Adrian Birrell Cricketer

Adrian Victor Birrell (born December 8, 1960) in Grahamstown, Cape Province is a former South African first class cricketer and Irish cricket coach. A leg break bowler, Birrell took 75 wickets at 30.16 in his career for Eastern Province, before turning to coaching. He led Ireland in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup where they reached the Super Eight Stage. In the tournament they beat two Test nations, Bangladesh and Pakistan as well as achieving a tie against Zimbabwe. After the world cup he was replaced as Ireland coach by Phil Simmons.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 08, 1960
Birth place
Cape Province , South Africa , Grahamstown

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Adrian Birrell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44280.html
  2. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/19/19997/19997.html
  3. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/19/19997/statistics_lists.html