Edmund "Ed" Christopher Joyce was born on 22 September 1978 and is a former Irish cricketer who played for both the Ireland and England national cricket teams.
28 Facts About Ed Joyce
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Since dropping down the pecking order for selection with England, Ed Joyce got special dispensation from the International Cricket Council to play for Ireland in the 2011 World Cup.
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Ed Joyce was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan.
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In June 2019, Ed Joyce was appointed as the interim head coach of the Ireland women's cricket team.
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Ed Joyce was born in Dublin, educated at St Patrick's Primary School, Bray, County Wicklow and at Presentation College, Bray, and studied economics at Trinity College, Dublin.
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Ed Joyce made his Middlesex debut in 1999 and won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000.
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Ed Joyce has been a regular member of the first team since 2002, in which year he averaged 51 and scored four hundreds.
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Ed Joyce replaced Owais Shah as acting county captain midway through the 2004 season, but was not appointed for the 2005 season.
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Ed Joyce captained the Middlesex team to victory in the 2008 Twenty20 Cup.
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Ed Joyce felt moving counties would help him rediscover the form that got him into the England side a couple of years ago.
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Ed Joyce suffered a unique dismissal in a 2009 Championship game against Warwickshire.
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Ed Joyce swept a ball from Ant Botha straight into short-leg fielder Jonathan Trott's pocket.
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Ed Joyce became Sussex captain on 31 July 2012, succeeding Michael Yardy.
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In October 2015, Ed Joyce announced he would step down as captain of the Sussex team following their relegation from the County Championship Division One.
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Ed Joyce played a number of matches for Ireland in the ICC Trophy, averaging over 70 in the competition, but in July 2005 qualified to play for England by virtue of his residency there.
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In October 2005, Ed Joyce was selected for the England cricket academy and gained a spot in the England "A" squad to tour the West Indies in Spring 2006.
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Ed Joyce made his England ODI debut against Ireland in Stormont Park, Belfast in June 2006.
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Ed Joyce made his return for Middlesex at Edgbaston on 14 July 2006, in the County Championship against Warwickshire, scoring a career-best 211 in the first innings.
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Ed Joyce totalled 288 runs in nine matches at an average of 32.00, including his maiden half-century in the losing run-chase against New Zealand at Perth.
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However, the highlight of the series for Ed Joyce was the victory over Australia at the SCG on 2 February 2007.
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Ed Joyce was named Man of the Match for his performance, and the innings helped him earn a place in the squad for the World Cup in the West Indies.
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Under normal circumstances it takes four years to qualify to play for a country; having played for England at the 2007 World Cup in April 2007, Ed Joyce was set to miss playing for Ireland in the 2011 tournament, taking place in February.
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Ed Joyce made his Test debut for Ireland on 11 May 2018.
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Ed Joyce faced the first delivery and scored the first run for Ireland in Test cricket.
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Ed Joyce became the first batsman to be dismissed for Ireland, when he was out lbw, bowled by Mohammad Abbas.
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Five of the Ed Joyce siblings have represented Ireland at cricket.
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Ed Joyce was scorer in two WODIs in 2002 when New Zealand women toured to Netherlands and Ireland.
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Ed Joyce's eldest sister, Helen Ed Joyce, is an author who is best known for her work focusing on transgender issues.