Dismissals: 104
Keeper catches: 82
Fielder catches: 8
Dismissals / inns: 1.050
Best innings: 5 (5ct 0st)

T20I

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 30
Innings: 28
Runs: 466
Average: 17.92
Strike rate: 98.10
Highest score: 50
Not outs: 2
100s: 0
50s: 1
Ducks: 0
4s: 40
6s: 7
Balls faced: 475

Bowling

Matches: 30
Innings: —
Balls: —
Maidens: —
Runs conceded: —
Wickets: —
Average: N/A
Economy: N/A
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: —
5 wickets: —
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 30
Innings: 28
Catches: 17
Stumpings: 10
Dismissals: 27
Keeper catches: 15
Fielder catches: 2
Dismissals / inns: 0.964
Best innings: 4 (3ct 1st)

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

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

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
2018-08-31	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
2018-08-29	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Ireland won by 3 wickets
2018-08-27	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Afghanistan won by 29 runs
2018-05-11	Ireland v Pakistan	Test	Pakistan won by 5 wickets
2018-03-23	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
2018-03-16	Zimbabwe v Ireland	ODI	Zimbabwe won by 107 runs
2018-03-10	West Indies v Ireland	ODI	West Indies won by 52 runs
2017-12-10	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Ireland won by 5 wickets
2017-12-07	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Ireland won by 51 runs
2017-12-05	Afghanistan v Ireland	ODI	Afghanistan won by 138 runs
2017-09-13	Ireland v West Indies	ODI	No result
2017-05-21	Ireland v New Zealand	ODI	New Zealand won by 190 runs

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

201818 runs

Exact yearly figures · 1 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
2018	1	2	18	18	9.00	32.72	0	0	2	0	55	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A

ODI

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

2007279 runs
2008105 runs
200912 runs
2010109 runs
2011161 runs
201217 runs
201359 runs
201445 runs
2015343 runs
201610 runs
2017276 runs
2018100 runs

Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons

ODI archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2018	6	6	100	36	16.66	70.42	0	0	7	3	142	N/A	N/A	N/A
2017	12	12	276	109	23.00	63.15	1	0	16	7	437	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016	1	1	10	10	10.00	40.00	0	0	1	0	25	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015	11	11	343	79	34.30	89.79	0	3	34	7	382	N/A	N/A	N/A
2014	2	2	45	33	22.50	69.23	0	0	5	0	65	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013	3	3	59	29	19.66	54.12	0	0	5	0	109	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012	2	2	17	11	17.00	44.73	0	0	1	0	38	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011	6	6	161	46	26.83	67.93	0	0	11	2	237	N/A	N/A	N/A
2010	7	7	109	49	15.57	64.88	0	0	9	0	168	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009	1	1	12	12	12.00	171.42	0	0	2	0	7	N/A	N/A	N/A
2008	4	4	105	70	26.25	76.08	0	1	7	2	138	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	12	12	279	72	23.25	59.74	0	3	22	1	467	N/A	N/A	N/A

T20I

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

200981 runs
201063 runs
201275 runs

Exact yearly figures · 3 seasons

T20I archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s	BF	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
2012	4	4	75	25	18.75	97.40	4	2	77	N/A	N/A	N/A
2010	5	5	63	28	15.75	112.50	9	0	56	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009	4	4	81	40	20.25	106.57	8	3	76	N/A	N/A	N/A

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

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

2007-03-15
First available scorecard
ODI v Zimbabwe · Sabina Park, Kingston
2017-05-14
Highest recorded innings · 109 runs
ODI v New Zealand · Malahide
2018-08-31
Latest available scorecard
ODI v Afghanistan · Belfast