Ireland Stats

Ireland Test Fours Stats

How many fours Ireland hit, and who hits the most, game by game

Updated 27 May 2026, after the New Zealand game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	27 May 26 H Lostinns		19 Nov 25 A Lost217 runs		11 Nov 25 A Lostinns		6 Feb 25 A Won63 runs		25 Jul 24 H Won4 wkts		28 Feb 24 A Won6 wkts		1 Jun 23 A Lost10 wkts		24 Apr 23 A Lostinns		16 Apr 23 A Lostinns		4 Apr 23 A Lost7 wkts		24 Jul 19 A Lost143 runs		15 Mar 19 A Lost7 wkts
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Ireland total	27.6		21	34	31	27	31	32	37	21	23	21	31	10	25	48	59	23	18	22	23	35	28	4	22	37
J J. NeillBowler, 4 inns	6.0	75%3/4			983	546	360	753
L. TuckerKeeper, 20 inns	4.8	50%10/20	04	870	7171	016	380	220	728	695	01	1064	5105	257	233	764	10106	223	773	110	374	14162
A. McBrineBowler, 23 inns	3.7	30%7/23	12105	223	02	353	135	5106	12132	035	245	582	574	-DNB	323	14115	359	219	135	211	155	8156	236	02	026	113
P. StirlingAll-rounder, 18 inns	3.6	33%6/18			426	127	976	759	118	129	263	116	789	322	535	317	9181	05					443	02	630	249
M. AdairBowler, 15 inns	3.5	33%5/15	586	747					1391	026	04	438	220	-DNB	232	1176			02	329	552	149	09	015
G. DockrellBowler, 4 inns	3.5	50%2/4																	024	654					6100	279
S. DohenyBatter, 4 inns	3.3	25%1/4	02	9117	477	052
C. CampherAll-rounder, 20 inns	3.1	30%6/20	01	120	04	4259	494	119	19	699	117	01	764	01	679	334	15229	233	02	573	673	04
K. O'BrienAll-rounder, 4 inns	3.0	25%1/4																					273	18	223	778
T. MurtaghBowler, 4 inns	3.0	0%0/4																					410	05	475	432
A. BalbirnieBatter, 24 inns	2.9	25%6/24	116	323	360	219	04	563	111	2160	245	18	012	596	05	05	14163	5101	14	116	050	012	1069	110	17	11149
H. TectorBatter, 20 inns	2.6	20%4/20	332	015	134	780	06	147	09	143	120	06	373	07	02	498	344	8189	259	495	692	7159
J. McCollumBatter, 12 inns	2.3	25%3/12													5108	226	228	216	585	028	134	01	354	117	19	596
P. MoorKeeper, 14 inns	2.1	14%2/14							16	533	11105	03	229	09	212	121	17	139	229	05	08	378
C. CarmichaelBatter, 6 inns	1.83	17%1/6	04	017	251	125	7129	18
M. HumphreysBowler, 9 inns	1.00	0%0/9	-DNB	-DNB	114	01	02	118	124	08	431	-DNB					123	131
G. HumeBowler, 6 inns	1.00	0%0/6													03	333	123	08			016	255
B. McCarthyBowler, 6 inns	1.00	0%0/6			-DNB	-DNB	464	227	06	031	019	-DNB	014	-DNB
W. PorterfieldBatter, 4 inns	1.00	0%0/4																					240	019	226	02
S. ThompsonBowler, 4 inns	0.25	0%0/4																					05	19	031	012
M M. ComminsBatter, 4 inns	0.25	0%0/4																	01	03	110	012
B. WhiteBowler, 6 inns	0.00	0%0/6															011	01	03	02	03	010
C. YoungBowler, 6 inns	0.00	0%0/6					04	02	013	05	04	-DNB	016	-DNB
J. Cameron-DowAll-rounder, 2 inns	2.5	50%1/2																							031	539
G G. HoeyAll-rounder, 2 inns	2.0	0%0/2			010	4104
L. McCarthyBowler, 2 inns	1.00	0%0/2	010	214
B. RankinBowler, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2																					17	05
T T. MayesBowler, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2	012	125
R R. WilsonAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2	03	113
G. WilsonKeeper, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																					04	02
S. PoynterKeeper, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																							02	09
F. HandAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2													07	034
T. van WoerkomBatter, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1											09	-DNB

A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a score is the balls faced; * not out; DNB did not bat.

Ireland Team Fours

Line27.5

Avg27.633.5

Hit46%

1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd

27 May 26

H Lostinns

19 Nov 25

A Lost217 runs

11 Nov 25

A Lostinns

6 Feb 25

A Won63 runs

25 Jul 24

H Won4 wkts

28 Feb 24

A Won6 wkts

1 Jun 23

A Lost10 wkts

24 Apr 23

A Lostinns

16 Apr 23

A Lostinns

4 Apr 23

A Lost7 wkts

24 Jul 19

A Lost143 runs

15 Mar 19

A Lost7 wkts

Ireland Fours Match by Match

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

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	27.5+
Avg			27.6	33.5	46%
New Zealand (H)27 May	Lby an innings and 79 runs	1st	21	48
New Zealand (H)27 May	Lby an innings and 79 runs	2nd	34	-
Bangladesh (A)19 Nov 2025	Lby 217 runs	1st	31	29
Bangladesh (A)19 Nov 2025	Lby 217 runs	2nd	27	25
Bangladesh (A)11 Nov 2025	Lby an innings and 47 runs	1st	31	62
Bangladesh (A)11 Nov 2025	Lby an innings and 47 runs	2nd	32	-
Zimbabwe (A)6 Feb 2025	Wby 63 runs	1st	37	28
Zimbabwe (A)6 Feb 2025	Wby 63 runs	2nd	21	20
Zimbabwe (H)25 Jul 2024	Wby 4 wickets	1st	23	25
Zimbabwe (H)25 Jul 2024	Wby 4 wickets	2nd	21	18
Afghanistan (A)28 Feb 2024	Wby 6 wickets	1st	31	23
Afghanistan (A)28 Feb 2024	Wby 6 wickets	2nd	10	22
England (A)1 Jun 2023	Lby 10 wickets	1st	25	62
England (A)1 Jun 2023	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	48	3
Sri Lanka (A)24 Apr 2023	Lby an innings and 10 runs	1st	59	65
Sri Lanka (A)24 Apr 2023	Lby an innings and 10 runs	2nd	23	-
Sri Lanka (A)16 Apr 2023	Lby an innings and 280 runs	1st	18	66
Sri Lanka (A)16 Apr 2023	Lby an innings and 280 runs	2nd	22	-
Bangladesh (A)4 Apr 2023	Lby 7 wickets	1st	23	51
Bangladesh (A)4 Apr 2023	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	35	15
England (A)24 Jul 2019	Lby 143 runs	1st	28	10
England (A)24 Jul 2019	Lby 143 runs	2nd	4	39
Afghanistan (A)15 Mar 2019	Lby 7 wickets	1st	22	36
Afghanistan (A)15 Mar 2019	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	37	22

Ireland Fours Lines

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

Line	Over	Under	Over %
21.5	18	6	75%
24.5	13	11	54%
27.5	11	13	46%
30.5	10	14	42%
33.5	6	18	25%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
54.5	10	10	50%
57.5	10	10	50%
60.5	7	13	35%
63.5	7	13	35%
66.5	6	14	30%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

Ireland's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	6	1	65.5	60.7
Second	6	2	45.0	50.8

Test Fours Table

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

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1New Zealand	12	63.8	55.1	119
2England	20	62.4	67.2	130
3India	17	57.5	54.7	112
4South Africa	14	57.3	50.1	107
5Sri Lanka	10	54.8	53.7	109
6Zimbabwe	13	51.2	54.6	106
7Bangladesh	16	50.8	51.0	102
8Australia	21	50.5	43.5	94.0
9Pakistan	13	48.8	52.6	101
10West Indies	18	44.2	51.6	95.8

Ireland Test Fours Questions

How many fours do Ireland hit per innings in Tests?

Ireland have averaged 27.6 fours an innings over their last 12 Tests, their opponents 33.5.

How often do Ireland go over 27.5 fours in an innings?

Ireland went over 27.5 fours in 11 of their last 24 innings.

Who hits the most fours for Ireland?

Over Ireland's last 12 Tests: Lorcan Tucker (96 in 20 innings, 4.8 an innings), Andy McBrine (84 in 23 innings, 3.7 an innings), Andrew Balbirnie (69 in 24 innings, 2.9 an innings).

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

59 in their first innings against Sri Lanka on 24 Apr 2023 at Galle International Stadium, Galle.

Do Ireland hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first Ireland average 65.5 fours (6 Tests); batting second 45.0 (6).

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