William Porterfield

William Porterfield
Personal information
Full name William Thomas Stuart Porterfield
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Donemana, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Opening batsman and Ireland captain
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 14) 5 August 2006 v Scotland
Last ODI 13 October 2015 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no. 6
T20I debut (cap 8) 2 August 2008 v Scotland
Last T20I 9 March 2016 v Oman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2009 Ireland
2008–2010 Gloucestershire
2007 MCC
2010–present Warwickshire (squad no. 10)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 84 46 116 196
Runs scored 2,460 888 5,612 5,976
Batting average 30.75 22.76 30.50 31.95
100s/50s 7/11 0/3 8/30 9/34
Top score 112* 72 186 112*
Balls bowled – – 108 –
Wickets – – 2 –
Bowling average – – 69.00 –
5 wickets in innings – – 0 –
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling – – 1/29 –
Catches/stumpings 42/– 18/– 128/– 97/–
Porterfield's voice
recorded April 2015
Source: CricketArchive, 9 March 2016

William Thomas Stuart Porterfield (born 6 September 1984) is a Northern Ireland-born cricketer who has played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and for the Ireland cricket team. A left-handed batsman, he has played for the senior Ireland since 2006 and the Under-19s since 2003. He has captained Ireland at all levels from Under-13 upwards.[1]

International career

On 31 January 2007, he scored his maiden ODI century with an unbeaten 112 to guide his side to victory over Bermuda. He followed it up in his next game with 104 not out against Kenya. In the 2007 World Cup he was man of the match with 85 against Bangladesh during a Super Eight game, which Ireland won.[2]

Porterfield scored his maiden first-class century in late August 2007. In a match against Bermuda as part of the 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Porterfield scored 166 runs from 326 balls.[3]

In the 2011 Cricket World Cup, Porterfield reached a fifty against the Netherlands. He hit 68 off 98 balls and helped his team to victory over the Netherlands.

Captaincy

Porterfield was appointed Ireland captain at the start of the 2008 season, succeeding Trent Johnston. Porterfield said "I've learnt a lot from Trent – he brought young players through, looked after them and he set an example by how he went about his game and how he prepared on and off the field. I may be young but I've plenty of experience of captaincy and I love it, being out there right in the mixer. I was vice-captain under Trent and I filled in when he was off the field so I've had a taste of it".[4]

Despite being Ireland's official captain, Porterfield chose to represent his county (Gloucestershire) instead of leading Ireland in their ODIs against Scotland and New Zealand in July 2008 in an attempt to secure a permanent position at Gloucestershire. He said "It's definitely the hardest decision I've ever had to make ... I feel it's the right decision for me at this stage in my career".[5]

Porterfield was one of seven Ireland players to be nominated for the 2009 Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year (there were fourteen nominees in all);[6] he eventually won the award. Speaking about the award, Portfield said "It's been a fantastic year for us. This award caps it off on a personal note but it's great for the team to be going to the World Cup having won the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier early this year. This award is great for Irish cricket and it shows how much we have done on the field. If we continue onwards and keep on making improvements in that department then other awards will follow." [7]

Porterfield was selected in Ireland's 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup.[8] He led them to a famous victory over England and to narrow defeats to Bangladesh, West Indies and India, as well as hitting the hundredth six of the tournament during the match against hosts India. He captained Ireland to a victory over the Netherlands.

A side made up of some of the best players from Associate and Affiliate teams was put together to face England in Dubai in January 2012. The three-day match was part of England's preparation for a series against Pakistan later that month. Porterfield captained the squad and was one of four Ireland players included.[9]

Domestic career

Porterfield's batting statistics with Gloucestershire
 MatchesRunsAverage100/50Highest score
First-class[10]291,63530.842/10175
LA[11]3094733.820/697*
T20[12]2251124.330/365

Between 2004 and 2006, Porterfield played Second XI cricket for Durham, MCC Young Cricketers, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and Kent.[13]

Porterfield attracted interest from Gloucestershire during the 2007 World Cup and was given a trial with the county in between international commitments. In the 2007 season, Porterfield became the first Irishman to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year, and towards the end of the season Gloucestershire offered him a two-year contract.[1][14][15]

He guided Ireland to their first victory against a county side in two years against Warwickshire with an innings of 69 from 110 balls.[16]

Porterfield was absent from Ireland's last two Friends Provident Trophy matches as he was called into the Gloucestershire squad, Kyle McCallan took over the role of captain.[17] After Gloucestershire batsman Craig Spearman sustained an injury, Porterfield was given the opportunity to play for Gloucestershire opening the batting.[5] He came close to scoring his maiden first-class century for Gloucestershire in a match against Glamorgan County Cricket Club in August 2008 but was out for 93.[18] On 10 September, he and Kadeer Ali shared in Gloucestershire's highest opening partnership of the season; he scored 66.[19]

In August 2010, he set a new career best in scoring 175 in the first innings of a County Championship Division Two match between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire at Cheltenham[20]

At the end of the season, Porterfield was one of several players to leave Gloucestershire. In October 2010 he signed a three-year contract with Warwickshire, joining fellow Ireland international Boyd Rankin.[21]

International centuries

One Day International centuries

William Porterfield's One Day International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 112* 4  Bermuda Kenya Nairobi, Kenya Jaffery Sports Club Ground 2007 Won
2 104* 5  Kenya Kenya Nairobi, Kenya Ruaraka Sports Club Ground 2007 Lost
3 101 30  Scotland South Africa Benoni, South Africa Willowmoore Park 2009 Won
4 104* 32  Canada South Africa Centurion, South Africa SuperSport Park 2009 Won
5 108 40  Bangladesh United Kingdom Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Stormont 2010 Won
6 112 65  England Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Malahide Cricket Club Ground 2013 Lost
7 107 79  Pakistan Australia Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval 2015 Lost

International Awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Bermuda Jaffery Sports Club Ground, Nairobi 31 January 2007 112* (142 balls, 9x4)  Ireland won by 4 wickets.[22]
2 Bangladesh Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 15 April 2007 85 (136 balls, 3x4)  Ireland won by 74 runs.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 Barry Chambers (30 August 2007). "Porterfield gets deal with Gloucestershire". Irish Cricket Union. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "ICC World Cup – 42nd match, Super Eights Bangladesh v Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "ff49951 Ireland v Bermuda: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2007". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Porterfield takes charge". BBC Online. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  5. 1 2 Staff (24 June 2008). "Porterfield and O'Brien out for Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
  6. ↑ Staff (2 September 2009). "Dhoni, Dilshan pick up maximum nominations". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  7. ↑ Staff (1 October 2010). "Porterfield named Associate Player of the Year". Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  8. ↑ Staff (19 January 2011). "Ireland pick Ed Joyce for World Cup". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Porterfield leads ICC side against England, Cricinfo, 16 December 2011, retrieved 18 December 2011
  10. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "ListA Batting and Fielding For Each Team". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 13 January 2011. line feed character in |title= at position 37 (help)
  12. ↑ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Porterfield". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  13. ↑ Profile, pcboard.com.pk; accessed 22 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Porterfield attracts Gloucester interest". ESPNcricinfo. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  15. ↑ "Porterfield signs for Gloucestershire". ESPNcricinfo. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  16. ↑ "Porterfield leads Ireland to win". BBC Online. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  17. ↑ Cricket Ireland (22 May 2008). "Ireland hit by Porterfield withdrawal". Cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  18. ↑ "Porterfield denied landmark ton". BBC Online. 14 August 2008.
  19. ↑ "Glos stumble after opening stand". BBC Online. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  20. ↑ Porterfield hundred end's Gloucestershire's wait, Cricinfo.com; accessed 22 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Glos batsman Will Porterfield signs for Warwickshire". BBC Sport. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  22. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division One, 2007 - 4th match".
  23. ↑ "ICC World Cup, 2007 - 42nd match, Super Eights".

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