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Paul Stirling

Born: 1990-09-03
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm offbreak
From: Ireland

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
Test	11	540	27	60.27	103
ODI	177	6,213	37.43	87.59	177
T20I	163	3,895	24.34	134.36	115
First-class	42	1,623	27.05	60.83	138
List A	48	1,596	37.12	92.63	127*
T20	241	5,437	23.44	145.65	119
T10	46	879	20.93	198.87	66*
list a	1	61	61	89.71	61
Hundred	5	104	26	162.5	74*

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
Test	11	0	5.5	2.0	—
ODI	177	43	4.78	406.2	6/55
T20I	163	20	7.44	87.0	3/21
First-class	42	15	2.86	220.0	2/21
List A	48	13	5.57	104.5	3/32
T20	241	50	7.95	184.2	4/10
T10	46	2	8.25	4.0	1/9
Hundred	5	1	6.8	5.0	1/18

Recent performances

ODI match form

27 Oct 2026Ireland vs NamibiaODI · High Performance Oval, WindhoekNamibia won by 63 runsView match

Batting: 0 (0)
Bowling: —

24 Oct 2026Ireland vs NamibiaODI · Namibia Cricket Ground, WindhoekNamibia won by 31 runsView match

Batting: 77 (71) • 8×4, 3×6
Bowling: —

22 Oct 2026Ireland vs NamibiaODI · High Performance Oval, WindhoekIreland won by 55 runsView match

Batting: 56 (71) • 8×4, 1×6
Bowling: —

15 Aug 2026Ireland vs AfghanistanODI · Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, BelfastAfghanistan won by 6 wicketsView match

Batting: 20 (21) • 4×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

12 Aug 2026Ireland vs AfghanistanODI · Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, BelfastAfghanistan won by 42 runsView match

Batting: 27 (25) • 3×4, 2×6
Bowling: —

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10 Aug 2026Ireland vs AfghanistanODI · Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, BelfastAfghanistan won by 3 wicketsView match

Batting: 23 (31) • 3×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

7 Aug 2026Ireland vs AfghanistanODI · Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason, BreadyAfghanistan won by 92 runsView match

Batting: 5 (10) • 1×4, 0×6
Bowling: —

About Paul Stirling

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A right-handed opening batsman, Paul Stirling, has been known for providing attacking starts to Ireland in the 50-over and Twenty20 version of the game. With Ireland having gained Test status, Stirling now has the opportunity to fine tune his game plan to effectively counter the needs of red-ball cricket. It shouldn't be too tough for him, considering his immense experience in the English domestic set-up, having been part of Middlesex for several years now. A decade into international cricket, Stirling has grown from a chubby 18-year old debutante to becoming the linchpin of Ireland's batting order. As part of the Associate nations, Stirling racked up runs for fun against similar opposition, but he also showed that he had the game against the big boys. The 2011 World Cup was a disappointment though - as he managed only one score of significance - 101 coming against Netherlands in Kolkata. He shrugged off the disappointment though and registered his first hundred against a visiting Test nation, against Pakistan, in May 2011. Since then, he has grown in stature and has been regarded as one of the finest batsman ever produced by Ireland. Numbers tell the story for Stirling, in 97 ODIs, he has 50+ scores in 23 innings - getting him a ratio that will stand proud amongst the best opening batsmen of this era. He however has a tendency of being a nervous starter - nine ducks in 97 games is perhaps one glaring stat which needs to be worked on. With his country getting recognized as a regular Test playing nation, the onus will be on the likes of Stirling to ensure that the next generation of Ireland cricketers have a stable platform.

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Paul Stirling ruled out of Namibia ODI series with fractured finger

29 Oct 2026