Curtis Campher

Campher has dual citizenship; he held an Irish passport prior to his selection for Ireland,^[5] and qualified to play for the Ireland cricket team through his grandmother.^[6][7] He had also played for the South Africa under-19 cricket team in the past.^[8][9]

In February 2020, he was added to the Ireland Wolves team for their tour to Namibia.^[10] He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2020, and his List A debut on 26 February 2020, both for Ireland Wolves against Namibia, during their tour to South Africa.^[11][12]

On 10 July 2020, Campher was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team.^[13][14] On 28 July 2020, Cricket Ireland named Campher in their 14-man squad for the first ODI of the series.^[15][16] He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against England, on 30 July 2020.^[17] Campher top-scored for Ireland in the match with 59 not out,^[18] but they went on to lose by six wickets.^[19]

In February 2021, Campher was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.^[20][21] Campher made his first-class debut on 26 February 2021, for Ireland Wolves against the Bangladesh Emerging team.^[22]

In August 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.^[23] Campher made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.^[24] In September 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[25] On 18 October 2021, in Ireland's first match of the T20 World Cup, against the Netherlands, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket.^[26] Campher also became the third bowler, after Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan, to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match.^[27]

He was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023.^[28][29] He was also named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours.^[30] He made his Test debut for Ireland against Bangladesh, on 4 April 2023.^[31] On 25 April 2023, he scored his maiden century in Test cricket during the first Test against Sri Lanka,^[32] becoming the only fourth Irishman to score a century in the format.^[33]

In May 2024, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[34]

Campher signed a short-term deal to play white ball cricket for Gloucestershire in August 2024.^[35]

On 10 July 2025, playing for Munster Reds in the Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy against the North-West Warriors, Campher became the first player to take five wickets in five balls in a men's professional match.^[36][37]

In August 2025, Campher signed a short-term contract with Essex to play three matches for the club in the One-Day Cup.^[38] He scored 123 not out off 68 balls on his debut against Surrey.^[39]

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