Neil Rock
CountryIreland
FullnameNeil Alan Rock
Birth date24 September 2000 (age 26)
Birth placeDublin, Ireland[1]
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Internationaltrue
Odidebutdate8 January
Odidebutyear2022
OdidebutagainstWest Indies
Odicap62
Lastodidate16 January
Lastodiyear2022
LastodiagainstWest Indies
T20idebutdate27 August
T20idebutyear2021
T20idebutagainstZimbabwe
T20icap51
Lastt20idate23 February
Lastt20iyear2025
Lastt20iagainstZimbabwe
Club 1Northern Knights
Year 12018–present
Club 2Munster Reds
Year 22020–21
Hidedeliveriestrue
Columns4
Column 1ODI
Matches 13
Runs 17
Bat avg 13.50
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 17
Catches/stumpings 12/0
Column 2T20I
Matches 225
Runs 2161
Bat avg 210.06
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 237
Catches/stumpings 214/2
Column 3FC
Matches 39
Runs 3220
Bat avg 324.44
100s/50s 30/1
Top score 385
Catches/stumpings 313/1
Column 4LA
Matches 456
Runs 41,173
Bat avg 427.27
100s/50s 41/5
Top score 4102
Catches/stumpings 450/6
Date7 December 2025
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1112535.html Cricinfo

Neil Alan Rock (born 24 September 2000) is an Irish cricketer. Rock made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in August 2021.[2]

Career

Rock made his Twenty20 debut for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 18 May 2018.[3] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]

He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup on 28 May 2018.[5] He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship on 29 May 2018.[6]

In December 2020, Rock was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour to the UAE to play the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.[7][8] In February 2021, Rock was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[9][10] Later the same month, Rock was part of the intake for the Cricket Ireland Academy.[11] Following the tour of Bangladesh, Rock was awarded with a retainer contract, after he impressed the selectors.[12]

In June 2021, Rock was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[13] However, he did not take part in the series, after a positive test for COVID-19.[14] In August 2021, Rock was named in Ireland's T20I and ODI squads for their series against Zimbabwe.[15] Rock made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[16] The following month, Rock was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[17]

In November 2021, Rock was named in Ireland's ODI squad for their series against the West Indies.[18] He made his ODI debut 8 January 2022, for Ireland against the West Indies.[19] Rock replaced Andy McBrine as a concussion substitute in the match.[20]

In May 2024, he was named in Ireland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[21]

References

  1. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  2. ^ "Neil Rock". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ^ "1st Match (D/N), Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy at Belfast, May 18 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Ireland U19 World Cup Squad Announced". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  5. ^ "1st Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Belfast, May 28 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. ^ "2nd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Comber, May 29-31 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. ^ "George Dockrell, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin dropped for Ireland ODIs against Afghanistan, UAE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Ireland names 16-man squad to face UAE and Afghanistan in back-to-back series' in January". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Men's Academy intake for 2021 announced". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Ireland award three new retainer contracts". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Ireland Men's squad announced for South Africa ODI and T20I series". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Ireland's Rock out of SA series after Covid positive". RTÉ. 2021-07-10.
  15. ^ "Squads announced for the men's series against Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  16. ^ "1st T20I, Dublin, Aug 27 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Squads named for Ireland Men's tour of USA and West Indies". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  19. ^ "1st ODI, Kingston, Jan 8 2022, Ireland tour of United States of America and West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Shamarh Brooks sparkles on ODI debut as West Indies go 1-0 up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Ireland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 2024-06-11.