# List of Ireland cricket captains

This is a list of all cricketers who have captained Ireland in an official international match. This includes the ICC Trophy, Under-19 games and One Day Internationals, Twenty20 Internationals. The tables are correct as of the February 2012.

## Men's cricket
### Test match captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Ireland cricket team for at least one Test match.
A cricketer who has a symbol of next to a Test match series describes their role as captain and their participation in at least one game for the team.
Ireland Test match captains :
| No. | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | William Porterfield | 2018 | Pakistan | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | William Porterfield | 2018–19 | Afghanistan | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | William Porterfield | 2019 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | William Porterfield | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2022-23 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2023 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2023 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Andrew Balbirnie | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | Grand total | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

### One Day International captains

In 2006, all-rounder Trent Johnston became Ireland's first ODI captain. He stepped down as captain in early 2008 and took a break from cricket as he was struggling with injury problems. William Porterfield succeeded Johnston as Ireland's full-time captain in April 2008. On occasions when Porterfield had been unavailable, sometimes due to commitments with his county side, Kyle McCallan had filled the role of captain. The table of results is complete up to the second match against Bangladesh in May 2023.
Ireland ODI Captains :
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR |
| 1 | Trent Johnston | 2006–2010 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 2 | Kyle McCallan | 2007–2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | William Porterfield | 2008-2019 | 113 | 50 | 2 | 55 | 6 |
| 4 | Kevin O'Brien | 2010–2014 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2020–Present | 30 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 6 | Paul Stirling | 2022–2023 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | 187 | 75 | 3 | 96 | 13 |
| Last Updated: 12 May 2023 ||||||||

### Twenty20 International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Ireland cricket team for at least one Twenty20 International.The table of results is complete up to the third match against Bangladesh in March 2023.
Ireland T20I captains :
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR |
| 1 | William Porterfield | 2008–2017 | 56 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin O'Brien | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Gary Wilson | 2016-2019 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Paul Stirling | 2019 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2020–Present | 52 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | 147 | 60 | 2 | 78 | 7 |
| Last updated: 22 October 2021 ||||||||

### ICC Trophy/ICC World Cup Qualifier

Ireland debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1993/94 tournament.
| Player | Dates of captaincy | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % win |
| Alan Lewis | 1993/94 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Justin Benson | 1996/97 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66.66 |
| Kyle McCallan | 2001–2005 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Dekker Curry | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jason Molins | 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| William Porterfield | 2009 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Total | 1993/94–2005 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 58.06 |

## Women's cricket
### Test match captains

Ireland had played one Test in 2000 against Pakistan at Dublin.
Ireland Women's Test Captain :
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR |
| 1 | Miriam Grealey | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Women's One Day International captains

Ireland Women's ODI Captains :
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR |
| 1 | Mary-Pat Moore | 1987–1993 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Sonia Reamsbottom | 1989–1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Owens | 1988 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Miriam Grealey | 1995–2000 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 5 | Nikki Squire | 2001 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Anne Linehan | 2002 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Clare Shillington | 2003–2011 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Heather Whelan | 2003–2011 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Isobel Joyce | 2008–present | 17 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 10 | Ciara Metcalfe | 2010–2011 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Mary Waldron | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | 130 | 38 | 0 | 87 | 5 |

### Women's Twenty20 International captains

Ireland Women's T20I Captains :
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR |
| 1 | Isobel Joyce | 2008–present | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Heather Whelan | 2009 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ciara Metcalfe | 2010–2011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Cecelia Joyce | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 |

## Youth cricket
### Youth One-Day International captains

Ireland T20I Captains :
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR |
| 1 | Joseph Clinton | 1998 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Ed Joyce | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Peter Shields | 1998 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | William Porterfield | 2004 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Eoin Morgan | 2006 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Greg Thompson | 2008 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2010 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | George Dockrell | 2012 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | 43 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 0 |