Balbirnie to succeed long-serving Porterfield as Ireland captain

ByReuters

Published 08/11/2019 at 12:14 GMT

DUBLIN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - William Porterfield has stepped down as Ireland's test and one-day captain after more than 11 years at the helm with Andrew Balbirnie succeeding him, Cricket Ireland said on Friday.

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Since taking over from former skipper Trent Johnston in 2008, Porterfield has led the senior team 253 times, including when Ireland debuted as a test nation in May last year.

"It has been an incredible journey, and a fantastic honour to have captained my country over the past 11 and a half years," Porterfield said in a statement.

"To have been able to lead Ireland out at various World Cups, through to our first test against Pakistan, and again at Lord’s in the summer, have been but a few of these highlights."

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Middle-order batsman Balbirnie will begin his tenure in January with a one-day series in West Indies. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Toby Davis)

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