Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Ireland played their first Test match in 2018, becoming the eleventh Test nation. Since then, they have played nine Test matches, winning two and losing seven.
This is a List of Ireland Test cricket records. It is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with Ireland Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team.
Key The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Ireland only, and are correct .
+ Key Symbol Meaning Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ Test cricket record d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d) Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opposition The team Ireland was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played
Team records
Team wins, losses, draws and ties , Ireland has played 10 Test matches resulting in 3 victories and 7 defeats.
Opponent Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won Span 2019–2024 YTP 2023–2025 2019–2023 YTP 2026–2026 2018–2018 YTP 2023–2023 YTP 2024–2025Total 13 3 Last updated: 29 May 2026
First Test series wins
Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win YTP 2024 YTP YTP - YTP - YTP - YTP YTP YTP - YTP 2024 2025 Last updated: 10 Feb 2025
First Test match wins
Opponent Home Away Venue Year Venue Year YTP Abu Dhabi 2024 YTP - - YTP - YTP - YTP Belfast 2024 Bulawayo 2025 Last updated: 7 October 2024
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 2 Lord's, London, England 3 The Village, Dublin, Ireland 4 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 5 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Last updated: 9 February 2025
Highest successful run chases
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 158 Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland 2 Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Fewest runs in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 38 Lord's, London, England 2 130 The Village, Dublin, Ireland 3 143Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 4 168 5 172 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India Lord's, London, England Last updated: 2 June 2023
Most runs conceded in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 2 3 Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh 4 Lord's, London, England 5 Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland Last updated: 29 May 2025
Fewest runs conceded in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 85 Lord's, London, England 2 155 Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE 3 197Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland 4 210 5 218 Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE Last updated: 28 July 2024
Result records
Greatest win margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 63 runs Bulawayo Athletic Club, Zimbabwe
Greatest win margins (by wickets)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 6 wickets Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2 4 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland
Narrowest win margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 63 runs Bulawayo Athletic Club, Zimbabwe
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 4 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland 2 6 wickets Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Greatest loss margins (by an innings)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings & 280 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 2 Innings & 79 runs Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 3 Innings & 47 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh 4 Innings & 10 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka Last updated: 29 May 2026
Greatest loss margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 217 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 143 runs Lord's, London, England Last updated: 23 November 2025
Greatest loss margins (by wickets)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 10 wickets Lord's, London, England 2 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 4 5 wickets The Village, Dublin, Ireland Last updated: 4 June 2023
Individual records
Batting records Most career runs
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period 1 753 Lorcan Tucker 10 2041.83 1 5 2023–2026 2 667 Andy McBrine 12 23 35.10 0 6 2019–2026 3 575 Andrew Balbirnie 13 26 23.00 0 5 2018–2026 4 521 Paul Stirling 10 19 26.05 1 2 2018–2025 5 492 Harry Tector 10 20 24.60 0 5 2023–2026 6 466Curtis Campher 10 20 25.88 1 12023–2026 7 397Mark Adair 8 15 33.08 0 22019–2015 8 258Kevin O'Brien 3 6 51.60 1 12018–2019 9 201Peter Moor 7 14 14.35 0 1 2023–2025 10 199James McCollum 6 12 18.09 0 0 2019–2023 Last updated: 7 June 2026
Most runs against each team
Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref 146 Andrew Balbirnie 2 4 2019–2024 YTP 277Lorcan Tucker 3 62023–2025 116 Andy McBrine 2 4 2019–2023 YTP 86 Andy McBrine 1 2 2026–2026 158 2018–2018 YTP 179 Harry Tector 2 4 2023–2023 YTP 189 Andy McBrine 2 4 2024–2025 Last updated: 23 November 2025.
Most runs in each batting position Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageSpanRef OpenerAndrew Balbirnie 11 219 21.9 2024–2026 Number 3 14 318 22.71 2018–2023 Number 4 Harry Tector 18 472 26.22 2023–2026 Number 5 Paul Stirling 11 254 23.09 2018–2025 Number 6Lorcan Tucker 13 452 41.09 2023–2026 Number 7 5 286 57.2 2023–2026 Number 8 Andy McBrine 10 313 34.77 2023–2026 Number 9 Mark Adair 6 206 41.2 2023–2026 Number 10 James Cameron-Dow 2 41 41.00 2019–2019 Gavin Hoey 20.50 2025–2025 Number 11 Tim Murtagh 4 91 45.50 2018–2019 Last updated: 7 June 2026.
Highest individual score
Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date 1 118 The Village, Dublin, Ireland 2 111 Curtis Campher Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 3 108 Lorcan Tucker Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 4 103 Paul StirlingGalle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 5 95 Last updated: 25 April 2023
Highest individual score – progression of record
RunsPlayerOpponentVenueSeason 118 The Village, Dublin, Ireland 2018 Last updated: 12 March 2021
Highest individual score against each team
Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref 82 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India YTP 108Lorcan TuckerShere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh4 April 2023 88 Mark Adair Lord's, London, England YTP 73* Andy McBrine Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 118 The Village, Dublin, Ireland YTP 111 Curtis Campher Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka YTP 90 Andy McBrine Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Last updated: 6 February 2025
Highest career average
Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out 100 50 Period 1 41.40 Lorcan Tucker 16 621 1 1 3 2023–2025 2 35.00 Andy McBrine† 19 560 3 0 5 2023–2025 3 28.45 Mark Adair† 13 313 2 0 2 2019–2025 4 26.94 Paul Stirling 19 512 0 1 2 2018–2025 5 25.37 Harry Tector† 17 424 0 0 4 2023–2025 Qualification: 10 Innings. Last updated: 20 November 2025
Highest Average in each batting position Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageSpanRef Opener Paul Stirling 6 179 29.83 2019–2025 Number 3 Andrew Balbirnie 14 318 22.71 2018–2023 Number 4 Harry Tector 18 472 26.22 2023–2026 Number 5 Curtis Campher 7 150 25.00 2023–2026 Number 6 Lorcan Tucker 13 452 41.09 2023–2026 Number 7Andy McBrine 6 267 89.00 2024–2026 Number 8 10 313 34.77 2023–2026 Number 9 Mark Adair 6 206 41.2 2023–2026 Number 10 James Cameron-Dow 2 41 41.00 2019–2019 Number 11 Matthew Humphreys 5 40 13.33 2024–2025 Last updated: 7 June 2026. Qualification: Min 5 innings batted at position
Most half-centuries Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1 5 Andrew Balbirnie 23 535 2018–2025 2 4 Harry Tector 17 424 2023–2025 Andy McBrine 18 508 2019–2025 4 3 Lorcan Tucker 16 621 2023–2025 52Mark Adair† 13 313 2019–2025Paul Stirling†195122018–2025 Last updated: 11 November 2025
Most centuries
Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period 1 1 Kevin O'Brien 6 258 2018–2019 Lorcan Tucker 16 6212023–2025 Curtis Campher 16 391 Paul Stirling 19 512 2018–2025 Last updated: 8 February 2025
Most Sixes
Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period 1 7 Harry Tector 17 424 2023–2025 2 7 Paul Stirling 19 512 2018–2025 3 6 Curtis Campher 16 391 2023–2025 4 5 13 313 2019–2025 5 4 Lorcan Tucker 16 621 2019–2025 Last updated: 20 November 2025
Most Fours
Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period 1 81 Lorcan Tucker 16 621 2023–2025 2 68 Paul Stirling 19 512 2018–2025 3 67 19 5602019–2025 4 63 Andrew Balbirnie 23 535 2018–2025 5 57 Curtis Campher 16 391 2023–2025 Last updated: 20 November 2025
Most runs in a series
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series 1 179 2 4 2 158 1 2 3 153 Curtis Campher 2 4 4 151 5 145 1 2 Last updated: 28 April 2023
Most ducks in career
Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period 14 Andrew Balbirnie 11 23 2018–2025 23 Curtis Campher 9 17 2023–2025 Peter Moor 7 14 2023–2025 Harry Tector 9 17 2023–2025 5 2 Murray Commins 2 42023–2023 Gary Wilson 2 4 2018–2019 Mark Adair 7 13 2019–2025 Last updated: 11 November 2025
Bowling records
Most career wickets
Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average SR Period 1 32 Andy McBrine 11 16 40.43 71.00 2019–2025 2 25 Mark Adair 7 13 28.60 47.68 2019–2025 3 16 Barry McCarthy 4 7 20.00 40.31 2024–2025 4 15Matthew Humphreys 5 6 33.53 60.46 2019–2019 5 13 3 6 16.38 43.84 2018–2019 6 10 3 6 20.40 41.00 2018–2019 7 8 Craig Young 4 7 30.25 56.00 2024–2025 8 7 2 4 31.85 45.42 2018–2019 9 6 Curtis Campher 9 10 77.50 100.00 2023–2025 10 4 Ben White 3 4 109.00 114.75 2023–2023 Last updated: 20 November 2025
Most wickets against each team
Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period Ref 8 Mark Adair 1 2 11.87 2024–2024 YTP 15 Andy McBrine 3 5 33.46 2023–2025 6 1 2 10.83 2019–2019 2 4 39.50 2019–2023 YTP 3 Mark Adair 1 1 22.00 2026–2026 6 1 2 16.66 2018–2018 YTP 3 Curtis Campher 2 2 61.66 2023–2023 YTP 11 Andy McBrine 2 4 18.45 2024–2025 Last updated: 7 June 2026
Best figures in an innings
Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date 1 6/57 Matthew Humphreys Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2 6/118 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 3 Lord's, London, England 4 Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE 5 Andy McBrineCivil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland Last updated: 10 February 2025
Best bowling figures against each team
Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Ref 5/39 Mark Adair Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE YTP 6/109 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 5/13 Lord's, London, England YTP 3/66 Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 4/45 The Village, Dublin, Ireland YTP 2/84 Curtis Campher Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka YTP 6/57 Matthew Humphreys Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Last updated: 20 November 2025
Best figures in a match