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Ireland Test Cricket Catches Stats

How many catches Ireland take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated , after the New Zealand game

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Player Avg Hit %
Test Series 27 May 26 New ZealandH Lostinns
Test Series 19 Nov 25 BangladeshA Lost217 runs
Test Series 11 Nov 25 BangladeshA Lostinns
Test Series 6 Feb 25 ZimbabweA Won63 runs
Test Series 25 Jul 24 ZimbabweH Won4 wkts
Test Series 28 Feb 24 AfghanistanA Won6 wkts
Test Series 1 Jun 23 EnglandA Lost10 wkts
Test Series 24 Apr 23 Sri LankaA Lostinns
Test Series 16 Apr 23 Sri LankaA Lostinns
Test Series 4 Apr 23 BangladeshA Lost7 wkts
Test Series 24 Jul 19 EnglandA Lost143 runs
Test Series 15 Mar 19 AfghanistanA Lost7 wkts
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Ireland total 4.5 5-627-649875102-3-525642
Lorcan Tucker Ireland L. TuckerKeeper, 16 inns 1.44 63%10/16 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 0
Matthew Humphreys Ireland M. HumphreysBowler, 9 inns 0.67 56%5/9 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
M Ireland M. ComminsBatter, 3 inns 0.67 67%2/3 0 1 1
Andrew Balbirnie Ireland A. BalbirnieBatter, 20 inns 0.65 45%9/20 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Mark Adair Ireland M. AdairBowler, 14 inns 0.36 29%4/14 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Paul Stirling Ireland P. StirlingAll-rounder, 16 inns 0.31 25%4/16 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Harry Tector Ireland H. TectorBatter, 16 inns 0.31 25%4/16 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Peter Moor Ireland P. MoorKeeper, 12 inns 0.25 25%3/12 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cade Carmichael Ireland C. CarmichaelBatter, 4 inns 0.25 25%1/4 0 1 0 0
James McCollum Ireland J. McCollumBatter, 10 inns 0.20 20%2/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Curtis Campher Ireland C. CampherAll-rounder, 16 inns 0.19 19%3/16 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy McBrine Ireland A. McBrineBowler, 20 inns 0.15 15%3/20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Craig Young Ireland C. YoungBowler, 7 inns 0.14 14%1/7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Barry McCarthy Ireland B. McCarthyBowler, 9 inns 0.11 11%1/9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graham Hume Ireland G. HumeBowler, 5 inns 0.00 0%0/5 0 0 0 0 0
William Porterfield Ireland W. PorterfieldBatter, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
Kevin O'Brien Ireland K. O'BrienAll-rounder, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
Stuart Thompson Ireland S. ThompsonBowler, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
Tim Murtagh Ireland T. MurtaghBowler, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
Benjamin White Ireland B. WhiteBowler, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
George Dockrell Ireland G. DockrellBowler, 3 inns 0.00 0%0/3 0 0 0
J Ireland J. NeillBowler, 3 inns 0.00 0%0/3 0 0 0
Stephen Doheny Ireland S. DohenyBatter, 3 inns 0.00 0%0/3 0 0 0
Gary Wilson Ireland G. WilsonKeeper, 2 inns 3.0 100%2/2 3 3
Stuart Poynter Ireland S. PoynterKeeper, 2 inns 1.50 100%2/2 1 2
James Cameron-Dow Ireland J. Cameron-DowAll-rounder, 2 inns 1.00 50%1/2 2 0
T Ireland T. MayesBowler, 1 inns 1.00 100%1/1 1
Liam McCarthy Ireland L. McCarthyBowler, 1 inns 1.00 100%1/1 1
R Ireland R. WilsonAll-rounder, 1 inns 1.00 100%1/1 1
Fionn Hand Ireland F. HandAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 1 0
G Ireland G. HoeyAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 1 0
Boyd Rankin Ireland B. RankinBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
Theo van Woerkom Ireland T. van WoerkomBatter, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
Ireland 1 inns 0.00 0%0/1 0
A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. A blank cell: not in the side.

Ireland Team Catches

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Test Series 27 May 26 New ZealandH Lostinns
Test Series 19 Nov 25 BangladeshA Lost217 runs
Test Series 11 Nov 25 BangladeshA Lostinns
Test Series 6 Feb 25 ZimbabweA Won63 runs
Test Series 25 Jul 24 ZimbabweH Won4 wkts
Test Series 28 Feb 24 AfghanistanA Won6 wkts
Test Series 1 Jun 23 EnglandA Lost10 wkts
Test Series 24 Apr 23 Sri LankaA Lostinns
Test Series 16 Apr 23 Sri LankaA Lostinns
Test Series 4 Apr 23 BangladeshA Lost7 wkts
Test Series 24 Jul 19 EnglandA Lost143 runs
Test Series 15 Mar 19 AfghanistanA Lost7 wkts

Ireland Catches Match by Match

The last 12 Tests, innings by innings, and how often Ireland went over the line

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Ireland Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 12 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
2.514670%
3.513765%
4.511955%
5.571335%
6.541620%
LineOverUnderOver %
6.517385%
7.512860%
8.5101050%
9.591145%
10.541620%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

Ireland's catches per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First615.510.3
Second629.38.8

Test Catches Table

Catches per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

SidePForAgMatch
1South AfricaSouth Africa 1412.79.121.8
2AustraliaAustralia 2112.110.022.1
3New ZealandNew Zealand 1211.89.921.7
4EnglandEngland 2011.59.921.4
5IndiaIndia 1710.111.021.1
6ZimbabweZimbabwe 139.59.719.2
7West IndiesWest Indies 189.39.719.0
8PakistanPakistan 139.110.819.9
9BangladeshBangladesh 169.011.220.2
10Sri LankaSri Lanka 108.311.519.8

Ireland Test Catches Questions

How many catches do Ireland take per innings in Tests?

Ireland have averaged 4.5 catches an innings over their last 12 Tests, since March 2019, against their opponents' 4.8, and their best was 9 in their first innings against Zimbabwe on 25 Jul 2024.

How often do Ireland go over 4.5 catches in an innings?

Ireland went over 4.5 catches in 11 of 20 innings over their last 12 Tests, since March 2019, 55% of the time, while averaging 4.5 an innings against their opponents' 4.8.

Who takes the most catches for Ireland?

Lorcan Tucker takes the most catches for Ireland over their last 12 Tests, since March 2019, with 23 in 16 innings at 1.44 an innings, ahead of Andrew Balbirnie (13) and Matthew Humphreys (6).

What is Ireland's highest catches in an innings in a recent Test?

Ireland's highest over their last 12 Tests, since March 2019, is 9 catches in their first innings against Zimbabwe on 25 Jul 2024 at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, against their average of 4.5.

Do Ireland take more catches batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings Ireland more catches over their last 12 Tests, since March 2019: they average 5.5 catches batting first in 6 Tests, and 9.3 batting second in 6, a gap of 3.8 catches.