Paul stirling

The 29-year-old has left Middlesex after 10 years playing county cricket and is the new Ireland vice-captain. "I think my best years are still to come," said Stirling, who has joined NCU Premier League side North Down. "I haven't reached my full potential and I want to reach that potential." "Whether that takes five, six, seven years hopefully I can be a better player by the time that comes," he added. "I think there's a lot of talent that hasn't been unearthed yet and it's up to me to make the best use of it. That's the reason I still keep going." • Paul Stirling on World Cups, Eoin Morgan and life in lockdown • Ireland wicketkeeper Wilson eager to face 'brilliant' England in ODI series 'I'd love to go on as long as possible' Stirling insists the motivation to improve further and achieve more means any thoughts of retirement are well and truly on the backburner as he contemplates a new challenge. "I just love the game of cricket - it's something I have done since I was five years old and I wouldn't want to stop. I don't see myself getting to 35 or 36 and thinking to myself 'I've had enough here'. "I'd love to go on as long as possible - I've been fortunate to not have had bad injuries in my career and hopefully that stays the same. "Fitness comes into it, even more so in your 30s and that's something I have to address if I really want to go on as long as I can, Certainly I don't want to think about not playing the game anymore." 'He's got a great cricket brain' - Wilson o...

After four centuries in his last six one-day internationals, the 30-year-old was an automatic choice for the men's international player of the year award. But he also picked up the Ireland men's player of the decade honour which he said came as a surprise to him. "There have been so many great names there over the last decade," he said. "To come out on top of that, I'm not quite sure but I'm delighted to receive the award." Stirling's 'outstanding strike rate' Kevin O'Brien's sensational innings which helped Ireland stun England at the 2011 World Cup would have marked him out as an early favourite to land the honour but Stirling's consistency over the last number of years and ability to score quickly has made him the most influential player in the squad. "He has an outstanding strike rate which gives the team the best chance of being successful against the top nations," said former Ireland players Peter Gillespie, Alan Lewis and Andrew White, who adjudicated on the player of the decade award. Stirling's greatest mental attribute appears to be a complete absence of any complacency despite his incredible run of form for Ireland. "I would always be one of those who feels lack of form could just be around the corner," added Stirling at the awards, which took place virtually because of the global pandemic. "I always feel they'll be some 16-year-old in Ireland who is going to come and take my spot so I'm always thinking tomorrow's game or the next series is absolutely vital." Wi...

March 31, 2023 | 07:59 pm 2 min read Stirling scored his maiden T20I fifty against Bangladesh (Source: Twitter/@ICC) Ireland's star batter His blazing knock of 77 from 41 balls simply gave Bangladesh no chance of pulling off a heist after they were bundled out for 124. Stirling's fifty was laced with 10 fours and four sixes. Here's more. A blazing knock from Stirling Stirling slammed his first-ever T20I fifty against Bangladesh which was overall his 22nd fifty in this format. The 32-year-old stitched a 68-run partnership with Herry Tector before the latter took Ireland home. Stirling has scored the seventh most fifties in T20Is. Here's a look at Paul Stirling's T20I numbers Stirling has raced to 3,275 runs in 124 T20I at 28.72, striking at 135.89. Overall in terms of T20I runs, he is the fifth-highest in this format. He is one of the six batters to reach 3,000 runs in T20Is. He is only behind Stirling is only 80 runs behind Babar. Maiden T20I fifty against Bangladesh Stirling has an exceptional record in T20Is irrespective of the opposition. However, he has a below-par record against Bangladesh in this format. His knock of 77 was his first fifty against Bangladesh in this format. He has amassed 141 runs in seven T20Is, striking at 154.94. Stirling's excellent knock helped Ireland register their first win in any format over Bangladesh in Bangladesh. How did the match pan out? Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. Having won the series, the hosts were a little co...

• Test debut (cap 11 May 2018 v Last Test 24 April 2023 v ODI debut (cap 1 July 2008 v Last ODI 12 May 2023 v ODI shirt no. 1 T20I debut (cap 15 June 2009 v Last T20I 31 March 2023 v T20I shirt no. 1 Domestic team information Years Team 2010–2019 2013 2018 2019 2020–present 2020 2020 2021–present 2021 2021–2022 2022 2022 2023 Career statistics Competition Matches 4 146 124 326 Runs scored 208 5,274 3,275 7,961 26.00 38.21 28.72 25.76 100s/50s 1/0 13/26 1/22 3/51 Top score 103 177 115 119 12 2,441 546 1,754 0 43 20 77 – 45.16 33.95 27.94 – 1 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 6/55 3/21 4/10 Catches/ 4/– 55/– 31/– 89/– Source: 30 April 2023 Close ▲ Stirling debuted in XI, Stirling signed a contract with the club in December 2009. A month later he was awarded a contract with A debuts for Middlesex in 2010 and 2011 respectively. In December 2018, Stirling was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season. [3] [4] In July 2019, in the second ODI [5] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland, [6] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis. [7] In August 2021, Stirling played in his 300th match for Ireland, in the opening fixture of Ireland's series [8] In January 2022, Stirling captained Ireland for the [9] In the same match, Stirling also became the first cricketer for Ireland to [10]

Paul Stirling Quick Info Height 5 ft 9 in Weight 84 kg Date of Birth September 3, 1990 Zodiac Sign Virgo Spouse Caitlyn Adair Paul Stirling is a Northern Irish professional cricketer who has represented Ireland in all 3 formats of the sport (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is), as a batting all-rounder. He was appointed the vice-captain of the team in June 2020. As of mid-July 2022, he was the 5th-highest male run-scorer in the history of the T20I format with 2,820 runs in 104 matches. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Irish/Northern-Irish cricketers of all time, he was also Ireland’s leading male run-scorer in ODI cricket with 5,172 runs in 139 matches, as of mid-July 2022. In the Irish/Northern Irish domestic circuit, he has played for Northern Knights (2020–Present) across all 3 formats. A rare occurrence in modern cricket, Paul has also played domestic cricket outside of his home country representing teams such as Middlesex County Cricket Club (2010–2019, 2021), Northamptonshire County Cricket Club (2020), and Warwickshire County Cricket Club (2022) in England; and Northerns in South Africa. Born Name Paul Robert Stirling Nick Name Stirlo Paul Stirling as seen in an Instagram Post in June 2022 (Paul Stirling / Instagram) Sun Sign Virgo Born Place Belfast, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Residence Belfast, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Nationality Education Paul had attended the Belfast High School, a co-educational voluntary grammar s...