Murray Commins
Personal information
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27)
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
RelationsJohn Commins (father)
Kevin Commins (grandfather)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 19)4 April 2023 v Bangladesh
Last Test16 April 2023 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 65)21 January 2023 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI23 January 2023 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2017/18South Western Districts
2017/18–2018/19Boland
2019Northern Knights
2021–presentMunster Reds
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 2 2 16 28
Runs scored 6 6 554 973
Batting average 1.50 6.00 19.78 42.30
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/5 3/5
Top score 5 6 93 125
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 13/– 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 November 2023

Murray Commins (born 2 January 1997) is a South African cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for South Western Districts in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 13 October 2016.[2] He made his List A debut for South Western Districts in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 16 October 2016.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for South Western Districts in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 25 August 2017.[4]

Since 2019, Commins has played domestic cricket in Ireland.[5][6] Ahead of the 2021 season, Commins signed with Munster Reds.[7]

International career

Commins made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on 21 January 2023.[8]

He was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023.[9][10] He made his Test debut for Ireland against Bangladesh, on 4 April 2023.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Murray Commins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, Pool A: South Western Districts v Western Province at Oudtshoorn, Oct 13-15, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, Pool A: South Western Districts v Western Province at Oudtshoorn, Oct 16, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Pool A (D/N), Africa T20 Cup at Benoni, Aug 25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Instonians recruit Commins as overseas professional". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ "CIYMS sign Murray Commins". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Players on the move in interpro series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. ^ "2nd ODI, Harare, January 21, 2023, Ireland tour of Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Former Zimbabwe international Peter Moor named in Ireland's Test squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Tweak to Sri Lanka tour schedule sees Ireland Men set to play two-match Test series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Only Test, Mirpur, April 04 - 08, 2023, Ireland tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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