Full Name
Liam McCarthy
Born
January 2, 2002
Place Of Birth
Gauteng, South Africa
Country
Ireland
Role
Bowler
Liam McCarthy
Liam McCarthy
Liam McCarthy
Liam McCarthy is a South African-born Irish cricketer and bowling all-rounder who represents Ireland in all three formats of the game. He is best known for his impressive Test debut against New Zealand at Stormont, where he claimed his maiden international wicket by dismissing legendary batsman Kane Williamson.
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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Northern Knights vs North West Warriors · Match 2 | List A | July 2, 2026 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ireland vs India · 2nd Match | T20I | June 28, 2026 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ireland vs India · 1st Match | T20I | June 26, 2026 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Leinster Lightning vs North West Warriors · Match 9 | T20 | June 17, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Leinster Lightning vs North West Warriors · Match 1 | T20 | June 2, 2026 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.14 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning vs North West Warriors · Match 4 | List A | July 9, 2026 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.38 |
| Northern Knights vs North West Warriors · Match 2 | List A | July 2, 2026 | 8.4 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.19 |
| North West Warriors vs Leinster Lightning · Match 1 | List A | June 30, 2026 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Ireland vs India · 2nd Match | T20I | June 28, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Ireland vs India · 1st Match | T20I | June 26, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.67 |
| Leinster Lightning vs North West Warriors · Match 9 | T20 | June 17, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8.25 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2026 | T20 | Jun 2, 2026 - Jul 29, 2026 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| New Zealand tour of Ireland 2026 | TEST | May 27, 2026 - May 30, 2026 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy 2025 | T20 | Jun 17, 2025 - Jul 10, 2025 | 141 | 88 | 11 | 8 | 160.23 |
| West Indies tour of Ireland 2025 | T20I | May 21, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 106.67 |
| Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited 50 Over Cup 2025 | LISTA | May 7, 2025 - Aug 27, 2025 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.67 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | Bbi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2026 | T20 | Jun 2, 2026 - Jul 29, 2026 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 5 | 2/31 | 9.18 |
| New Zealand tour of Ireland 2026 | TEST | May 27, 2026 - May 30, 2026 | 24 | 2 | 130 | 1 | 1/130 | 5.42 |
| Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy 2025 | T20 | Jun 17, 2025 - Jul 10, 2025 | 30.5 | 0 | 317 | 5 | 1/11 | 10.28 |
| West Indies tour of Ireland 2025 | ODI | May 21, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 25 | 0 | 185 | 5 | 3/66 | 7.40 |
| Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited 50 Over Cup 2025 | LISTA | May 7, 2025 - Aug 27, 2025 | 29 | 3 | 155 | 7 | 3/43 | 5.34 |
| Tri-Nation Series in UAE 2025 | LISTA | Apr 13, 2025 - May 2, 2025 | 32 | 1 | 181 | 7 | 3/57 | 5.66 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | Avg | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 0.0000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 35 | 23 | 289 | 211 | 37 | 24.0800 | 136.9600 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 16 | - | 106.6600 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 33 | 23 | 368 | 371 | 74 | 21.6400 | 99.1900 | 6 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| First Class | 5 | 7 | 103 | 152 | 35 | 17.1600 | 67.7600 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 3 | 3 | 25.00 | 150 | 185 | 5 | 37.0000 | 7.4000 | 30.0000 | 3/66 | 3/66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 35 | 30 | 91.30 | 549 | 984 | 19 | 51.7800 | 10.7500 | 28.8000 | 2/12 | 2/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 24 | 81 | 0 | 0.0000 | 20.2500 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 33 | 32 | 237.40 | 1426 | 1330 | 58 | 22.9300 | 5.5900 | 24.5000 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| First Class | 5 | 8 | 107.30 | 645 | 368 | 15 | 24.5300 | 3.4200 | 43.0000 | 3/29 | 6/111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-West Warriors vs Munster Reds · Match 11 | T20 | June 26, 2025 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 241.67 |
| Munster Reds vs Northern Knights · Match 9 | List A | August 22, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Teams Played For
- Current Major Teams: Ireland, Ireland A, Munster Reds
- Past Teams: Railway Union (Club Captain)
International Debuts
- Test Debut: vs. New Zealand at Belfast, May 27, 2026 (Cap 35)
- ODI Debut: vs. West Indies, May 21, 2025 (Cap 73)
- T20I Debut: vs. West Indies, June 15, 2025 (Cap 61)
Highlights, Records & Trophies
- Maiden Test Wicket: Made a massive statement on his Test debut by taking the crucial wicket of New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson.
- Captained Railway Union to club successes and competes prominently in the Ireland Inter-Provincial Series with the Munster Reds.
