129 Facts About Eoin Morgan

Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan was born on 10 September 1986 and is an Irish and English former cricketer and current commentator.

Eoin Morgan captained the England cricket team in limited overs cricket from 2015 until his international retirement in June 2022.

Eoin Morgan previously played for the Ireland cricket team in ODIs, and was the first player to score an ODI hundred for two nations.

Eoin Morgan is the only England captain to have scored more than 4 ODI centuries.

In March 2021, Eoin Morgan became the first male cricketer for England to play in 100 T20Is, in the third match against India.

Eoin Morgan was born on 10 September 1986 in Dublin and brought up in Rush, where his father Jody was from; his mother Olivia is English.

Eoin Morgan learned to play cricket at Rush Cricket Club, where his father, was Third XI captain.

Eoin Morgan was educated at the Catholic University School on Leeson Street, where he played in three Leinster Senior Schools Cup champion teams.

Eoin Morgan represented Ireland's youth teams and was capped at Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 level, eventually he became Ireland's youngest senior international.

Eoin Morgan spent a number of summer spells with Middlesex's under-age setup.

Eoin Morgan was selected in the Irish under-19 squad for the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and was Ireland's top run-scorer in the competition.

Eoin Morgan is the leading runscorer in U19 Cricket World Cup history with an aggregate of 606 runs.

Eoin Morgan scored his maiden first-class century for Middlesex on 5 July 2008 at Uxbridge.

Eoin Morgan was part of Middlesex's victorious Twenty20 Cup winning side in 2008.

Eoin Morgan underlined his growing maturity after leading Middlesex to victory in the County Championship against Kent.

In January 2020, Eoin Morgan was named as the captain for Middlesex's T20 team for the 2020 Vitality Blast campaign.

Eoin Morgan took part in the 2010 Indian Premier League.

Eoin Morgan was purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders for $350,000 at the 2011 IPL auctions for the next 3 years.

Eoin Morgan decided not to enter IPL 2014 due to England playing a home ODI series against Sri Lanka while the IPL took place.

In 2015, Eoin Morgan played in the Indian Premier League and was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for $150,000.

Eoin Morgan played 7 games for the Sunrisers in IPL 2016.

Eoin Morgan played in the Pakistan Super League for the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2017 season having been bought for US$140,000 in the Platinum Category.

In October 2018, Eoin Morgan was named in Tshwane Spartans' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.

Eoin Morgan was not retained by KKR for the 2022 season and went unsold at the subsequent player auction.

Eoin Morgan made his One Day International debut for Ireland on 5 August 2006 at the European Championships against Scotland.

Eoin Morgan fell one run short of a century, scoring 99 before he was run out.

Eoin Morgan was the first cricketer to score a first-class double century for Ireland, with an unbeaten 209 against the United Arab Emirates in February 2007 at Abu Dhabi.

In February 2007, Eoin Morgan was named in Ireland's 15-man squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

In May 2007, Eoin Morgan was named as twelfth man for the Lord's Test versus West Indies, and came on for Matthew Hoggard on the third day.

On 16 August 2008, Eoin Morgan represented the England Lions in a list A match against the touring South Africans.

Eoin Morgan scored 47* in an unbeaten partnership of 113 with Samit Patel in the course of England Lions securing a six wicket victory.

Eoin Morgan was part of the England Performance Programme squad in India in the winter of 2008, although no matches were played as the tour was cancelled after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Eoin Morgan was part of the England Lions for the winter tour of New Zealand.

Eoin Morgan made his England debut in the second One Day International, and played in the third of the series.

Eoin Morgan did not have much chance to impress with the bat, due to not coming in until late in the innings, making scores of 2 and 6 not out, but was praised for his athletic fielding.

Eoin Morgan played in the opening match of the World Twenty20 against the Netherlands, but after England's defeat, he played no further part in the tournament.

Eoin Morgan hit an unbeaten 62, and was well supported by Middlesex colleague Owais Shah.

Eoin Morgan kept wicket for the first time in his professional career in the next match against South Africa, after regular wicket-keeper Matt Prior was struck down by illness.

Eoin Morgan scored 67 runs from just 34 balls in England's innings.

Eoin Morgan made 27 to help England secure a seven wicket victory.

Eoin Morgan made 36 in the final match of the series, meaning he had scored 169 runs in the three matches he had played.

Eoin Morgan was one of England's stand out batters in the series and his performances earned him praise from the media.

Eoin Morgan was an important part of England's Twenty20 team that won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.

Eoin Morgan top-scored in England's group games against the West Indies and his native Ireland, as well as the Super Eights game against New Zealand.

England won the series with two games to spare, although they lost both dead rubbers, and Eoin Morgan was named Player of the Series.

Eoin Morgan scored 44 runs in the first innings but was not required in the second innings as England won by eight wickets after making Bangladesh follow-on.

An injury to Ian Bell saw Eoin Morgan retained for the Test series against Pakistan.

Eoin Morgan did not perform well during the ODI series with Australia.

Eoin Morgan was not initially named in England's squad for the 2011 World Cup as he was suffering from a fractured finger, but was later called up following an injury to Kevin Pietersen.

England qualified for the quarter-finals where they lost to Sri Lanka by ten wickets, although Eoin Morgan made 50 off 66 balls.

Eoin Morgan retained his place when India toured England later that summer for four Tests.

An injury to Jonathan Trott meant that Ravi Bopara, with whom Eoin Morgan had been competing for a place earlier that summer, was called into the side.

An innings of 59 from Eoin Morgan shepherded his inexperienced team, which featured three debutantes, to victory and secured him the Man-of-the-Match award.

Eoin Morgan underwent surgery and missed the home and away ODI series against India.

Eoin Morgan recovered from his shoulder injury to participate in England's series against Pakistan in the UAE from January to February 2012.

Eoin Morgan made 21 in the first ODI against the West Indies, although he did not bat in the second match.

Eoin Morgan made 89 not out in the first ODI against Australia to help England win the match by 15 runs.

Eoin Morgan followed this up by making an unbeaten 43 in the second ODI.

Eoin Morgan was seen as one of contender to replace Kevin Pietersen, who was not selected for the Test team following reports of him texting South Africans players, but selectors chose James Taylor.

Eoin Morgan still played a big part in the limited overs series.

Eoin Morgan made 36 not out in the next match as England took a lead in the series.

Eoin Morgan was not effective with the bat in the T20 series, scoring just 15 runs in the series, although this was partly due to him having limited time at the crease.

Eoin Morgan made 27 in their opening win against Afghanistan but was out for 2 as England were thrashed by India, but still qualified in second place.

Eoin Morgan hit 71 runs of just 36 against the West Indies in the first match of the Super Eight stage.

Eoin Morgan hit 30 against New Zealand as England won to keep their hopes of qualification alive.

In 2013, Eoin Morgan captained the T20I team against India in the absence of Stuart Broad, who was injured.

Eoin Morgan made an unbeaten 49 in the second as England won by 5 wickets to level the series.

Eoin Morgan was praised for captaincy and many pundits suggested he would lead England on a permanent basis in the future.

Eoin Morgan was selected for the One Day series against India at the beginning of 2013.

Eoin Morgan made 41 from 38 balls in the first match, as England won by 9 runs.

Eoin Morgan suffered poor form as England lost the next three games, his scores including 10 and a duck.

Eoin Morgan helped England win the decider in the ODI series, hitting 39 off 24 balls to help set up a 5 wicket win.

Eoin Morgan had an unproductive start to the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, making a score of 8 against Australia, then 13 against Sri Lanka.

Eoin Morgan made 33 in the final, which turned out to be a low-scoring affair, but could not get England over the line as they finished the tournament as runners up.

Eoin Morgan was named as the captain for ODI series against Ireland and Australia.

Eoin Morgan won the one-off match against Ireland where he scored his career best, an unbeaten 124, along with Ravi Bopara who scored a maiden century after Ireland scored 269 and English team of was reduced to 48 for 4.

Eoin Morgan scored 54,5 not out, 53 and 30 in ODIs and in T20Is he scored a duck and 20.

Eoin Morgan made a century in the next match, but England were unable to close the game and lost by a single wicket.

Eoin Morgan hit 33 in the next match as England won their first game of the tour, but lost again in the final game where Morgan made 39.

Eoin Morgan did not take his impressive ODI form into the T20I series, where he scored just 10 runs in the first two matches.

However, they secured an unlikely victory in the next game against Sri Lanka with Eoin Morgan hitting 57 and batting well alongside Alex Hales to help England chase down a large Sri Lankan score and keep their hopes of winning the tournament alive.

However, they lost their next game to South Africa, with Eoin Morgan scoring just six to end their hopes of qualifying.

England won the match by three runs and Eoin Morgan was named man of the match.

Eoin Morgan made 62, his only fifty of the tour, although England still went on to lose the game.

Eoin Morgan promised a more aggressive approach as captain and said England would be a more dynamic team.

Eoin Morgan himself made an impressive 121 but it was not enough as the rest of England's batters struggled.

Eoin Morgan was not needed to bat in the next match as England secured a comfortable win over India, Eoin Morgan's first as permanent captain.

Eoin Morgan again suffered defeat against Australia in the next game, being dismissed for a duck.

England beat India again in the next game to qualify for the final, but Eoin Morgan was again unimpressive, making just two.

England lost the final to Australia, with Eoin Morgan being dismissed for a duck again.

Eoin Morgan's tournament started badly as he was dismissed for a duck in England's opening game against Australia.

Eoin Morgan made 17 in the next match against New Zealand as England slumped to a humiliating eight wicket defeat.

Eoin Morgan made 46 against Scotland as England won their first match of the tournament, and made 27 in England's nine wicket defeat against Sri Lanka.

Eoin Morgan was out for yet another duck in England's must win game against Bangladesh, meaning they exited the tournament.

Eoin Morgan continued in his role as ODI captain in the five-game series at home against New Zealand.

Eoin Morgan performed strongly with the bat and scoring 88 off only 47 balls.

England were defeated in the second match, although Eoin Morgan impressed, scoring 85.

Eoin Morgan scored another half century in the next match, making 62, as England won their first game of the series.

England levelled the series in the next match, with Eoin Morgan hitting 92 to send England on their way to victory.

The final match of the series between the two sides ended with Australia claiming an eight wicket victory, with Eoin Morgan being forced to retire hurt.

Eoin Morgan made 76 in a losing cause in the first game of the ODI series against Pakistan.

Eoin Morgan did not make a significant contribution with the bat in any of the victories, making scores of 29,35 and 14.

Eoin Morgan made a score of 45 in the first T20I against Pakistan.

Eoin Morgan played in both T20Is against South Africa, making scores of 10 and 38, although England lost both games to make it five defeats in a row.

Eoin Morgan made 27 in the opening match of the T20 World Cup against West Indies, as England lost their opening group game.

Eoin Morgan followed this up with a duck against Afghanistan, although England recovered to win the game.

England lost the final against the West Indies, with Eoin Morgan making just five.

Eoin Morgan made 43 in the first ODI to help England tie the match after matching Sri Lanka's total of 286.

Eoin Morgan did not bat in the second match as England won the match by ten wickets.

Eoin Morgan made 22 in the fourth match to help England win by six wickets, and he made 20 in the final match of the series as England scored 324 to win by 122 runs.

Eoin Morgan scored 68 in the second match as England chased down Pakistan's total of 251 to win by four wickets.

Eoin Morgan made 28 in the first ODI against India, which England lost by three wickets.

Eoin Morgan made 102 in the second match as England fell short of India's target to lose by 15 runs.

Eoin Morgan made 51 in the first T20I as England won the match by seven wickets.

Eoin Morgan made 17 in the next match although England lost the match by five runs as India levelled the series.

Eoin Morgan had to withdraw from the team because of a broken finger.

On 19 June 2018, during the third match of the home ODI series against Australia, Eoin Morgan surpassed the record of Ian Bell as the all-time leading run scorer for England in One Day International matches.

On 14 June 2019, in the match against the West Indies, Eoin Morgan played in his 300th international match for England.

On 18 June 2019, in the match against Afghanistan at Old Trafford, Eoin Morgan scored 148 from 71 balls.

Eoin Morgan's innings included 17 sixes, the most sixes by an individual in an ODI innings; his team scored 25 sixes in total, the most sixes by a team in an ODI innings.

Eoin Morgan's century came from 57 balls, the fastest by an England batter in a Cricket World Cup match.

On 21 June 2019, in the match against Sri Lanka, Eoin Morgan scored his 9,000th international run for England.

On 14 July 2019, led by Eoin Morgan, England won the World Cup for the first time, beating New Zealand in the final on the boundary count tiebreaker after the match and super over were tied.

Eoin Morgan captained the England team at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, where they reached the semi-final.

Eoin Morgan has been credited with improving England's white-ball game and changing their thought process, a decision he took with the management after their ICC CWC 2015 campaign, turning the England team into a strong white-ball side.

Many experts and former players have praised Eoin Morgan for turning England into a strong and formidable white ball team in both ODI and T20 cricket and changing the team culture.

Eoin Morgan has had a huge impact on English cricket.

Eoin Morgan has appeared in 16 Tests, 248 One Day Internationals and 115 Twenty20 Internationals.

Eoin Morgan has scored 700 runs in Tests, 7,701 in ODIs and 2,458 in T20Is.