Ireland Cricket Team Records and Stats: Most ODI Runs for Ireland

Despite being a small country, Ireland has produced several talented cricketers over the years, who have represented the country in various formats. In the ODI format, Ireland always has a pool of renowned batters, who have performed, when the team needed them the most. Ireland has become an emerging powerhouse of world cricket. In 1993, they became an associate member of the ICC. Since then, they have had the right to play the ODI format. ODI format can be played by any member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). But the Irish team had to wait a bit longer to debut in the ODI format. 

Ireland has produced a bunch of batting talents over the years. Though there is a lack of proper planning and guidance at the domestic level of the country, the players came up with their dedication and hard work and became successful in the international circuit. In the ODI format, batters have a crucial role to perform as, with passing days, the pitch is becoming more batting-friendly. So, the batters need to improve their skill in hard-hitting. Not only that, but the skill of running between the wickets also plays a crucial role while batting. Players got selected for the international circuit after proving their worth at the domestic level. And they have played with glory in the international circuit too. 

Ireland batters’ performance over the years:

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	The 50s
PR Stirling	139	136	5172	177	38.88	13	26
WTS Porterfield	148	145	4343	139	30.58	11	20
KJ O’Brien	153	141	3619	142	29.42	2	18
NJ O’Brien	103	101	2581	109	28.05	1	18
A Balbirnie	88	85	2544	145*	31.80	7	13
EC Joyce	61	60	2151	160*	41.36	5	12
GC Wilson	105	99	2072	113	23.81	1	12
JF Mooney	64	55	963	96	23.48	0	3
HT Tector	23	23	895	113	47.10	2	7

Top 3 all-time Run getters for Ireland:

• Paul Stirling:
  • Batting position: Opening
  • Category: Right-handed batsman
  • Total Runs: 5172

Paul Robert Stirling was born on 3 September 1990. Stirling is the all-time highest run scorer for Ireland Cricket with 5172 runs. He is also among the top 10 Run-scorers in T20I matches. Stirling debuted for the Ireland team in ODIs in 2008 after having a brilliant domestic season. Stirling became one of the greatest in the ODIs after performing consistently for the Ireland team. 

• William Porterfield:

• • • Batting position: Opening batsman
    • Category: Left-handed batsman 

• Total Runs: 4343

William Thomas Stuart Porterfield was born on 6 September 1984. The former left-handed batsman had a great career as the Irish captain. He crossed the mark of 1000 runs in T20Is during the Afghanistan T20I series in March 2017. He was the first Ireland batsman to do so. He also captained the Ireland team in their maiden Test match against Pakistan.

Porterfield achieved another feat when he scored his 4,000th run in ODI cricket In July 2019. He recorded his 50th win as Ireland’s One Day International team captain. Potterfield bid farewell to international cricket on 16 June 2022.

• Kevin O’Brien:

• • • Batting position: Middle Order
    • Category: Right-handed Batsman

• Total Runs: 3619

Kevin Joseph O’Brien, a legend all arounder of Ireland, was born on 4th March 1984. He debuted in the One Day International (ODI) format in 2006. It was Ireland’s inaugural ODI match. He is also the only centurion in the Test Cricket for Ireland. He took retirement on 16th August 2022 from international cricket. 

The dashing all-rounder of Ireland stunned the cricketing world by smashing a magnificent century in just 50 balls while chasing a mammoth total against England in ICC World Cup 2011. Ireland has produced some exciting talents over the years and represented their country. Many domestic players have changed their nationality to play for other countries. Ireland has improved a lot in this game from their establishment. According to experts, the Ireland cricket team has a bright future.