Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)

Kevin Joseph O'Brien (born 4 March 1984) is an Irish former international cricketer who plays for Leinster and Railway Union Cricket Club. On 16 August 2022, he announced his retirement from international cricket.

Kevin O'Brien
Kevin O'Brien in 2012.
Personal information
Full name
Kevin Joseph O'Brien
Born (1984-03-04) 4 March 1984
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsBrendan O'Brien (father)
Niall O'Brien (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 6)11 May 2018 v Pakistan
Last Test24 July 2019 v England
ODI debut (cap 10)13 June 2006 v England
Last ODI7 June 2021 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.22
T20I debut (cap 6)2 August 2008 v Scotland
Last T20I22 October 2021 v Namibia
T20I shirt no.22
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009Nottinghamshire
2011Gloucestershire
2012Somerset
2013Rangpur Riders
2013–2021Leinster Lightning
2013–2014Surrey
2013–2014Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel
2014–2015Northern Districts
2015–2016Leicestershire
2018Kandahar Knights
2022Munster Reds
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 3 153 110 47
Runs scored 258 3,619 1,973 2,039
Batting average 51.60 29.42 21.21 37.07
100s/50s 1/1 2/18 1/5 2/14
Top score 118 142 124 171*
Balls bowled 60 4,296 917 2,745
Wickets 0 114 58 47
Bowling average 32.68 19.81 27.74
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/13 4/45 5/39
Catches/stumpings 0/– 67/– 40/– 36/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2022

He scored the third fastest century in 50-over World Cup, coming from 50 balls against England on 2 March 2011. O'Brien was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018, scoring the first Test century for Ireland men's cricket and becoming the first sportsperson from Ireland to represent his country in 300 matches.

O'Brien is an aggressive right-handed middle to lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2006 in Ireland's inaugural match. O'Brien played for Nottinghamshire in 2009, and in 2010 was awarded a contract with Cricket Ireland, making him one of six players with a full-time contract with the board. He was the first player for Ireland to take 100 wickets in ODIs.

In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season. In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland, the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis. In June 2021, O'Brien announced his retirement from ODI cricket, to allow him to focus on T20 and Test cricket.

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