Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)

Kevin O'Brien

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Joseph O'Brien
Born	(1984-03-04) 4 March 1984 (age 33) Dublin, Ireland
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Brendan O'Brien (father) Niall O'Brien (brother)
International information
National side	Ireland (2006–present)
ODI debut (cap 10)	13 June 2006 v England
Last ODI	14 May 2017 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	22
T20I debut (cap 6)	2 August 2008 v Scotland
Last T20I	12 March 2017 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009	Nottinghamshire
2011	Gloucestershire
2012	Somerset (T20 only)
2013–present	Leinster Lightning
2013	Rangpur Riders
2013–2014	Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel
2013	Surrey (T20 only)
2014–2015	Northern Districts (T20 only)
2015–present	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 111 59 35 179 Runs scored 2,806 702 1,458 4,303 Batting average 31.88 16.32 35.56 31.18 100s/50s 2/15 0/0 1/9 3/22 Top score 142 42* 171* 142 Balls bowled 3,510 837 2,075 5,338 Wickets 98 54 34 144 Bowling average 31.36 18.48 29.73 33.15 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 4/13 4/45 5/39 4/13 Catches/stumpings 50/– 17/– 29/– 75/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 May 2017

Kevin Joseph O'Brien (born 4 March 1984) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Railway Union Cricket Club and has played for several English county cricket clubs. He holds the world record for the fastest century ever scored at a World Cup, coming from 50 balls against England on 2 March 2011. An all-rounder, O'Brien is an aggressive right-handed middle to lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2006 in Ireland's inaugural match. O'Brien played for Nottinghamshire in 2009, and in 2010 was awarded a contract with Cricket Ireland, making him one of six players with a full-time contract with the board. He has been Ireland's vice-captain since January 2012.

He was announced as an international player for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League for the 2013 season.

Kevin claimed the ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year award for 2013.

Kevin O'Brien was educated in Marian College, Ballsbridge. He has a degree in marketing and advertising. His brother Niall is also a member of the Irish team. Their father Brendan played 52 times for Ireland. His sister, Ciara, played for the Irish women's hockey team. Kevin also runs his own cricket academy based in Dublin, providing one to one coaching and team seminars.

Kevin O'Brien represented Ireland in the Under-19s World Cup of 2004 in which he made 241 runs to help his country reach the Plate Semi-Final before being defeated by Australia. The following year he played for the MCC Young Cricketers.

In June 2006 he made his One Day International debut in Ireland's inaugural ODI game, against England in Belfast. Bowling first he took 1 for 47 off his 10 overs as England managed 301. His wicket came off his first delivery and was that of captain Andrew Strauss who was caught at square leg by Andre Botha. Batting at number 8, O'Brien made 35 from 48 balls but Ireland fell 38 runs short.