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Iain O'Brien

Bowler · 2005 to 2009 · 36 internationals

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36Internationals
-Runs
-Hundreds
93Wickets
8Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test22345219317.5556938.48008291
ODI102233*N/A1127.2700000
T20I4----N/A-N/A-----
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test22374,3941582,429736/757/16533.273.3160.19310
ODI10104533488143/683/6834.856.4632.3500-
T20I4478011662/302/3019.338.9213.0000-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test22387070.1842 (2ct 0st)
ODI10101010.1001 (1ct 0st)
T20I440000.0000

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Iain O'Brien: Test, ODI and T20I stats

Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 219 99%ODI 3 1%
Wickets by format
Test 73 78%ODI 14 15%T20I 6 6%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test343437372005-03-102009-12-11Complete
ODI2210102008-02-202009-03-14Complete
T20I-0432009-02-152009-02-27Partial

Questions fans ask about Iain O'Brien

How many Test runs has Iain O'Brien scored?
Iain O'Brien has 219 runs in 34 Test innings from 22 matches at an average of 7.55 and a strike rate of 38.48. Highest score: 31.
What is Iain O'Brien's Test batting average?
Iain O'Brien's Test batting average is 7.55, from 219 runs and 34 innings.
How many Test wickets has Iain O'Brien taken?
Iain O'Brien has taken 73 wickets in Test from 22 matches at a bowling average of 33.27. Best innings: 6/75.
How many ODI runs has Iain O'Brien scored?
Iain O'Brien has 3 runs in 2 ODI innings from 10 matches and a strike rate of 27.27. Highest score: 3*.
How many ODI wickets has Iain O'Brien taken?
Iain O'Brien has taken 14 wickets in ODI from 10 matches at a bowling average of 34.85. Best innings: 3/68.
How many T20I wickets has Iain O'Brien taken?
Iain O'Brien has taken 6 wickets in T20I from 4 matches at a bowling average of 19.33. Best innings: 2/30.

Explore every recorded innings

35 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
2009-12-11New Zealand v PakistanTestMatch drawn
2009-12-03New Zealand v PakistanTestPakistan won by 141 runs
2009-11-24New Zealand v PakistanTestNew Zealand won by 32 runs
2009-08-26Sri Lanka v New ZealandTestSri Lanka won by 96 runs
2009-08-18Sri Lanka v New ZealandTestSri Lanka won by 202 runs
2009-04-03New Zealand v IndiaTestMatch drawn
2009-03-26New Zealand v IndiaTestMatch drawn
2009-03-18New Zealand v IndiaTestIndia won by 10 wickets
2009-03-14New Zealand v IndiaODINew Zealand won by 8 wickets
2009-03-11New Zealand v IndiaODIIndia won by 84 runs (D/L method)
2009-03-06New Zealand v IndiaODINo result
2009-03-03New Zealand v IndiaODIIndia won by 53 runs (D/L method)

TEST CAREER · 2005 to 2009

Iain O'Brien in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

73Wickets
33.27Average
3.31Economy
60.19Strike rate
6/75Best
1Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career22345219317.5556938.48008291
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career22374,3941582,429736/757/16533.273.3160.19310
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career22387070.1842 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings
020406050 wickets: 2009-04-0350732005200720082009
Test wickets by year
01020302005: 2 wickets220052006: 0 wickets20062007: 3 wickets320072008: 38 wickets3820082009: 30 wickets302009
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets
Test runs, innings by innings
060120180100 runs: 2009-04-03100200 runs: 2009-12-032002192005200720082009
Test runs by year
040801202005: 10 runs1020052006: 0 runs20062007: 14 runs1420072008: 37 runs3720082009: 158 runs1582009
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught18 · 52.9%
Bowled5 · 14.7%
LBW4 · 11.8%
Stumped2 · 5.9%
Not out5 · 14.7%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
4-0 inns
5-0 inns
6-0 inns
7-0 inns
8-0 inns
92.003 inns
108.5028 inns
114.503 inns
Test runs from boundaries
Fours116 · 53.0%
Sixes6 · 2.7%
Other runs97 · 44.3%

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
116runs
14.50average
44.44strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
21wickets
36.57average
3.65economy
60.00strike rate
4/35best

Test record by situation

complete career
Iain O'Brien: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia4701452.008217.0700320
India3526119*20.3312050.83000100
Pakistan351673116.7511956.30001100
England2401563.753444.1100110
South Africa2411414*4.661877.7700321
Sri Lanka24030127.5012524.0000030
Bangladesh3301454.664829.1600000
West Indies221444.002317.3900010
All22345219317.5556938.48008291
Iain O'Brien: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bangladesh4760734211153/3114.062.0840.4600
Australia466602041093/11145.553.7273.3300
Pakistan3686225448154/3529.863.1157.4620
India357552945293/10350.223.5983.8800
Sri Lanka24398732062/7353.334.8266.3300
England233961518584/7423.122.8049.5010
South Africa233271519232/7864.003.52109.0000
West Indies233901321186/7526.373.2448.7501
All22374,3951582,429736/7533.273.3160.2031
Iain O'Brien: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home121741513111.6132646.31002230
Away91716814*4.2524327.9800661
All22345219317.5556938.48008291
Iain O'Brien: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home12212,553871,424416/7534.733.3462.2621
Away10161,842711,005324/7431.403.2757.5610
All22374,3951582,429736/7533.273.3160.2031
Iain O'Brien: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match8823613*6.007945.5600250
2nd innings of the match1313285197.7219942.7100281
3rd innings of the match77028144.0013221.2100350
4th innings of the match661703114.0015944.02001110
All22345219317.5556938.48008291
Iain O'Brien: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match13131,50061793326/7524.783.1746.8721
2nd innings of the match991,11345655183/3136.383.5361.8300
3rd innings of the match12121,49447829194/6643.633.3278.6310
4th innings of the match33288515243/6338.003.1672.0000
All22374,3951582,429736/7533.273.3160.2031
Iain O'Brien: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 9330662.003218.7500200
No. 1018284204318.5050240.63006281
No. 11331954.503525.7100010
All22345219317.5556938.48008291
Iain O'Brien: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won4513113*7.757839.7400030
Lost11221121315.7636333.33008161
Drawn6736719*16.7512852.34000100
All22345219317.5556938.48008291
Iain O'Brien: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won4879237341153/3422.732.5852.8000
Lost11182,102681,257344/6636.973.5861.8220
Drawn7111,50153831246/7534.623.3262.5411
All22374,3951582,429736/7533.273.3160.2031
Iain O'Brien: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
20052301053.332835.7100120
20072411414*4.661877.7700321
200891313763.0815923.2700320
200981431583114.3636443.40001230
All22345219317.5556938.48008291
Iain O'Brien: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
200523258719721/7398.504.58129.0000
2007233271519232/7864.003.52109.0000
200810161,79575820386/7521.572.7447.2311
20098152,015611,220304/3540.663.6367.1620
All22374,3951582,429736/7533.273.3160.2031
Iain O'Brien: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Basin Reserve461783115.6012562.40001120
University Oval, Dunedin3412613*8.666838.2300040
McLean Park332201920.004940.8100020
All22345219317.5556938.48008291
Iain O'Brien: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Basin Reserve4784930487164/6630.433.4453.0610
McLean Park3690633468156/7531.203.0960.4011
University Oval, Dunedin354861426663/6344.333.2881.0000
All22374,3951582,429736/7533.273.3160.2031
Iain O'Brien: Test batting by series and tournaments
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
India in New Zealand Test Series3526119*20.3312050.83000100
Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series351673116.7511956.30001100
New Zealand in England Test Series2401563.753444.1100110
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series24030127.5012524.0000030
New Zealand tour of South Africa2411414*4.661877.7700321
Trans-Tasman Trophy240431.00547.4000200
Australia tour of New Zealand2301053.332835.7100120
All22345219317.5556938.48008291
Iain O'Brien: Test bowling by series and tournaments
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series3686225448154/3529.863.1157.4620
India in New Zealand Test Series357552945293/10350.223.5983.8800
Bangladesh in New Zealand Test Series242881311673/3416.572.4141.1400
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series24398732062/7353.334.8266.3300
Australia tour of New Zealand23258719721/7398.504.58129.0000
New Zealand in England Test Series233961518584/7423.122.8049.5010
New Zealand tour of South Africa233271519232/7864.003.52109.0000
Trans-Tasman Trophy234021321373/11130.423.1757.4200
All22374,3951582,429736/7533.273.3160.2031

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Best Test performances

Iain O'Brien: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
314568.8850PakistanBasin Reserve2009-12-03
19*17111.7640IndiaBasin Reserve2009-04-03
193850.0020IndiaBasin Reserve2009-04-03
194146.3420PakistanMcLean Park2009-12-11
14*7200.0021South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium2007-11-08
144531.1130IndiaSeddon Park2009-03-18
13*1776.4720PakistanUniversity Oval, Dunedin2009-11-24
127516.0010Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground2009-08-26
92931.0300Sri LankaGalle International Stadium2009-08-18
81942.1010IndiaSeddon Park2009-03-18
Iain O'Brien: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
6/7515662.88West IndiesMcLean Park2008-12-19
4/359052.33PakistanMcLean Park2009-12-11
4/6612943.06PakistanBasin Reserve2009-12-03
4/7413843.21EnglandTrent Bridge2008-06-05
3/317932.35BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium2008-10-25
3/349072.26BangladeshBasin Reserve2008-01-12
3/36138111.56BangladeshZahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium2008-10-17
3/4913892.13EnglandOld Trafford2008-05-23
3/6313832.73PakistanUniversity Oval, Dunedin2009-11-24
3/10319873.12IndiaSeddon Park2009-03-18

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
2009-12-11Pakistan194/35 & 2/108McLean ParkMatch drawn
2009-12-03Pakistan0 & 312/78 & 4/66Basin ReservePakistan won by 141 runs
2009-11-24Pakistan13* & 40/98 & 3/63University Oval, DunedinNew Zealand won by 32 runs
2009-08-26Sri Lanka4 & 122/73 & 1/77Sinhalese Sports Club GroundSri Lanka won by 96 runs
2009-08-18Sri Lanka9 & 52/125 & 1/45Galle International StadiumSri Lanka won by 202 runs
2009-04-03India19 & 19*2/89 & 2/100Basin ReserveMatch drawn
2009-03-26India1*2/66 & 0/94McLean ParkMatch drawn
2009-03-18India8 & 143/103Seddon ParkIndia won by 10 wickets
2008-12-19West Indies0*6/75 & 1/90McLean ParkMatch drawn
2008-12-11West Indies41/46University Oval, DunedinMatch drawn

ODI CAREER · 2008 to 2009

Iain O'Brien in ODIs

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

14Wickets
34.85Average
6.46Economy
32.35Strike rate
3/68Best
0Five-fors

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career102233*N/A1127.2700000
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career10104533488143/683/6834.856.4632.3500-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career10101010.1001 (1ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI wickets, innings by innings
0481210 wickets: 2009-02-10101420082009
ODI wickets by year
048122008: 1 wickets120082009: 13 wickets132009
Last 20 ODI bowling innings
ODI innings by wickets

Recent ODI form

Last 10 bowling innings
14wickets
34.85average
6.46economy
32.35strike rate
3/68best

ODI record by situation

complete career
Iain O'Brien: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia11100*N/A30.0000000
India11133*N/A837.5000000
All102233*N/A1127.2700000
Iain O'Brien: ODI bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia552702253103/6825.305.6227.0000
India44147117632/4358.667.1849.0000
England113605911/5959.009.8336.0000
All10104533488143/6834.856.4632.3500
Iain O'Brien: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home11133*N/A837.5000000
Away11100*N/A30.0000000
All102233*N/A1127.2700000
Iain O'Brien: ODI bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home55183123542/4358.757.7045.7500
Away552702253103/6825.305.6227.0000
All10104533488143/6834.856.4632.3500
Iain O'Brien: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Chasing22233*N/A1127.2700000
All102233*N/A1127.2700000
Iain O'Brien: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first883753397123/6833.086.3531.2500
Defending a total227809122/5445.507.0039.0000
All10104533488143/6834.856.4632.3500
Iain O'Brien: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 1122233*N/A1127.2700000
All102233*N/A1127.2700000
Iain O'Brien: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Lost22233*N/A1127.2700000
All102233*N/A1127.2700000
Iain O'Brien: ODI bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won33165113462/4322.334.8727.5000
Lost44186221153/6842.206.8037.2000
Tied113605911/5959.009.8336.0000
No result226608421/4042.007.6333.0000
All10104533488143/6834.856.4632.3500
Iain O'Brien: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
200922233*N/A1127.2700000
All102233*N/A1127.2700000
Iain O'Brien: ODI bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
2008113605911/5959.009.8336.0000
2009994173429133/6833.006.1732.0700
All10104533488143/6834.856.4632.3500
Iain O'Brien: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Chasing22233*N/A1127.2700000
All102233*N/A1127.2700000
Iain O'Brien: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first883753397123/6833.086.3531.2500
Defending a total227809122/5445.507.0039.0000
All10104533488143/6834.856.4632.3500
Iain O'Brien: ODI bowling by series and tournaments
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Chappell-Hadlee Trophy552702253103/6825.305.6227.0000
India in New Zealand ODI Series44147117632/4358.667.1849.0000
All10104533488143/6834.856.4632.3500

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best ODI performances

Iain O'Brien: best ODI bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
3/686016.80AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground2009-02-08
2/436014.30AustraliaWACA Ground2009-02-01
2/434505.73IndiaEden Park2009-03-14
2/486004.80AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground2009-02-06
2/546005.40AustraliaAdelaide Oval2009-02-10
1/403008.00AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground2009-02-13
1/443607.33IndiaWestpac Stadium2009-03-06
1/593609.83EnglandMcLean Park2008-02-20
0/3718012.33IndiaSeddon Park2009-03-11
0/524816.50IndiaMcLean Park2009-03-03

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
2009-03-14Indiadid not bat2/43Eden ParkNew Zealand won by 8 wickets
2009-03-11Indiadid not bat0/37Seddon ParkIndia won by 84 runs (D/L method)
2009-03-06Indiadid not bat1/44Westpac StadiumNo result
2009-03-03India3*0/52McLean ParkIndia won by 53 runs (D/L method)
2009-02-13Australiadid not bat1/40Brisbane Cricket GroundNo result
2009-02-10Australiadid not bat2/54Adelaide OvalAustralia won by 6 wickets
2009-02-08Australia0*3/68Sydney Cricket GroundAustralia won by 32 runs
2009-02-06Australiadid not bat2/48Melbourne Cricket GroundNew Zealand won by 6 wickets
2009-02-01Australiadid not bat2/43WACA GroundNew Zealand won by 2 wickets
2008-02-20Englanddid not bat1/59McLean ParkMatch tied

T20I CAREER · 2009 to 2009

Iain O'Brien in T20Is

0 batting innings in scorecards

-Runs
N/AAverage
N/AStrike rate
-Hundreds
-Fifties
-Highest

Official T20I record

Official T20I batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career4----N/A-N/A-----
Official T20I bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career4478011662/302/3019.338.9213.0000-

Latest T20I matches

Latest T20I matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
2009-02-27Indiadid not bat2/30Westpac StadiumNew Zealand won by 5 wickets
2009-02-25Indiadid not bat2/36AMI StadiumNew Zealand won by 7 wickets
2009-02-15Australiadid not bat2/34Sydney Cricket GroundAustralia won by 1 runs