NIALL O'BRIEN (CRICKETER)

'Niall John O'Brien' (born November 8, 1981) is an Irish cricketer educated at Marian College, Ballsbridge. He is a Dublin born left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. O'Brien's brother Kevin plays with him in the Irish team. His father Brendan also played cricket for Ireland and his sister Ciara O'Brien is in the Irish women's hockey team. She was capped for Ireland for the 100th time in Rome in May 2006.
Along with fellow Irish player Ed Joyce, O'Brien made a series of impressive performances for Ireland before starting to take part in English cricket with Kent. O'Brien found multiple chances to perform for his county as fellow wicket-keeper Geraint Jones has found himself performing more often for the English cricket team. After being released by Kent he signed a one-year deal with Northamptonshire for 2007.
O'Brien's hot temperament can get him into trouble, he once received a ban after an outburst with an official during and Intercontinental Cup game with Scotland. Earlier, in June 2004, he angered Brian Lara when Lara refused to walk after being apparently caught behind.
His innings of 72 in the 2007 Cricket World Cup group match against Pakistan helped Ireland earn an upset victory and also earned him the man of the match award.

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★ Niall O'Brien at ECB