Andy McBrine

Andrew Robert McBrine (born 30 April 1993) is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off spin. McBrine is the son of Alexander McBrine and the nephew of James McBrine, both of whom also played cricket for Ireland.

Andy McBrine
Andy McBrine playing for Ireland in 2022
Personal information
Full name
Andrew Robert McBrine
Born (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993
Derry, Northern Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
RelationsAlexander McBrine (father),
James McBrine (uncle)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 14)15 March 2019 v Afghanistan
Last Test24 April 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 44)8 September 2014 v Scotland
Last ODI9 May 2023 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.35
T20I debut (cap 28)17 March 2014 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I11 August 2022 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.35
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentNorth West Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 73 19 106
Runs scored 109 673 600 1,496
Batting average 18.16 18.69 22.22 23.37
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 0/4 2/5
Top score 72 79 77 117
Balls bowled 547 3,497 2,479 4,978
Wickets 10 77 33 105
Bowling average 32.90 33.88 36.03 34.88
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/118 5/29 6/118 5/29
Catches/stumpings 0/– 29/– 16/– 42/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 April 2023

Domestic career

In January 2014, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2013–14 Regional Super50.[1] He made his List A debut for Ireland on 31 January 2014, against Guyana.[2]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[3][4] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[5]

McBrine plays for the North West Warriors in provincial cricket.[6] In May 2022, in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup, he scored his first century in a List A cricket match, with 100 runs against Munster Reds.[7]

International career

On 26 May 2013, McBrine made his first-class debut for Ireland against Scotland.[8] He made his One Day International debut against Scotland in September 2014.[9]

In May 2018, he was named in a fourteen-man squad for Ireland's first ever Test match, to be played against Pakistan later the same month, but he was not selected to play.[10][11]

In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.[12][13] In January 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for their one-off Test against Afghanistan in India.[14][15] He made his Test debut for Ireland against Afghanistan on 15 March 2019.[16]

In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[17] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[18] On 10 July 2020, McBrine was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.[19][20]

On 21 January 2021, in the opening match against Afghanistan, McBrine took his 50th wicket and his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[21] In September 2021, McBrine was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[22] In February 2022, in the final match of the 2021–22 Oman Quadrangular Series, McBrine played in his 100th international match for Ireland.[23]

In February 2023, he was named in Ireland's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[24] On 5 April 2023, in the second innings of the only Test, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket and became the second Irish cricketer to claim a fifer in Tests.[25] His figures of 6 for 118 was also the best bowling figures in an innings by an Irish player in Tests.[26]

References
  1. "Ireland Squad - Ireland Squad - Nagico Super50, 2014 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. "Full Scorecard of Guyana vs Ireland Zone A 2013/14 Regional Super50". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. "Teams which Andy McBrine played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. "McBrine scores ton as Warriors thump Munster". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. "Ireland v Scotland, 11-14 September 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st ODI: Ireland v Scotland at Dublin, Sep 8, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  10. "Ireland announce 14-man squad for historic first Test against Pakistan". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  11. "Ireland omit George Dockrell for historic first men's Test against Pakistan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  12. "19 men's central player contracts finalised ahead of busy 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  13. "Ireland women to receive first professional contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  14. "Ireland announce squads for Afghanistan series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  15. "Stirling to captain Ireland T20 squad, new faces named for upcoming Oman and Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  16. "Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 15-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  17. "Gareth Delany, Shane Getkate amongst 19 men's central player contracts offered ahead of a busy 2020". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  18. "Delany, Getkate highlight Ireland men's central contracts list for 2020". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  19. "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  20. "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  21. "1st ODI: Debut century for Gurbaz gives Afghanistan edge against Ireland". Times of India. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  22. "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  23. "Gritty McBrine marks landmark with win over Nepal". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  24. "Former Zimbabwe international Peter Moor named in Ireland's Test squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  25. "Mushfiqur ton puts Bangladesh in control of Ireland Test". SuperSport. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  26. "Mushfiqur 126 gives Bangladesh lead of 155". Jagonews24. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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