Dominick Joyce

Dominick Ignatius Joyce (born 14 June 1981 in Dublin, Ireland)^[1] is a former Irish Cricketer . A right-handed batsman,^[1] he has played 69 times for the Ireland cricket team^[2] including three One Day Internationals,^[3] six international matches^[4] and twenty List A matches.^[5] He has also played second XI cricket for Middlesex and Somerset.^[6]

Playing career[]

Joyce's first taste of international cricket came in 2000, when he played for Ireland in the Under-19 World Cup. He first played for Ireland at senior level in July 2000^[2] in the European Championship in Scotland.^[7] This was followed by a three-match series against the MCC in May 2001^[2] and the 2001 ICC Trophy.^[8] This was followed by a match against Australia^[2] and an appearance in the Triple Crown Tournament.^[9] He made his List A debut in August 2001 against Wiltshire in the C & G Trophy.^[5]

In 2002 he played against the West Indies A team^[2] before taking part in the European Championship in Northern Ireland.^[10] The year finished with matches against the MCC and Berkshire. In 2003 he played matches against Denmark, an England Amateur XI, South Africa and Zimbabwe.^[2]

He again played in the European Championship in 2004^[11] and the following month was named in the Ireland squad for the 2004 European Under-23 Championship,^[12] though the tournament was abandoned due to rain.^[13] He then played for Ireland in two matches against Bangladesh.^[2] Earlier in the year, he made his first-class debut, playing against the Netherlands in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.^[4]

In 2005, he played against Loughborough UCCE, Warwickshire and Yorkshire^[2] before playing in the 2005 ICC Trophy.^[14] This was followed by Intercontinental Cup games against Scotland, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and Kenya.^[4]

The following year, he played several matches in Ireland's C & G Trophy campaign,^[5] and an Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia^[4] before making his ODI debut against England^[3] in what was Ireland's first ODI.^[15] His brother Ed also made his ODI debut in that match, but he was playing for England. It was an unsuccessful ODI debut for Dominick, as he was bowled for a duck by Steve Harmison.^[16] He did not represent Ireland again for just under a year, when he was dismissed for 10 in a Friends Provident Trophy fixture against Middlesex at Clontarf, falling to a disputed catch by his brother Ed.^[17] He resumed his ODI career with a couple of appearances in Ireland's June internationals against India and South Africa at Stormont, scoring 18 and 11 in the respective fixtures.

Statistics[]

In all matches for Ireland, Joyce has scored 1480 runs at an average of 23.49, scoring eleven half-centuries, the highest of which was an innings of 67 against Wiltshire in August 2001. He has taken just one wicket, against the Netherlands in July 2004.^[2]

Family[]

Joyce comes from a cricketing family.^[18] His brothers Ed and Gus have also played cricket for Ireland, with Ed also playing for England. His sisters Isobel and Cecelia have both played for the Irish women's team.^[1]

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