Cricket is a game that requires a lot of hard work, dedication and skills. And when one talks about First Class Cricket, it is a standard of cricket that comprises three or more days of matches that are scheduled keeping in mind the traditional rules of the game. As per the standard of the competing teams, the sport is declared as first class, which implies that it is the highest level of cricket. That being said, let us take a look at the players who scored the most first class runs.
| Player | Runs | Matches | Average |
| William Portfield | 1,777 | 26 | 44.42 |
| Kevin O’Brien | 1,748 | 36 | 40.65 |
| Andrew White | 1,637 | 30 | 52.81 |
| Stanley Bergin | 1,610 | 27 | 34.26 |
| Niall O’Brien | 1,526 | 21 | 49.22 |
| Andre Botha | 1,367 | 22 | 45.57 |
- William Portfield:
William Thomas Stuart Portfield, an Irish cricketer and the former captain of the Ireland cricket team played first class cricket matches for Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. This left-handed batsman played 26 matches and scored 1,777 runs with an average of 44.42. Not just that, during the Afghanistan T20 series in March 2017, Portfield became the first player from Ireland to score 1,000 runs.
- Kevin O’Brien:
Kevin O’Brien, an Irish former international cricket player scored 1,748 runs in 36 matches, becoming the second-highest scorer after William Portfield. In fact, on 2 March 2011, he scored the fastest ever century in a 50-over World Cup from 50 balls against England. He is also the first person from Ireland to represent his country more than 300 times.
- Andrew White:
This Irish right-handed bowler and a right-arm off-break bowler stands third at our rundown of most first class runs. He scored 1,637 runs in 30 matches with an average of 52.81. He announced his retirement in 2015 and as of now, he works as. PE teacher.
- Stanley Bergin:
Stanley Francis Bergin was an Irish cricketer who scored 1,610 first class runs in 27 matches. This left-handed batsman made his debut for Ireland in July 1949 against Yorkshire. He played 53 matches in total for Ireland and was an opening batsman for sixteen years.
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- Niall O’Brien:
Niall O’Brien, a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper started his career in cricket by playing for Kent in 2004. He played 21 first class matches and scored 1,526 runs in them, which is too impressive. He is also one of the eleven players to play Ireland’s first match ever against Pakistan in May 2018.
- Andre Botha:
Andre Botha is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium paced bowler who scored 1,367 first class runs in 22 matches. In total, he has played 55 matches for Ireland. Moreover, he is the fourth Irish player to get the double of 200o runs and 100 wickets.
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