Paul Stirling: Biography, Records, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

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Irish cricketer Paul Stirling competes internationally. He goes by Paul Robert Stirling in full. He is Ireland’s top cricketer and batsman. The 177 runs Stirling scored in his first List-A century made it the most excellent ODI score for the Ireland side. He was chosen for Ireland’s 15-person World Cup 2011 team. Stirling also played well in the match for Ireland’s first ODI series wickets, scoring 101 runs off 70 balls. He is one of the four Irish athletes who make up the 12-person squad. Stirling is one of two Irish players to win the 2011 ICC Award for Affiliate and Associate Cricketer of the Year. Kevin O’Brien, an all-rounder from Ireland, is another.

He participated in his maiden One Day International, or ODI, match on July 1, 2008, against New Zealand. In addition, Pakistan’s cricket team hosted the inaugural T20 international match on June 15, 2009. He swings with his right hand and bowls with a right-arm off-break. He is one of the essential batsmen on the Irish team. On September 3, 1990, he was born. Any cricket fan may find out about Paul Stirling’s batting and bowling averages, height, personal life, girlfriends, wife, age, and other information here. He plays as the opening batsman for Ireland’s cricket team. As a result, his batting average in T20I cricket is 25.00, and in ODI matches, it is 34.27.

Paul Stirling Biography:

  1. Real name: Paul Robert Stirling
  2. Other/Nickname: Stirlo
  3. Profession: Right-Handed Batsman and Right Arm Off Break Bowler (All Rounder Cricketer)
  4. Paul Stirling Jersey Number: 1
  5. Paul Stirling Net worth: $1M – $5M Approx.
  6. Paul Stirling Monthly Salary: $35,000
  7. Website URL: https://www.cricketireland.ie/players/player/stirling-paul
  8. Instagram Handle: @paulstirling

Paul Stirling’s Physical Appearance:

  1. Height: 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
  2. Weight: 84 kg
  3. Hair Colour: Dark Brown
  4. Eye Colour: Blue

Paul Stirling Personal Life:

  1. Date Of Birth: Sep 03, 1990
  2. Paul Stirling Age: 32 Years
  3. Place Of Birth: Belfast, United Kingdom
  4. Nationality: United Kingdom
  5. Hometown: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
  6. High School: Belfast High School

Paul Stirling Family Statistics:

  1. Marital Status: Married
  2. Wife: Caitlyn Adair
  3. Parents: Father – Brian Stirling 
  4. Siblings Brother – Richard Brian Stirling
  5. Religion: Christian

Paul Stirling Career Statistics:

  1. Paying the best– Batting Allrounder
  2. Batting style Right: Handed Bat
  3. Bowling-style: Right-arm off-break

Paul Stirling Debut: 

  • Test debut: vs Pakistan at The Village, May 11, 2018
  • Last Test: vs England at Lord’s, July 24, 2019
  • ODI debut: vs New Zealand at Mannofield Park, July 1, 2008
  • Last ODI: vs West Indies at Sabina Park, January 16, 2022
  • T20 debut: vs Pakistan at Kennington Oval, June 15, 2009
  • Last T20: vs India at The Village, June 28, 2022

Paul Stirling Domestic Team Performance:

  • 2010–2019 Middlesex
  • 2013 Sylhet Royals
  • 2018 Kandahar Knights
  • 2019 Khulna Titans
  • 2020–present Northern Knights
  • 2020 Northamptonshire
  • 2020 Dambulla Viking
  • 2021–2022 Islamabad United
  • 2021 Middlesex
  • 2021 Southern Brave
  • 2022 Warwickshire

Paul Stirling Achievements:

  • At 19, he committed to Middlesex for the next three years by signing a contract.
  • Additionally, he received the ICC Award for “Emerging Player of the Year” and the ICC Award for “Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year.”
  • In September 2019, he will go to the United Arab Emirates to compete in an ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier for Ireland. With 291 runs in eight games, he led the competition in scoring.
  • On January 31, 2020, he signed a contract with Northamptonshire to play in the Vitality t20 Blast.

Here are some lesser-known facts about Paul Stirling:

  • His father, Brian, and his brother, Richard Brian Stirling, both played Irish cricket at one time or another. Paul comes from a family of athletes.
  • Paul Stirling is a well-known aggressive batsman from Ireland known for batting aggressively for his team. He is also known for his aggressive batting.
  • Stirling was a member of the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year for 2021 at the annual ICC Awards in January 2022.
  • He has scored the most runs in an ODI for the Ireland team, and his innings of 177 runs in 134 balls with the help of 21 fours and five sixes makes him the player with the highest ODI score.
  • The fact that Paul Stirling was nominated in two different categories and honored with some of the best up-and-coming players in the Full Members shows how far Associate cricket has come, according to Richard Holdsworth, a representative of the ICC. In neither of the categories, he was on the shortlist.
  • In the first-ever Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament, he will be representing the Belfast Titans in July 2019. Unfortunately, the game was called off the following month.

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