Ireland's William Porterfield announces retirement from international cricket at the Age of 37 | Sporty king
Ireland's William Retirement At the Age of 37 | Sporty king
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Ireland's William Porterfield retired
from international cricket on Thursday. Porterfield,
37, led the national side across 172 matches, the most by any player for
Ireland. He finished as the second-highest ODI run-getter for Ireland
and the second-most capped player in the format after Kevin O'Brien. Reportedly, he will serve as a Consulting Coach in County
cricket. Here are further details.
Ireland's first-ever Test captain and former ICC Associate Player of the Year has announced his retirement after a career spanning 16 years.
— ICC (@ICC) June 16, 2022
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Words
Here's what Porterfield said
"It's been an honor to represent my country
for 16 years it's something I had always wanted to do since I was a
child," said Porterfield as per a statement from Cricket
Ireland. Porterfield added that he feels grateful to have played for Ireland
since 2006. He also mentioned that the decision to retire feels surreal at
present.
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Porterfield to take up a new role
Porterfield, who has captained Ireland across
levels since Under-13, will now shift his focus to coaching. He has been roped
in by Gloucestershire as a Consulting Coach for this season. Interestingly,
Porterfield had started his County career with Gloucestershire before joining
hands with Warwickshire.
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Career
A look at Porterfield's international career
Since making his ODI debut against Scotland in
2006, Porterfield aggregated 4,343 runs in 148 matches. He averaged 30.53 and
struck 11 hundred and 20 fifties. A cross 61 T20Is, the southpaw compiled 1,079
runs at 20.35. He notched three fifties with 72 as the highest score. Meanwhile,
he amassed 58 runs in three Tests with the best score of 32.
Records
Notable records held by Porterfield
He captained Ireland in the 2011 and 2015 ODI World
Cups. He is remembered for slamming a match-winning 85 against Bangladesh in the
2007 World Cup and 107 against Pakistan in the 2015 World Cup. In July 2019,
Porterfield clocked his 4,000th run in ODIs and eventually registered his 50th
win as a captain of Ireland's One Day International team.
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Porterfield's retirement follows that of Peter
Chase
Porterfield's retirement follows that of 28-year-old Irish pacer, Peter Chase, who hung up his boots as an international cricketer last week. Chase donned the Irish jersey in 12 T20Is and 25 ODIs and pocketed 15 and 34 scalps, respectively.
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