Tyrone Kane

Tyrone Edward Kane (born 8 July 1994) is an Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland national cricket team.^[1] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.^[2][3] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,^[4] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.^[5]

Tyrone Kane

Personal information
Full name	Tyrone Edward Kane
Born	(1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 29) Dublin, Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Ireland (2015-present)
Only Test (cap 4)	11 May 2018 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 30)	18 June 2015 v Scotland
Last T20I	14 January 2023 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–2020	Leinster Lightning
2021–present	Munster Reds
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC LA Matches 1 7 10 29 Runs scored 14 36 228 515 Batting average 7.00 18.00 25.33 24.52 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/2 Top score 14 26* 75 78 Balls bowled 156 92 1,254 1,128 Wickets 0 9 15 38 Bowling average – 15.88 40.40 24.78 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling – 3/19 3/45 6/42 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 2/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 January 2023

Domestic and T20 career

He made his List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 1 May 2017.^[6] He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 30 August 2017.^[7]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.^[8][9] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.^[10]

International career

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Scotland on 18 June 2015.^[11] In June 2016, he was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan, that took place the following month, but he did not play.^[12]

In May 2018, he was named in a fourteen-man squad for Ireland's first ever Test match, which was played against Pakistan later the same month.^[13][14] He made his Test debut for Ireland, against Pakistan, on 11 May 2018 and was dismissed for a duck.^[15][16]

In May 2019, he was named in Ireland's ODI squad for their series against Afghanistan, but he did not play.^[17] The following month, he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team.^[18] On 10 July 2020, Kane was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.^[19][20]

References

1. "Tyrone Kane". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
2. "19 men's central player contracts finalised ahead of busy 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
3. "Ireland women to receive first professional contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
4. "Gareth Delany, Shane Getkate amongst 19 men's central player contracts offered ahead of a busy 2020". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
5. "Delany, Getkate highlight Ireland men's central contracts list for 2020". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
6. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors at Dublin, May 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
7. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Bready, Aug 30-Sep 1 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
8. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
9. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
10. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
11. "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 18, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
12. "Adair and Terry called into Ireland squad for Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
13. "Ireland announce 14-man squad for historic first Test against Pakistan". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
14. "Ireland omit George Dockrell for historic first men's Test against Pakistan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
15. "Only Test, Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at Dublin, May 11-15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
16. "Ireland win toss, opt to bowl in historic Test against Pakistan". Geo TV. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
17. "Ireland Men's squad named for Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
18. "Ireland Wolves squads named for Scotland 'A' series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
19. "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
20. "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

External links

• Tyrone Kane at ESPNcricinfo