Curtis Campher

Curtis Campher (born 20 April 1999) is a South African-born Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland cricket team and Munster Reds.^[2] Campher made his international debut for Ireland in June 2020.^[3] In October 2021, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match, going on to take four wickets in four balls, becoming one of three fast bowlers to pull that feat off he would later be joined by Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka cricket team and Jason Holder of the West Indies Cricket Team]]

Curtis Campher

Personal information
Full name	Curtis Campher
Born	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 23) Johannesburg, South Africa^[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side	Ireland
ODI debut (cap 60)	30 July 2020 v England
Last ODI	23 January 2023 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	85
T20I debut (cap 50)	27 August 2021 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	15 January 2023 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.	85
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020	Leinster Lightning
2021–2022	Munster Reds
2023–present	Chattogram Challengers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 16 23 1 33 Runs scored 461 364 61 824 Batting average 35.46 22.75 30.50 31.69 100s/50s 0/4 0/1 0/0 0/7 Top score 68 72* 39 68 Balls bowled 513 373 – 1,132 Wickets 15 20 – 34 Bowling average 31.60 24.45 – 28.85 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0 Best bowling 3/49 4/25 – 4/46 Catches/stumpings 4/– 8/– 0/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2023

Career

Campher has dual citizenship; he held an Irish passport prior to his selection for Ireland,^[4] and qualified to play for the Ireland cricket team through his grandmother.^[5][6] He had also played for the South Africa under-19 cricket team in the past.^[7][8]

In February 2020, he was added to the Ireland Wolves team for their tour to Namibia.^[9] He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2020, and his List A debut on 26 February 2020, both for Ireland Wolves against Namibia, during their tour to South Africa.^[10][11]

On 10 July 2020, Campher was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team.^[12][13] On 28 July 2020, Cricket Ireland named Campher in their 14-man squad for the first ODI of the series.^[14][15] He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against England, on 30 July 2020.^[16] Campher top-scored for Ireland in the match with 59 not out,^[17] but they went on to lose by six wickets.^[18]

In February 2021, Campher was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.^[19][20] Campher made his first-class debut on 26 February 2021, for Ireland Wolves against the Bangladesh Emerging team.^[21]

In August 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.^[22] Campher made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.^[23] In September 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[24] On 18 October 2021, in Ireland's first match of the T20 World Cup, against the Netherlands, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket.^[25] Campher also became the third bowler, after Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan, to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match.^[26]

References

1. "England v Ireland: Curtis Campher on 'dream debut' and route into Ireland set-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
2. "Young South African star in demand". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
3. "Curtis Campher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
4. "Campher gets the call from Ireland Wolves". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
5. "Campher and Garth named in Ireland squad". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
6. "Who is Curtis Campher?". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
7. "The rise of Curtis Campher, the Roy-Bairstow axis and a trio of left-armers... ENGLAND V IRELAND KEY BATTLES". The Cricketer. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
8. "Curtis Campher a 'huge positive' for Ireland after accomplished debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
9. "Ireland announce that Curtis Campher has been added to their squad for the Namibia series". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
10. "3rd unofficial T20I, Ireland A tour of South Africa at Pretoria, Feb 21 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
11. "1st unofficial ODI, Ireland A tour of South Africa at Pretoria, Feb 26 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
12. "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
13. "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
14. "Ireland selects 14-player squad for first ODI against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
15. "Ireland name uncapped Curtis Campher, Harry Tector for England ODI series opener". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
16. "1st ODI (D/N), Southampton, Jul 30 2020, Ireland tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
17. "Curtis Campher: Ireland debutant showed great application, says captain Andrew Balbirnie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
18. "England v Ireland: Hosts wrap up six-wicket victory on ODI return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
19. "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
20. "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
21. "Only unofficial Test, Chattogram, Feb 26 - Mar 2 2021, Ireland A tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
22. "Squads announced for the men's series against Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
23. "1st T20I, Dublin, Aug 27 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
24. "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
25. "Curtis Campher takes four wickets in four balls vs Netherlands in T20 World Cup". SportStar. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
26. "Ireland pacer Curtis Campher becomes third bowler to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is". ANI News. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

External links

• Curtis Campher at ESPNcricinfo