William Porterfield declares his international retirement

William Porterfield declares his international retirement

Web Desk
June 17, 2022

William Porterfield declares his international retirement

.William Porterfield, has announced his retirement from international.
The 37-year-old, who made his international debut for Ireland in 2006.
He captained Ireland in 172 of the 212 internationals.

William Porterfield, the former captain of Ireland, has announced his retirement from international and representative cricket. The 37-year-old, who made his international debut for Ireland in 2006, finishes his career as the side’s second-highest ODI run-getter, behind only Paul Stirling, and second-most capped player, trailing only Kevin O’Brien.

He captained Ireland in 172 of the 212 internationals he played in – no one has led Ireland in more forms. Notably, he captained Ireland in all three Tests so far, as well as the 2011 and 2015 ODI World Cups. Batting milestones include his 85 against Bangladesh in the 2007 World Cup, 112 against England in 2013, and 107 against Pakistan in the 2015 World Cup.

🎥: GREAT MEMORIES

As we say farewell to a legend of Irish cricket, let’s look back at some great memories of @purdy34 in action.#ThankYouPorty #BackingGreen ☘️🏏 pic.twitter.com/tUomTYQcgN

— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) June 16, 2022

Overall, Porterfield scored 4343 runs at 30.58 and 1079 runs at 20.35 in ODI and T20I cricket.

“It’s been an honour to represent my country for 16 years – it’s something I had always wanted to do since I was a child,” Porterfield was quoted as saying by Cricket Ireland. “I have to say, though, it’s a little surreal at the moment having made the decision to step away and retire, but I’ve been fortunate to play since 2006 and it’s been an incredible journey.

“During my career, we’ve gone from an amateur team right through to now being a Test nation. From those before me, and along my journey, we have hopefully built an infrastructure that will allow the game in Ireland to continue to flourish. All I ever wanted to do was leave the shirt in a better place and leave the team in a better place, and hopefully I’ve played a part in doing that.”

“As I said, it feels a little surreal today, but I also feel the time is right to be stepping away – I’ve been given the opportunity to join Gloucestershire as a Consultant Coach until the end of the season, and these opportunities don’t come around very often,” Porterfield said

Portefield’s retirement follows that of seamer Peter Chase, who retired from international duty last week at the age of 28. Chase had played 25 ODIs and 12 T20Is for Ireland, taking 34 and 15 wickets respectively.