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Ireland Playing XI: Last XI and Batting Order

The XI from 27 May 2026 v New Zealand

Updated , after the New Zealand game

1 Stephen Doheny Ireland Stephen Doheny Batter, batted 1 57 119 balls 2 Andrew Balbirnie Ireland Andrew Balbirnie Batter, batted 2 27 39 balls 3 Cade Carmichael Ireland Cade Carmichael Batter, batted 3 6 21 balls 4 Harry Tector Ireland Harry Tector Batter, batted 4 18 47 balls 5 Curtis Campher Ireland Curtis Campher All-rounder, batted 5 4 21 balls 6 Lorcan Tucker Ireland Lorcan Tucker Keeper, batted 6 50 74 balls 7 Andy McBrine Ireland Andy McBrine Bowler, batted 7 86 128 balls 8 Mark Adair Ireland Mark Adair Bowler, batted 8 84 133 balls 9 T Ireland Thomas Mayes Bowler, batted 9 8 37 balls 10 Liam McCarthy Ireland Liam McCarthy Bowler, batted 10 12 24 balls 11 R Ireland Reuben Wilson All-rounder, batted 11 4 16 balls 12 Matthew Humphreys Ireland Matthew Humphreys Bowler Did not bat 13 Ireland Player Did not bat
Last Test: New Zealand won by an innings and 79 runs, 27 May 2026. The scorecard →

Ireland Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 10 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1James McCollum 4 31.5 38.7 P. Moor (3), A. Balbirnie (2)
2Andrew Balbirnie 4 46.3 49.9 P. Stirling (2), P. Moor (2)
3Andrew Balbirnie 4 43.0 48.3 C. Carmichael (3), C. Campher (3)
4Harry Tector 10 49.3 44.4 -
5Curtis Campher 5 37.8 34.4 P. Stirling (4), T. van Woerkom (1)
6Lorcan Tucker 7 69.1 62.5 P. Moor (2), P. Stirling (1)
7Andy McBrine 4 83.0 59.0 L. Tucker (3), C. Campher (2)
8Andy McBrine 5 60.0 54.0 M. Adair (3), J. Neill (1)
9Mark Adair 3 54.0 70.7 B. McCarthy (3), J. Neill (1)
10Matthew Humphreys 2 13.5 36.5 C. Young (2), G. Hoey (1)
11Matthew Humphreys 3 20.0 51.3 B. White (3), C. Young (2)
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

Ireland Selections

Every player Ireland picked in the last 10 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Andrew Balbirnie 10/10 2 XI
Harry Tector 10/10 4 XI
Curtis Campher 10/10 5 XI
Lorcan Tucker 10/10 6 XI
Andy McBrine 10/10 8 XI
Peter Moor 7/10 1 -
Paul Stirling 7/10 5 -
Mark Adair 7/10 8 XI
Matthew Humphreys 6/10 11 XI
Barry McCarthy 5/10 9 -
James McCollum 4/10 1 -
Craig Young 4/10 11 -
Cade Carmichael 3/10 3 XI
Graham Hume 3/10 11 -
Benjamin White 3/10 11 -
Stephen Doheny 2/10 1 XI
Murray Commins 2/10 2 -
Jordan Neill 2/10 9 -
Theo van Woerkom 1/10 5 -
George Dockrell 1/10 8 -
Thomas Mayes 1/10 9 XI
Liam McCarthy 1/10 10 XI
Gavin Hoey 1/10 10 -
Fionn Hand 1/10 10 -
Reuben Wilson 1/10 11 XI
1/10 - XI

Ireland Test Lineups Questions

What was Ireland's last XI?

Ireland's last XI, from 27 May 2026 against New Zealand: Stephen Doheny, Andrew Balbirnie, Cade Carmichael, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Thomas Mayes, Liam McCarthy, Reuben Wilson, Matthew Humphreys, .

Who opens the batting for Ireland?

Over the last 10 Tests, James McCollum batted at one 4 times and Andrew Balbirnie at two 4 times.

Who bats at three for Ireland?

Andrew Balbirnie, 4 times in the last 10 Tests, then Cade Carmichael (3).

Who has played every Test for Ireland recently?

Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, Andy McBrine played all of Ireland's last 10 Tests.