Curtis Campher

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Curtis Campher
Personal information
Full nameCurtis Campher
Born (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 22)
Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 60)30 July 2020 v England
Last ODI16 July 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 50)27 August 2021 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I23 December 2021 v United States
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020Leinster Lightning
2021Munster Reds
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 10 9 1 21
Runs scored 359 109 61 616
Batting average 51.28 15.57 30.50 41.06
100s/50s 0/4 0/0 0/0 0/6
Top score 68 24 39 68
Balls bowled 255 181 – 543
Wickets 8 13 – 18
Bowling average 30.62 18.92 – 25.94
5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0
Best bowling 2/31 4/25 – 4/46
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 0/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2021

Curtis Campher (born 20 April 1999) is a South African-born Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland cricket team.[2] Campher made his international debut for Ireland in June 2020.[3] In October 2021, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match.[4]

Career[]

Campher holds an Irish passport,[5] and qualified to play for the Ireland cricket team through his grandmother.[6][7] He had also played for the South Africa under-19 cricket team in the past.[8][9]

In February 2020, he was added to the Ireland Wolves team for their tour to Namibia.[10] He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2020, and his List A debut on 26 February 2020, both for Ireland Wolves against Namibia, during their tour to South Africa.[11][12]

On 10 July 2020, Campher was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team.[13][14] On 28 July 2020, Cricket Ireland named Campher in their 14-man squad for the first ODI of the series.[15][16] He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against England, on 30 July 2020.[17] Campher top-scored for Ireland in the match with 59 not out,[18] but they went on to lose by six wickets.[19]

In February 2021, Campher was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[20][21] Campher made his first-class debut on 26 February 2021, for Ireland Wolves against the Bangladesh Emerging team.[22]

In August 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[23] Campher made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[24] In September 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[25] On 18 October 2021, in Ireland's first match of the T20 World Cup, against the Netherlands, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket.[26] Campher also became the third bowler, after Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan, to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match.[27]

References[]

  1. ^ "England v Ireland: Curtis Campher on 'dream debut' and route into Ireland set-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Young South African star in demand". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Curtis Campher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ "T20 World Cup: Ireland's Curtis Campher takes four wickets in four balls against Netherlands". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Campher gets the call from Ireland Wolves". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Campher and Garth named in Ireland squad". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Who is Curtis Campher?". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. ^ "The rise of Curtis Campher, the Roy-Bairstow axis and a trio of left-armers... ENGLAND V IRELAND KEY BATTLES". The Cricketer. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Curtis Campher a 'huge positive' for Ireland after accomplished debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Ireland announce that Curtis Campher has been added to their squad for the Namibia series". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. ^ "3rd unofficial T20I, Ireland A tour of South Africa at Pretoria, Feb 21 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  12. ^ "1st unofficial ODI, Ireland A tour of South Africa at Pretoria, Feb 26 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Ireland selects 14-player squad for first ODI against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Ireland name uncapped Curtis Campher, Harry Tector for England ODI series opener". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  17. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Southampton, Jul 30 2020, Ireland tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Curtis Campher: Ireland debutant showed great application, says captain Andrew Balbirnie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  19. ^ "England v Ireland: Hosts wrap up six-wicket victory on ODI return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Only unofficial Test, Chattogram, Feb 26 - Mar 2 2021, Ireland A tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Squads announced for the men's series against Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  24. ^ "1st T20I, Dublin, Aug 27 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Curtis Campher takes four wickets in four balls vs Netherlands in T20 World Cup". SportStar. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Ireland pacer Curtis Campher becomes third bowler to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is". ANI News. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

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