Most Test Runs for Ireland

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	100/50
Lorcan Tucker	9	18	703	43.93	1/4
Andy McBrine	11	21	581	32.27	0/5
Andy Balbirnie	12	24	548	23.82	0/5
Paul Stirling	10	20	521	26.05	1/2
Harry Tector	9	18	474	26.33	0/4
Curtis Campher	9	18	462	27.17	1/0
Mark Adair	7	13	313	28.45	0/2
Kevin O’Brien	3	6	258	51.60	1/1
Peter Moor	7	14	201	14.35	0/1
James McCollum	6	12	199	18.09	0/0

Key Insights: Ireland’s Leading Test Batting Records

Lorcan Tucker became the first Irish batter to score 500 runs in Tests, reaching the milestone against Zimbabwe in the first innings of the 2025 Bulawayo Test. Notably, all of Tucker’s runs have come while playing as a wicketkeeper. Find out batters who scored the most runs as wicketkeepers in Test cricket.

Kevin O’Brien’s Groundbreaking Records

Kevin O’Brien holds the distinction of being the first centurion for Ireland, after scoring a heroic 118-run knock against Pakistan in their maiden Test in 2018. This score still stands as the highest by an Irish batter in Tests.

O’Brien also holds the record for the highest match aggregate for Ireland in a Test, with 158 runs. He achieved this by scoring 40 in the first innings before his record-breaking hundred.

He is the only Irish batter with a Test average above 50 (with a minimum of 100 runs).

Notable Milestones

Harry Tector holds the record for the most runs in a bilateral Test series for Ireland, with a total of 179 runs across four innings during the 2023 Sri Lanka tour.

Along with O’Brien, Lorcan Tucker is the only other Irish batter to have hit a century on Test debut, having amassed 108 runs against Bangladesh in the third innings of the 2023 Mirpur Test.

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