Barry John McCarthy was born on 13 September 1992 and is an Irish cricketer.
15 Facts About Barry McCarthy
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Barry McCarthy made his first-class debut in 2015, and plays for the Ireland cricket team, and previously the English side Durham.
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Barry McCarthy's sister, Louise McCarthy is an international cricketer for Ireland Women.
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Barry McCarthy made his Twenty20 debut on 20 May 2016 for Durham against Worcestershire Rapids in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.
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Barry McCarthy made his ODI debut for Ireland on 16 June 2016.
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Barry McCarthy made his Twenty20 International debut for Ireland against Afghanistan on 10 March 2017 and took 4 wickets.
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In November 2018, Barry McCarthy left Durham to focus on his international career with Ireland.
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In May 2019, in the opening match of the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series against the West Indies, Barry McCarthy took his 50th wicket in ODI cricket.
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On 10 July 2020, Barry McCarthy was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.
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In September 2021, Barry McCarthy was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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Barry McCarthy was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023.
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Barry McCarthy was named in the T20I and ODI squads for the Bangladesh tour.
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In 2023 Barry McCarthy registered his maiden T20I half-century with a score of 51* off 33 balls against India in a rain-affected T20I encounter at Malahide.
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Barry McCarthy would make his Test debut in Ireland's historic maiden Test victory against Afghanistan in February 2024.
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Barry McCarthy went on to take four wickets in the match as Ireland won by 6 wickets.