Brendan Anthony O'Brien
All Matches, All Grades, Ireland, 10-Sep-1855 to 21-Sep-2025
Biography
Cap No 505
Debut: 1966
Born 2 September 1942.
Club: Railway Union
| Mat |
Cts |
ROs |
Sts |
GFs |
GFWon |
| 52 |
41 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Results by Season
| Season |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| 1966 |
3 |
6 |
- |
96 |
32 |
16.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1967 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
124 |
38* |
17.71 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1968 |
2 |
2 |
- |
22 |
13 |
11.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1971 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
88 |
36 |
14.67 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| 1973 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
253 |
63 |
28.11 |
34.50 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
| 1974 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
71 |
61* |
35.50 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1975 |
3 |
4 |
- |
45 |
16 |
11.25 |
34.29 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
| 1976 |
1 |
1 |
- |
46 |
46 |
46.00 |
38.98 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1977 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
220 |
72 |
24.44 |
39.53 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
| 1978 |
5 |
8 |
- |
181 |
56 |
22.62 |
38.03 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
| 1979 |
7 |
13 |
2 |
213 |
65 |
19.36 |
42.27 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
| 1980 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
222 |
70 |
27.75 |
38.74 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
| 1981 |
4 |
4 |
- |
55 |
39 |
13.75 |
26.96 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
Results by Grade
| Grade |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| First Class |
11 |
17 |
1 |
319 |
45* |
19.94 |
32.18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
| List A |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
6.06 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| One-Day |
6 |
6 |
1 |
60 |
21* |
12.00 |
39.58 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
| Three-Day |
20 |
35 |
4 |
807 |
72 |
26.03 |
41.10 |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26 |
- |
- |
| Two-Day |
13 |
26 |
3 |
448 |
65 |
19.48 |
41.58 |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
Batting Statistics
| Inns |
NOs |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
Var% |
50s |
100s |
Balls |
SR |
4s |
6s |
Ducks |
Ret |
| 86 |
9 |
1636 |
72 Vs Wales 1977 |
21.25 |
90.81% |
9 |
- |
2200 |
37.82 |
133 |
2 |
7 |
- |
| Out Most By - F Robertson(3) |
Batting Highlights
| Score/s |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Grade |
Date |
| 39(133){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
25-Jul-1981 |
| 1(26){b} |
Ireland |
Gloucestershire |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
List A |
11-Jul-1981 |
| 15(38){ct} |
Ireland |
Middlesex |
Rathmines Dublin |
One-Day |
04-Jul-1981 |
| 0(7){ct} |
Ireland |
Canada |
Ormeau, Belfast |
One-Day |
07-Jun-1981 |
| 33(125){lb},3(15){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Langloan Coatbridge |
First Class |
16-Aug-1980 |
| 14(45){ct},70(130){ro} |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1980 |
| 1(7){ct} |
Ireland |
Middlesex |
Lord's |
List A |
02-Jul-1980 |
| 21(23)* |
Ireland |
West Indies |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
One-Day |
26-Jun-1980 |
| 2(28){b} |
Ireland |
West Indies |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
One-Day |
25-Jun-1980 |
| 24(91){ct},54(109){ct} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Ormeau, Belfast |
Three-Day |
07-Jun-1980 |
| 1(0){lb},1(0)* |
Ireland |
Worcestershire |
New Road. Worcester |
Three-Day |
22-Aug-1979 |
| 17(0){ct},dnb |
Ireland |
Wales |
Marchwiel |
Three-Day |
18-Aug-1979 |
| 0(2){b},0(1){lb} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Two-Day |
15-Aug-1979 |
| 34(97){b},1(14){b} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Rathmines Dublin |
First Class |
28-Jul-1979 |
| 4(17){b},65(99){ro} |
Ireland |
FW Millett's XI |
Ormeau, Belfast |
Two-Day |
18-Jul-1979 |
| 9(24){ct},45(111)* |
Ireland |
Sri Lanka |
Eglinton Londonderry |
First Class |
07-Jul-1979 |
| 11(32){ct},25(62){ro} |
Ireland |
Surrey |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
Two-Day |
13-Jun-1979 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Shawholm Glasgow |
First Class |
12-Aug-1978 |
| 4(26){ct},48(84){ct} |
Ireland |
Denmark |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1978 |
| 14(67){ct},2(18){lb} |
Ireland |
Wales |
Mardyke Cork |
Three-Day |
08-Jul-1978 |
| 56(123){ct},5(9){st} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Eglinton Londonderry |
Three-Day |
24-Jun-1978 |
| 52(143){ct},0(6){lb} |
Ireland |
Surrey |
Rathmines Dublin |
Two-Day |
08-Jun-1978 |
| 12(0){ct},33(0){ct} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Two-Day |
01-Aug-1977 |
| 32(0){ct},4(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Sussex |
Pagham |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1977 |
| 72(0){ct},16(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Wales |
Swansea |
Three-Day |
24-Jul-1977 |
| 0(2){ct},0(1){b} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
02-Jul-1977 |
| 51(119){ct},0(7)* |
Ireland |
Australia |
Rathmines Dublin |
Two-Day |
09-Jun-1977 |
| 46(118){ct},dnb |
Ireland |
MCC |
Mardyke Cork |
Three-Day |
12-Jun-1976 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Rathmines Dublin |
First Class |
09-Aug-1975 |
| 5(0){ct},16(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Denmark |
Ringsted |
Three-Day |
25-Jul-1975 |
| 16(42){ct},8(28){b} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Two-Day |
11-Jun-1975 |
| 61(0)* |
Ireland |
Wales |
Colwyn Bay |
Three-Day |
25-Aug-1974 |
| 8(0){ct},2(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Netherlands |
ACC Amstelveen |
Three-Day |
21-Jun-1974 |
| 21(0){lb},28(0){ct} |
Ireland |
USA |
Griffith Pk Los Angeles |
Three-Day |
22-Sep-1973 |
| 4(0){ct},37(0)* |
Ireland |
Canada |
Toronto CC |
Three-Day |
14-Sep-1973 |
| 45(118){ct},14(53){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Mardyke Cork |
First Class |
11-Aug-1973 |
| 5(0){b},21(0){ct} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Three-Day |
30-Jul-1973 |
| 15(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Denmark |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
Three-Day |
23-Jun-1973 |
| 63(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
09-Jun-1973 |
| 1(0){ct},11(0)* |
Ireland |
Denmark |
Aalborg |
Three-Day |
27-Aug-1971 |
| 36(0){ct},4(0)* |
Ireland |
Combined Service |
Portsmouth |
Two-Day |
21-Aug-1971 |
| 23(0){ct},6(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Netherlands |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
Three-Day |
07-Aug-1971 |
| 7(0){ct},0(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Ormeau, Belfast |
First Class |
19-Jun-1971 |
| 13(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Australia |
Ormeau, Belfast |
One-Day |
04-Jul-1968 |
| 9(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Australia |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
One-Day |
03-Jul-1968 |
| 38(0)*,8(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Combined Service |
Aldershot |
Two-Day |
30-Aug-1967 |
| 3(0){ct},1(0){ct} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Two-Day |
28-Aug-1967 |
| 28(0){ro},14(0){ct} |
Ireland |
India |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
Two-Day |
21-Jul-1967 |
| 1(0){ct},31(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Worcestershire |
Sydney Parade Dublin |
Two-Day |
10-Jun-1967 |
| 29(0){ct},22(0){ct} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
03-Sep-1966 |
| 32(0){ct},6(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Grange CC Raeburn Pl, E' |
First Class |
30-Jul-1966 |
| 1(0){b},6(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Middlesex |
Ormeau, Belfast |
Two-Day |
20-Jul-1966 |
Results by Batting Position
| Position |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
| Open |
16 |
2 |
408 |
63 |
29.14 |
32.24 |
- |
2 |
| 3 |
52 |
3 |
1029 |
72 |
21.00 |
39.19 |
- |
6 |
| 4 |
5 |
- |
26 |
13 |
5.20 |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 |
6 |
1 |
59 |
51 |
11.80 |
33.55 |
- |
1 |
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
93 |
46 |
31.00 |
38.98 |
- |
- |
| 7 |
3 |
2 |
21 |
11* |
21.00 |
- |
- |
- |
Bowling Statistics
| Overs |
Maids |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
5WI |
10WM |
| - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bowling Highlights
| O-M-R-W |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Grade |
Date |
First Match
| Batting |
Bowling |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Date |
| 1{b},6{ct} |
|
Ireland |
Middlesex |
Ormeau, Belfast |
20-Jul-1966 |
Results by Opposition Team
| Opposition |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| Australia |
3 |
4 |
1 |
73 |
51 |
24.33 |
40.48 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Canada |
2 |
3 |
1 |
41 |
37* |
20.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Combined Services |
2 |
4 |
2 |
86 |
38* |
43.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Denmark |
4 |
7 |
1 |
100 |
48 |
16.67 |
47.27 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
| FW Millett's XI |
1 |
2 |
- |
69 |
65 |
34.50 |
59.48 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Gloucestershire |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
3.85 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| India |
1 |
2 |
- |
42 |
28 |
21.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| MCC |
9 |
17 |
- |
335 |
56 |
19.71 |
39.96 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
| Middlesex |
3 |
4 |
- |
23 |
15 |
5.75 |
35.56 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Netherlands |
2 |
4 |
- |
39 |
23 |
9.75 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Scotland |
9 |
13 |
- |
214 |
45 |
16.46 |
30.29 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
| Sri Lanka |
1 |
2 |
1 |
54 |
45* |
54.00 |
40.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Surrey |
2 |
4 |
- |
88 |
52 |
22.00 |
36.21 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Sussex |
1 |
2 |
- |
36 |
32 |
18.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
| USA |
1 |
2 |
- |
49 |
28 |
24.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Wales |
6 |
9 |
1 |
329 |
72 |
41.12 |
38.46 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
| West Indies |
2 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
21* |
23.00 |
45.10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
| Worcestershire |
2 |
4 |
1 |
34 |
31 |
11.33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
Results by Ground
| Ground |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| Aalborg |
1 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
11* |
12.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| ACC Amstelveen |
1 |
2 |
- |
10 |
8 |
5.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aldershot |
1 |
2 |
1 |
46 |
38* |
46.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Castle Avenue Dublin |
11 |
16 |
1 |
245 |
39 |
16.33 |
32.25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
| Colwyn Bay |
1 |
1 |
1 |
61 |
61* |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Eglinton Londonderry |
2 |
4 |
1 |
115 |
56 |
38.33 |
43.07 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Grange CC Raeburn Pl, E |
1 |
2 |
- |
38 |
32 |
19.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Griffith Pk Los Angeles |
1 |
2 |
- |
49 |
28 |
24.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Langloan Coatbridge |
1 |
2 |
- |
36 |
33 |
18.00 |
25.71 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lord's |
6 |
11 |
- |
100 |
33 |
9.09 |
31.25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
| Marchwiel |
1 |
1 |
- |
17 |
17 |
17.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Mardyke Cork |
3 |
5 |
- |
121 |
46 |
24.20 |
32.35 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| New Road. Worcester |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1* |
2.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Ormeau, Belfast |
6 |
10 |
- |
174 |
65 |
17.40 |
45.51 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Pagham |
1 |
2 |
- |
36 |
32 |
18.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
| Portsmouth |
1 |
2 |
1 |
40 |
36 |
40.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rathmines Dublin |
8 |
12 |
1 |
352 |
70 |
32.00 |
40.76 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
- |
| Ringsted |
1 |
2 |
- |
21 |
16 |
10.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Shawholm Glasgow |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Swansea |
1 |
2 |
- |
88 |
72 |
44.00 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Sydney Parade Dublin |
1 |
2 |
- |
32 |
31 |
16.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Toronto CC |
1 |
2 |
1 |
41 |
37* |
41.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
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Stats by
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