Ireland played their first Test match in 2018, becoming the eleventh Test nation. Since then, they have played nine Test matches, winning two and losing seven.[7]
This is a List of Ireland Test cricket records. It is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with Ireland Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team.
Key
The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Ireland only, and are correct as of June 2020[update].
Key
Symbol
Meaning
†
Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
*
Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 4 June 2023[101]
Umpiring records
Most matches umpired
No Irish umpire has stood in Tests yet.
Notes
^For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days[2] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[3]
^In October 2017, the ICC Board approved a trial of four-day Test cricket to run through until the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
