Curtis Campher was born on 20 April 1999 and is a South African-born Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland cricket team and Munster Reds.
17 Facts About Curtis Campher
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In October 2021, Curtis Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International match, going on to take four wickets in four balls, becoming one of three fast bowlers to pull that feat off he would later be joined by Jason Holder of the West Indies Cricket Team.
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Curtis Campher has dual citizenship; he held an Irish passport prior to his selection for Ireland, and qualified to play for the Ireland cricket team through his grandmother.
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Curtis Campher had played for the South Africa under-19 cricket team in the past.
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Curtis Campher made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2020, and his List A debut on 26 February 2020, both for Ireland Wolves against Namibia, during their tour to South Africa.
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On 10 July 2020, Curtis Campher was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International series against the England cricket team.
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Curtis Campher made his ODI debut for Ireland, against England, on 30 July 2020.
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Curtis Campher top-scored for Ireland in the match with 59 not out, but they went on to lose by six wickets.
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In February 2021, Curtis Campher was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.
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Curtis Campher made his first-class debut on 26 February 2021, for Ireland Wolves against the Bangladesh Emerging team.
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Curtis Campher made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.
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In September 2021, Curtis Campher was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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On 18 October 2021, in Ireland's first match of the T20 World Cup, against the Netherlands, Curtis Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket.
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Curtis Campher became the third bowler, after Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan, to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match.
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Curtis Campher 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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Curtis Campher was named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours.
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Curtis Campher made his Test debut for Ireland against Bangladesh, on 4 April 2023.