- Kyle McCallan
Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Kyle McCallan
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country = Ireland
fullname = William Kyle McCallan
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living = true
dayofbirth = 27
monthofbirth = 08
yearofbirth = 1975
placeofbirth =Carrickfergus ,County Antrim
countryofbirth =Northern Ireland
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batting = Right-hand
bowling = Right-armoff spin
role = Irish vice-captaininternational = true
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odidebutdate = 13 June
odidebutyear = 2006
odidebutagainst = England
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lastodidate = 25 August
lastodiyear = 2008
lastodiagainst = Kenya
odishirt = 07club1 = Ireland
year1 = 1996–present
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column1 = ODIs
matches1 = 31
runs1 = 300
bat avg1 = 17.64
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top score1 = 50*
deliveries1 = 1,360
wickets1 = 30
bowl avg1 = 30.66
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = n/a
best bowling1 = 4/36
catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
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100s/50s2 = 0/3
top score2 = 65
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best bowling2 = 5/34
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100s/50s3 = 0/2
top score3 = 53*
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wickets3 = 64
bowl avg3 = 37.50
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = 4/36
catches/stumpings3 = 15/–
column4 = ICC
matches4 = 14
runs4 = 137
bat avg4 = 17.12
100s/50s4 = 0/0
top score4 = 41
deliveries4 = 708
wickets4 = 14
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best bowling4 = 3/34
catches/stumpings4 = 7/–date = 11 October
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4338/4338.html CricketArchiveWilliam Kyle McCallan, usually known by his middle name (born
27 August 1975 inCarrickfergus ,County Antrim ,Northern Ireland ) is an Irishcricketer . A right-handedbatsman andoff spin bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/4338.html Cricket Archive profile] ] he has played more times for theIreland cricket team than any other player, more than 40 caps ahead of the next player in the table, the retiredPeter Gillespie . [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer3.htm Most matches played for Ireland] at CricketEurope Stats Zone] Only three players have captained Ireland more times than McCallan, and onlyJason Molins has captained them to more wins. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer49.htm Ireland Captains results] at CricketEurope Stats Zone] He has also played second XIcricket for Derbyshire and Surrey. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/all_teams.html Teams played for by Kyle McCallan] atCricket Archive ]His matches for Ireland include fifteen first-class matches, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive] 61 List A matches [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive - 64 in total, three of which are for Northern Ireland] and 19
One-Day Internationals , [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/One-Day_International_Matches.html ODIs played by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive] all of Ireland's ODIs to date. [List of Ireland ODIs] at Cricket Archive] He represented Ireland at the2007 Cricket World Cup , [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WORLDCUP/SQUADS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2007 World Cup] at CricketEurope] and theICC Trophy in 2001 and 2005. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive] He also represented Northern Ireland in the cricket tournament at the1998 Commonwealth Games .Playing career
1990s
McCallan made his debut for Ireland on
2 June 1996 , playing against Wales inDublin , [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire177.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] ] taking a wicket with his first delivery. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irem466.htm Scorecard] of Ireland v Wales,2 June 1996 at CricketEurope Stats Zone] He scored his first century in his following match, against the MCC inMalahide . He made his List A debut later in the month, playing in the NatWest Trophy against Sussex. He was named in the Ireland squad for the 1996Triple Crown Tournament inWales , [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1996/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1996 Triple Crown tournament] at CricketEurope] but only played one match, against the hosts. He was also named in Ireland's squad for the first European Championship that year, [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1996/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1996 European Championship] at CricketEurope] again playing just one game, against Gibraltar. The year finished for McCallan with a match against Scotland, which marked his first-class debut.He was not named in Ireland's squad for the
1997 ICC Trophy , but did become a regular member of the team after the tournament. He playedBenson & Hedges Cup matches against Middlesex and Somerset before a NatWest Trophy match against Yorkshire in 1997, before playing in the Triple Crown Tournament. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1997/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1997 Triple Crown Tournament] at CricketEurope]The year continued with a first-class match against Scotland, a match against Australia in which he scored 64
not out , a match against the Earl of Arundel's XI and a match against the MCC at Lord's, before a busy 1998 in which he played 22 times for Ireland.The busy 1998 started for McCallan with Benson & Hedges Cup matches against Glamorgan, Essex and Middlesex, before matches against the MCC and Bangladesh and a NatWest Trophy game against Warwickshire. It continued with the Triple Crown Tournament [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1998/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1998 Triple Crown Tournament] at CricketEurope] , two matches against South Africa and the European Championship. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1998/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1998 European Championship] at CricketEurope] Several matches against Australia A in August, one of which was first-class, served as preparation for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, where McCallan represented Northern Ireland, playing against South Africa, Barbados and Bangladesh.
The final year of the 20th Century was a quiet one for Kyle McCallan's cricket career when compared to 1998. NatWest Trophy matches against Northumberland and the Essex Cricket Board were followed by six matches against the South Africa Cricket Academy and a match against the MCC.
21st Century
The first event in 2000 for McCallan was the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/ENT/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2000 Emerging Nations Tournament] at CricketEurope] in
Zimbabwe , playing against Scotland, Kenya and Denmark in addition to the host's A team. The summer started with a NatWest Trophy match against Shropshire and two matches each against the MCC and Zimbabwe. He then captained Ireland in the 2000 European Championship [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2000 European Championship] at CricketEurope] which was followed by a first-class match against Scotland.Three matches against the MCC and a match against the Earl of Arundel's XI in
England served as warm-up for Ireland served as warm-ups for the2001 ICC Trophy , which McCallan captained Ireland in. He was one of two Irish bowlers to take ten wickets in the tournament [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/CAN/ICC_Trophy_2001/Ireland_Bowling.html Bowling for Ireland, ICC Trophy 2001] at Cricket Archive] and was namedman of the match against the Netherlands. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/72/72617.html Scorecard] of Ireland v Netherlands,12 July 2001 at Cricket Archive] Returning to Ireland, he played a match against Australia before the Triple Crown Tournament in England [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive] and a C & G Trophy match against the Hampshire Cricket Board.A C & G Trophy match against Nottinghamshire started 2002 for McCallan, before a match against West Indies A in June. This was followed by the European Championship [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/SQUADS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2002 European Championship] at the tournament's official site] , a match against the MCC and a C & G Trophy match against Berkshire. Two matches against Zimbabwe were his first matches the following year, the first of which Ireland won by ten wickets. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/100/100746.html Scorecard] of Ireland v Zimbabwe,
13 June 2003 at Cricket Archive] He played several more matches that year, including internationals against South Africa and Denmark.In 2004, McCallan played two C & G Trophy matches against Surrey and Northamptonshire, before two matches against the West Indies, the second of which Ireland won by six wickets. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/79/79688.html Scorecard] of Ireland v West Indies,
17 June 2004 at Cricket Archive] He also played that year against the MCC, anICC Intercontinental Cup match against the Netherlands and the European Championship [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMSA/squads.shtml Squads for the 2004 European Championship] at CricketEurope] before two matches against Bangladesh.The main event in 2005 for Kyle McCallan was the ICC Trophy. Ireland finished second in the tournament, thus qualifying for the 2007 World Cup. After the ICC Trophy finished, McCallan represented Ireland in their
2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Scotland and the Netherlands. Ireland qualified for the semi-finals inWindhoek , where McCallan played in the semi-final against the UAE before playing a key role in the final against Kenya. He took 4/34 in the Kenyan second innings, and was named joint man of the match with Andrew White. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/83/83930.html Scorecard] of Ireland v Kenya,27 October 2005 at Cricket Archive]The following year, 2006, was a busy one for Irish cricket as they prepared to make their World Cup debut and McCallan was a key part of their side. In the early part of the year, he played in several C & G Trophy games against various English county sides and an
2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia before playing his first ODI against England, also Ireland's first ODI. The year continued with the European Championship [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV1/squads.shtml Squads for the 2006 European Championship] at CricketEurope] and a further Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland inAberdeen .2007 World Cup
Ireland's build up to their first
Cricket World Cup appearance in March 2007 started with a trip toKenya in January/February to play in Division One of theWorld Cricket League , playing ODIs against Bermuda, Canada, Kenya, the Netherlands and Scotland. This was followed by an Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE inAbu Dhabi , before Ireland travelled to theWest Indies to play in the World Cup.The World Cup itself started with a tied match against Zimbabwe, before Ireland beat Pakistan. Ireland qualified for the Super 8 stage of the tournament, during which they beat Bangladesh, and finished in eighth place in a sixteen team tournament they were outright outsiders for. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WORLDCUP/RESULTS/super8.shtml 2007 Cricket World Cup] at CricketEurope] McCallan was present in all of these matches, and has played in all of Ireland's ODI's to date.
Back home, McCallan continued to play for Ireland, playing several matches against English county sides in the
Friends Provident Trophy . He played in the final of the Intercontinental Cup against Canada, which Ireland again won. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/86/86462.html Scorecard] of Canada v Ireland,22 May 2007 at Cricket Archive] He most recently played in Ireland's ODIs against South Africa and India.tatistics
In all matches for Ireland as of
10 June 2007 McCallan scored 3020 runs at an average of 23.05, with two scores of exactly 100, against the MCC in his second match, and against Wales in July 1998. He has taken 185 wickets at an average of 30.66, with best innings bowling figures of 5/23 against Italy in July 2000. The other time he took five wickets in an innings was against Canada in the final of the 2006 Intercontinental Cup where he took 5/34. His run total is the fifth highest for Ireland [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer6.htm Top run aggregates for Ireland] at CricketEurope Stats Zone] and his wicket tally is the sixth highest. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer23.htm Top wicket takers for Ireland at CricketEurope Stats Zone] ]In first-class cricket, his top score is 65, against Scotland, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/f_Batting_by_Opponent.html First-class batting against each opponent by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive] and his best innings bowling is 5/34, in the Intercontinental Cup final against Canada. In List A cricket, his top score is 53 not out against Bangladesh [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/a_Batting_by_Opponent.html List A batting against each opponent by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive] for Northern Ireland. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/a_Batting_by_Team.html List A batting for each team by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive] His best List A innings bowling is 4/36 against Kenya, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/a_Bowling_by_Opponent.html List A bowling against each opponent by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive] also his best ODI bowling. His top-score in ODIs is 50 not out against the Netherlands. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/o_Batting_by_Opponent.html ODI batting against each opponent by Kyle McCallan] at Cricket Archive]
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