WILLIAM PORTERFIELD

'William Thomas Stuart Porterfield' (born September 6, 1984) in Derry, Northern Ireland, is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and has played for the Irish cricket team since 2006, having lined up for the Under-19s since 2003. He has captained Ireland at all levels from Under 13 to Ireland A.^[1]
He has also played Second XI cricket for Durham and MCC Young Cricketers. Most recently he has represented his country in two One-day international matches in the European Cricket Championships.
On the 31st of January 2007, he scored his maiden ODI cenutry with an unbeaten 112 to guide his side to victory over Bermuda. He followed it up in his next game with 104 not out against Kenya.
In the 2007 World Cup he was man of the match with 85 against Bangladesh during a Super Eight game, which Ireland won.
Porterfield attracted interest from Gloucestershire during the 2007 World Cup and has been on trial with the county in between international commitments. In the 2007 season, Porterfield became the first Irishman to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year, and towards the end of the season Gloucestershire offered Porterfield a two year contract.^[2]

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1. Porterfield gets deal with Gloucestershire Barry Chambers
2. Porterfield attracts Gloucester interest

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★ William Porterfield at Cricket Archive