Kevin O'Brien is an Irish cricketer (born March 4, 1984) who is now retired from international cricket but remains active in coaching. A batting all-rounder, he is known for his aggressive right-handed batting and right-arm medium-fast bowling, with his most famous achievement being the fastest World Cup century in 2011 against England. Professionally, he played for Ireland in all formats and numerous clubs, and has since become the President of the Irish Cricketers' Association (ICA) and head coach at his own academy.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European XI vs British and Irish Knights · Match 18 | T10 | February 22, 2025 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 360.00 |
| European XI vs British and Irish Knights · Match 11 | T10 | February 21, 2025 | 64 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 266.67 |
| Asian XI vs British and Irish Knights · Match 8 | T10 | February 20, 2025 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Asian XI vs British and Irish Knights · Match 4 | T10 | February 19, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| World XI vs British and Irish Knights · Match 3 | T10 | February 19, 2025 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 260.00 |
| European XI vs British and Irish Knights · Match 1 | T10 | February 19, 2025 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat Giants vs Southern Super Stars · Match 14 | T20 | December 3, 2023 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| World Giants vs India Maharajas · 2nd | T20 | March 11, 2023 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECN T10 Weston Shield 2025 | T10 | Feb 19, 2025 - Mar 24, 2025 | 148 | 60 | 10 | 15 | 246.67 |
| Legend 90 League 2025 | T20 | Feb 6, 2025 - Feb 18, 2025 | 146 | 102 | 18 | 5 | 143.14 |
| Legends League Cricket 2024 | T20 | Sep 20, 2024 - Oct 16, 2024 | 187 | 165 | 19 | 6 | 113.33 |
| World Championship of Legends 2024 | T20 | Jul 3, 2024 - Jul 13, 2024 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 126.32 |
| Legends Cricket Trophy 2024 | T20 | Mar 8, 2024 - Mar 19, 2024 | 257 | 164 | 20 | 15 | 156.71 |
| Legends League Cricket 2023 | T20 | Nov 18, 2023 - Dec 9, 2023 | 124 | 89 | 18 | 2 | 139.33 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | Bbi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legends League Cricket 2022 | T20 | Jan 20, 2022 - Jan 29, 2022 | 11 | 0 | 145 | 1 | 1/21 | 13.18 |
| Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates 2021 | ODI | Jan 8, 2021 - Jan 18, 2021 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1/22 | 5.50 |
| Ireland tour of West Indies 2020 | LISTA | Jan 7, 2020 - Jan 19, 2020 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | - | 5.75 |
| Afghanistan tour of Ireland 2019 | ODI | May 19, 2019 - May 21, 2019 | 5.3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1/21 | 5.82 |
| Everest Premier League 2018 | T20 | Dec 8, 2018 - Dec 22, 2018 | 23 | 0 | 164 | 9 | 3/18 | 7.13 |
| Afghanistan tour of Ireland 2018 | ODI | Aug 20, 2018 - Aug 31, 2018 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | - | 4.50 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | Avg | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 3 | 6 | 258 | 467 | 118 | 51.6000 | 55.2400 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ODI | 153 | 141 | 3619 | 4076 | 142 | 29.4200 | 88.7800 | 18 | 332 | 84 | 18 | 2 |
| T20 | 258 | 239 | 4577 | 3405 | 124 | 22.1100 | 134.4100 | 32 | 376 | 208 | 15 | 2 |
| T20I | 110 | 103 | 1973 | 1507 | 124 | 21.2100 | 130.9200 | 10 | 165 | 82 | 5 | 1 |
| List A | 247 | 228 | 5689 | 6492 | 142 | 29.4700 | 87.6300 | 35 | 507 | 140 | 28 | 3 |
| First Class | 47 | 66 | 2039 | 3327 | 171 | 37.0700 | 61.2800 | 11 | 237 | 35 | 14 | 2 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 3 | 2 | 10.00 | 60 | 31 | 0 | - | 3.1000 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 153 | 116 | 716.00 | 4296 | 3726 | 114 | 32.6800 | 5.2000 | 37.6000 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 258 | 133 | 351.10 | 2107 | 2688 | 121 | 22.2100 | 7.6500 | 17.4000 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 110 | 52 | 152.50 | 917 | 1149 | 58 | 19.8100 | 7.5100 | 15.8000 | 4/45 | 4/45 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 247 | 177 | 1062.50 | 6377 | 5594 | 170 | 32.9000 | 5.2600 | 37.5000 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 47 | 55 | 457.30 | 2745 | 1304 | 47 | 27.7400 | 2.8500 | 58.4000 | 5/39 | 6/54 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Giants vs Punjabi Sher · Match 10 | T20 | February 11, 2025 | 48 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 126.32 |
| India Capitals vs Konark Suryas Odisha · Match 14 | T20 | October 4, 2024 | 55 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 119.57 |
| Punjab Royals vs Kandy Samp Army · Match 17 | T20 | March 16, 2024 | 58 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 161.11 |
| Munster Reds vs Northern Knights · Match 8 | List A | May 24, 2022 | 66 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 88.00 |
| World Giants vs Asia Lions · Match 2 | T20 | January 21, 2022 | 95 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 206.52 |
Retired from international cricket in August 2022 after a 15-year career.
