EOIN MORGAN

'Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan' (born 10 September 1986 in Dublin) is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, part-time right-arm medium bowler and an occasional wicket-keeper. He plays in English county cricket for Middlesex.
Morgan was a regular member of Ireland's youth teams and represented them at Under-15 and Under-17 level. He was selected in the Irish Under-19 squad for the 2003-04 Under-19 World Cup, and was Ireland's top run-scorer in the competition.^[1] Two years later, he captained Ireland in the 2005-06 Under-19 World Cup where he finished as the second-highest overall run-scorer.^[2]
Morgan made his One-day International debut for Ireland on 5 August 2006 at the European Championships against Scotland. He nearly made a century on debut, scoring 99 before he was run out. It was the first time in ODI history that a player had been dismissed for 99 on debut. Only two other batsmen passed 20 as Ireland beat Scotland by 85 runs.^[3] His maiden ODI hundred came not long after, on the 4 February 2007 against Canada in Nairobi. He became the youngest ever non-subcontinental player to make a century in ODI cricket.^[4]
Morgan is the first cricketer to have scored a first-class double century for Ireland with an unbeaten 209 against the United Arab Emirates in February 2007 at Abu Dhabi.^[5]
In February 2007, Morgan was named in Ireland's 15-man squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.^[6]
In May 2007, Morgan was named as one of England's twelfth men for the Lord's Test versus West Indies^[7], and came on for Matthew Hoggard on the third day.^[8]

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1. ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup, 2003/04 Averages: Ireland Under-19s
2. ICC Under-19s Cricket World Cup, 2005/06 Batting - Most Runs
3. Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, 5 August 2006
4. ODIs - Youngest to Score Century
5. Dominant Morgan sets Irish record
6. Ireland stick with tried and tested
7. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvwi/engine/current/match/258459.html
8. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6672179.stm

External links

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★ Player Profile: Eoin Morgan from CricketArchive

★ Middlesex County Cricket Club