Cricket Team- Ireland

COACH:Phil Simmons
William Porterfield (Captain)
Ed Joyce
Andre Botha
Trent Johnston
Andrew White
Kevin O'Brien
John Mooney
Niall O'Brien
Boyd Rankin
Alex Cusack
Gary Wilson
Paul Stirling
George Dockrell
Nigel Jones
Albert van der Merwe

ICC World Cup Record Corner

• Ireland made its only ICC CWC appearance to date when it reached the Super Eights stages of the ICC CWC 2007.
• It achieved famous victories over Pakistan and Bangladesh at the ICC CWC 2007.
• Ireland’s tie with Zimbabwe at the tournament was the third tie in ICC CWC history.
• Jeremy Bray became the 11th man in ICC CWC history to carry his bat through the allotted overs in that match.
• It qualified for the 2011 event by winning the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in 2009.
• Ireland has won three ICC Intercontinental Cup trophies, the first-class competition for Associates/Affiliates, although it failed to make the final in 2009-10.
• Prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, it had never played an ODI under floodlights.