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Paul Stirling

Ireland · Belfast Wolves · Northern Knights · Team Abu Dhabi

Paul Stirling

36Ireland

  • Right-handed opener
  • Right-arm off-spin bowler
  • Occasional bowler

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T20 record

Batting

MatInnsRunsBallsAvgSRHS50s4s6sDot %
T203493448,2865,86025.30141.41195694234842.3
ETPL111118713218.70141.731025747.7
Last 10101015611117.30140.527019748.6

Bowling

InnsBallsRunsWktsEconAvgSRDot %
T201141,4061,804607.7030.1023.430.9

Batting style

Balanced opener

  • PowerplayOvers 1–6

    Strike rate139Par 127
    Balls per dismissal13Par 20

  • Middle oversOvers 7–15

    Strike rate118Par 124
    Balls per dismissal17Par 19

  • DeathOvers 16–20

    Strike rate–
    Balls per dismissal–
FigurePlayerParAgainst par
Average18.724.7
Strike rate135127
Boundary %21.318.6
Dot %48.045.8
Sixes, % of boundaries3027
Strike rate v pace132129
Strike rate v spin142120
Strike rate, first 10 balls132118

654 balls in T20s · Dec 2023 – Jul 2026

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Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

  • Six-hittingone every 16.8 balls (field 25.4 across T20 Blast, T20Is and 10 more)
  • Powerplay, battingSR 144 (field 122 across T20 Blast, T20Is and 10 more)
  • Scoring rateSR 141 (field 122 across T20 Blast, T20Is and 10 more)

By phase

Balls facedSROutBalls bowledEconWkts
Powerplay4,032143.92062857.417
Middle overs1,747134.01088947.6043
Death (overs 16–20)81175.3132278.4610

Men's T20

International rank
142nd
batters
Overall rank
373rd
all T20 batters
Runs a match
0.5
below an average player

Men's T20 batting, runs a match

AveragePeak 3.0 above
June 2015Now 0.5 below
201020132016201920222025
ICC rank
77
477 points
Last 2 yearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsBowl avgEcon
T204065518.7141.80–19.00

Not in our T20 bowling rankings.

Teams

Leagues

YearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsEcon
Blast2014–2024922,33425.90152.9228.52
Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy2020–20262559826.00150.606.80
BPL2013–20251839822.10146.9410.00
ETPL20261118718.70141.7––
PSL2021–20231026626.60166.3––
The Hundred*2021–20231021627.00158.826.48
ILT202023616828.00109.8017.00
CPL20225153.0045.507.00
LPL2020331.0023.108.00
SA20202324020.00166.7014.00

T20 streaks

Last 10CareerNowBest
30+ score0/1031%042525272226123088
Took a wicket2/1038%050011000000
  • Paul Stirling has made 30 or more in 0 of the last 10 T20 innings.
  • Paul Stirling has taken a wicket in 2 of the last 10 T20s bowled in.

Last 10 T20s

DateTeamOpponentGroundBatBowlResult
20 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesEdinburgh Castle RockersThe Village, Malahide8 (10)–Lost by 7 wicketsL 7 wkts
19 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesAmsterdam FlamesThe Village, Malahide8 (11)–Won by 7 wicketsW 7 wkts
17 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesEdinburgh Castle RockersThe Village, Malahide0 (2)–Won by 9 runs (DLS)W 9 runs (DLS)
13 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesGlasgow CosmicThe Village, Malahide3 (4)–Won by 103 runsW 103 runs
12 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesRotterdam DockersThe Village, Malahide12 (9)–Lost by 7 wicketsL 7 wkts
10 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesAmsterdam FlamesThe Village, Malahide26 (16)–Won by 5 wicketsW 5 wkts
9 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesDublin GuardiansThe Village, Malahide22 (18)–Lost by 8 wicketsL 8 wkts
4 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesGlasgow CosmicSportpark Westvliet27 (18)–Won by 26 runsW 26 runs
2 Sept 2026Belfast WolvesEdinburgh Castle RockersSportpark Westvliet25 (13)–Lost by 59 runsL 59 runs
30 Aug 2026Belfast WolvesAmsterdam FlamesSportpark Westvliet25* (10)–Won by 9 wicketsW 9 wkts

Records

  1. =1stMost matches in T20 internationals163
  2. 2ndFastest fifties in the Inter-Provincial Cup since 201621
  3. 2ndMost fours in T20 internationals449
  4. 5thMost runs in T20 internationals3,895
  5. 5thFastest fifties in PSL history18
  6. 5thHighest partnerships in T20 Blast history187
  7. 6thMost fours in European T20 Premier League history25
  8. 6thMost matches in European T20 Premier League history11
  9. 7thHighest partnerships in The Hundred121

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