Full Name
Benjamin Fredeman Calitz
Born
6 July 2002
Place Of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Country
Ireland
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm slow/medium
Benjamin Calitz
Benjamin Calitz
Benjamin Calitz
Benjamin Fredeman Calitz (born 6 July 2002) is a Canadian-born Irish cricketer, a left-handed wicketkeeper-batter who began playing for Ireland in 2025 after moving from Canada. A former Canada U19 representative (2020), he became eligible for Ireland in 2025 and was named in the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup squad.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning vs North West Warriors · Match 4 | List A | July 9, 2026 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 222.22 |
| Northern Knights vs North West Warriors · Match 2 | List A | July 2, 2026 | 54 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 98.18 |
| North West Warriors vs Leinster Lightning · Match 1 | List A | June 30, 2026 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 182.35 |
| Ireland vs India · 2nd Match | T20I | June 28, 2026 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 160.87 |
| Ireland vs India · 1st Match | T20I | June 26, 2026 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 136.36 |
| Northern Knights vs North West Warriors · Match 8 | T20 | June 17, 2026 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 154.55 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2026 | T20 | Jun 2, 2026 - Jul 29, 2026 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 157.14 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates 2026 | T20I | Jan 29, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Ireland vs Italy in UAE 2026 | T20I | Jan 23, 2026 - Jan 26, 2026 | 47 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 138.24 |
| Ireland tour of Bangladesh 2025 | T20I | Nov 10, 2025 - Dec 2, 2025 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| England tour of Ireland 2025 | T20I | Sep 17, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | Avg | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 26 | 23 | 383 | 270 | 58 | 20.1500 | 141.8500 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 9 | 9 | 122 | 89 | 26 | 17.4200 | 137.0700 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 11 | 10 | 366 | 372 | 104 | 40.6600 | 98.3800 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| First Class | 1 | 2 | 22 | 78 | 17 | 11.0000 | 28.2000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Knights vs Munster Reds · Match 4 | List A | May 29, 2024 | 104 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 122.35 |
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Teams Played For
- Current Team: Ireland (National Team), Northern Knights
- Past Teams: Canada U19, Munster Reds
International Debuts
- T20I: 21 September 2025 vs England at Malahide, Dublin
Statistics (as Of Feb 2026 - T20i Career)
- Matches: 8
- Runs: 120
- Average: 20.00
- Highest Score: 26* (vs UAE, 29/01/2026)
- Strike Rate: 141.18
Key Milestones & Achievement
- Represented Canada at the 2020 U19 Cricket World Cup
- Became Irish-qualified in 2025
- Called up for Ireland senior team in Sept 2025
- Named in the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup squad
- Achievement: Scored an unbeaten century in the 2024 Inter-Provincial Cup
