Liam McCarthy (cricketer)
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| Born | 2 January 2002 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 35) | 27 May 2026 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 73) | 21 May 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 May 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 61) | 15 June 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 June 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021–2025 | Munster Reds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | North West Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam McCarthy (born 2 January 2002) is a South African-born Irish cricketer, currently playing for Munster Reds in domestic cricket. He plays club cricket for Railway Union where he is the club captain.[1]
Domestic career
Originally from Johannesburg, McCarthy came to Ireland in 2021 to play for Railway Union. He has Irish heritage through both his great-grandmother and great-grandfather.[2]
He was called up to the Munster Reds squad for an Interprovincial T20 round in Comber in September 2021.[2] He made his T20 debut on 17 September against Northern Knights.[3]
He would go on to make his List A debut for Munster on 5 May 2022 against the Knights.[4] He took 3 wickets in the 2022 List A season[5] and 2 in the T20 competition.[6]
McCarthy enjoyed a much improved 2023, finishing as the joint top wicket taker in the Interprovincial Cup with 15 dismissals.[7] He also took 6 wickets in T20s.[8] In a List A match against North West Warriors on 4 September he took his first career five-wicket haul, returning figures of 5/16.[9]
International career
McCarthy received a call-up to the Emerging Ireland squad to tour the West Indies in November 2023.[10] He played two List A games on the tour before making his first-class debut against West Indies Academy on 2 December.[11]
In March 2024 he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their tour of Nepal.[12]
McCarthy was named in the Ireland squad to play the West Indies at home in a One Day International series in May 2025.[13] He made his debut for the team in the opening match of the series on 21 May 2025.[14]
References
- ↑ "Liam McCarthy". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- 1 2 "McCarthy's Party". irishcricketarchives.org. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "NK vs REDS, Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2021, 17th Match at Comber, September 19, 2021 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "NK vs REDS, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 2022, 2nd Match at Belfast, May 05, 2022 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, 2022 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, 2022 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, 2023 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, 2023 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "REDS vs NWW, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 2023, 10th Match at Bready, September 04, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ Ireland, Cricket (12 October 2023). "Stephen Doheny to lead squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "WIA vs IRE-E, Ireland Emerging Players in West Indies 2023/24, 2nd unofficial Test at Coolidge, December 02 - 04, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ Ireland, Cricket (3 March 2024). "Wolves for Nepal". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ↑ "Ireland name uncapped trio for West Indies games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Stirling hits milestone as Ireland beat West Indies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2025.