- Anthony Ireland
Infobox Cricketer
nationality = Zimbabwean
country = Zimbabwe
country abbrev = ZIM
name = Anthony Ireland
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
bowling style = Right-arm medium
balls = true
tests = -
test runs = -
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = -
test overs = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = -/-
ODIs = 26
ODI runs = 30
ODI bat avg = 3.75
ODI 100s/50s = 0/0
ODI top score = 8*
ODI overs = 1326
ODI wickets = 38
ODI bowl avg = 29.34
ODI 5s = 0
ODI 10s = 0
ODI best bowling = 3/41
ODI catches/stumpings = 2/-
date = April 5
year = 2007
source = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/current/player/55522.html CricinfoAnthony John Ireland (born
30 August ,1984 inMasvingo ) is acricket er from Zimbabwe. A tall allrounder, he is a right-arm medium seam bowler and a big-hitting lower order batsman. As a result of the ongoing crisis in Zimbabwean cricket he quit the Zimbabwean team after the 2007 World Cup to pursue a career in Englishfirst-class cricket .International career
Ireland made his ODI debut against New Zealand at
Bulawayo on24 August ,2005 where he took the wickets of bothStephen Fleming andChris Cairns .He toured the West Indies with the Zimbabwean team but broke his left hand in practice. Although he recovered, he struggled to adapt to the West Indian conditions.
A regular member of the side in 2006, he was selected in the
2007 Cricket World Cup squad and returned to theCaribbean .He wore ODI shirt number 88.
International retirement
Soon after Zimbabwe were eliminated from the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Anthony Ireland retired from international cricket. He explained his decision in an exclusive interview with Cricinfo [cite web| url= http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/289192.html | title=Ireland: "I cannot work with such people" interview] .
Cricket in England
Playing in the
United Kingdom , Ireland enjoyed a successful season in 2004 for club teams Belvoir CC and Belton Park CC, before returning to Zimbabwe. He played for the PCA Masters against Gloucestershire in a game before the England vs Pakistan Twenty20 international, atBristol . He has since played for Thornbury Cricket Club in the south west of England.Retiring from international cricket after the 2007 World Cup [ [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/289192.html Cricinfo - Ireland: 'I cannot work with such people' ] ] [ [http://www.zimcricketnews.com/2007/04/05/anthony-ireland-quits-international-cricket/ Anthony Ireland Quits International Cricket at zimcricketnews.com ] ] , he signed a two year deal with Gloucestershire under the Kolpak agreement [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/gloucestershire/6529429.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire sign Zimbabwe ace ] ] .
Penalty for Anthony Ireland
ECB has imposed three penalty points over the Gloucestershire cricketer because of bowling an accidental high full pitched delivery that resulted in the bowler being disallowed from bowling further in the innings.
Ireland's finest tail end batting resistance
Ireland along with Saxelby played an extraordinary rearguard innings vs Middlesex to ensure a really unlikely draw-22 overs for 27 runs-and both left the field to a Rousing Standing Ovation.
References
5. [http://www.cricdb.com/archive/international/news/detail.php?nid=566 Ireland penalised for beamer | Cricdb]
External links
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55522.html Cricinfo profile]
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