Full Name

Andrew Balbirnie

Born

December 28, 1990, Dublin, Ireland

Age

33y 82d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Fielding Position

Occasional Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Batter

Education

St Andrew's College, Dublin

Already one of Ireland's star batters at No. 3, Andrew Balbirnie flourished with the bat even more after he was made captain across formats late in 2019. Although not a power-hitter, Balbirnie is fluent, keeps the score ticking, and is excellent against spin bowling - his hard sweep is a signature shot.

One of his most memorable innings came shortly after he took over the leadership - a run-a-ball 113 in a seven-wicket ODI win over England in August 2020. A year later he led Ireland to another famous win, scoring 112 as an opener in Ireland's first win over South Africa in ODIs.

In the two years leading up to his appointment, Balbirnie averaged over 42 in ODIs (with five hundreds) and struck at over 142 in T20Is, having made big contributions against Afghanistan, West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Andy Balbirnie Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests81613789525.2071153.160449080
ODIs10810283008145*32.00402174.8081628836350
T20Is10197421708323.331743124.4901022963390
FC395941585205*28.81295353.672101944380
List A147138124600160*36.50591577.76132346360500
T20s1551499348599*24.892716128.31018376100610

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests81680---8.00-000
ODIs1083606821/261/2634.006.8030.0000
T20Is101------------
FC3917627262134/235/2320.152.5048.2100
List A14769611221/261/2656.007.0048.0000
T20s155------------
Andrew Balbirnie

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Photos of Andy Balbirnie

Andy Balbirnie holds aloft the series trophy
Andy Balbirnie celebrates the winning run with Lorcan Tucker
Andy Balbirnie led the chase with a half-century
Curtis Campher and Andy Balbirnie added 70 runs for the second wicket
Andrew Balbirnie's 72 was not enough for an Irish win
Craig Young celebrates with Andy Balbirnie after striking in his first over