Curtis Campher (born 20 April 1999) is a South African-born Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland cricket team and Munster Reds.[2] Campher made his international debut for Ireland in June 2020.[3] In October 2021, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match, going on to take four wickets in four balls, becoming only the third bowler to do so.
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| Born | 20 April 1999 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 18) | 4 April 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 February 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 60) | 30 July 2020 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 March 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 50) | 27 August 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 24 May 2024 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Leinster Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Munster Reds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Chattogram Challengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Campher has dual citizenship; he held an Irish passport prior to his selection for Ireland,[4] and qualified to play for the Ireland cricket team through his grandmother.[5][6] He had also played for the South Africa under-19 cricket team in the past.[7][8]
In February 2020, he was added to the Ireland Wolves team for their tour to Namibia.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2020, and his List A debut on 26 February 2020, both for Ireland Wolves against Namibia, during their tour to South Africa.[10][11]
On 10 July 2020, Campher was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team.[12][13] On 28 July 2020, Cricket Ireland named Campher in their 14-man squad for the first ODI of the series.[14][15] He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against England, on 30 July 2020.[16] Campher top-scored for Ireland in the match with 59 not out,[17] but they went on to lose by six wickets.[18]
In February 2021, Campher was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[19][20] Campher made his first-class debut on 26 February 2021, for Ireland Wolves against the Bangladesh Emerging team.[21]
In August 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[22] Campher made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[23] In September 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24] On 18 October 2021, in Ireland's first match of the T20 World Cup, against the Netherlands, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket.[25] Campher also became the third bowler, after Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan, to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match.[26]
He was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023.[27][28] He was also named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours.[29] He made his Test debut for Ireland against Bangladesh, on 4 April 2023.[30] On 25 April 2023, he scored his maiden century in Test cricket during the first Test against Sri Lanka,[31] becoming the only fourth Irishman to score a century in the format.[32]
In May 2024, he was named in Ireland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[33]