21 Facts About Tim Murtagh

Timothy James Murtagh was born on 2 August 1981 and is a retired English-born Irish cricketer who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club.

Tim Murtagh was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who previously represented England in the 2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Tim Murtagh was part of the England Under-19 cricket team side for 2000 Under-19 World Cup held in Sri Lanka.

Tim Murtagh played in just two of Surrey's County Championship matches in the 2006 season and as a result, he searched for opportunities with other clubs.

Across seven seasons at Surrey, Tim Murtagh played 34 first-class matches scoring 874 runs at an average of 32.37 and taking 68 wickets at an average of 37.72.

Tim Murtagh played 65 List-A matches in which he took 79 wickets at an average of 32.63.

Tim Murtagh signed a two-year contract with Middlesex in December 2006 and since moving to Middlesex, Murtagh's bowling average has significantly dropped.

Tim Murtagh was not playing on the county circuit in 2020, as cricket had been suspended due to COVID-19.

On 18 September 2023, Tim Murtagh announced that he would retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2023 county season and it was confirmed that he would move into a coaching role at Middlesex.

Tim Murtagh applied for Irish citizenship in October that year, which was granted in January 2012.

Ireland's first engagement after Tim Murtagh qualified was the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier held in the UAE in March.

Tim Murtagh was named as a reserve in case any of the 14 players in the squad were injured.

Tim Murtagh made his debut against Australia in an abandoned One Day International match at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, in June 2012.

Tim Murtagh was part of the Irish squad to play against Afghanistan where he played his second ODI in Dublin in July 2012.

Tim Murtagh scored 3 runs but did not pick up a wicket in three overs.

Tim Murtagh was selected in the Cricket Ireland squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup but broke a foot on 7 January, and had to withdraw on medical advice.

Tim Murtagh was replaced in the squad by Max Sorensen.

In July 2019, in the second ODI against Zimbabwe, Tim Murtagh took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.

Tim Murtagh was named in a fourteen-man squad for Ireland's first ever Test match, which was played against Pakistan in May 2018, with Murtagh going on to make his Test debut in the match.

Tim Murtagh played in Ireland's one-off Test match against England at Lord's in July 2019.

Tim Murtagh applied for Irish citizenship in October 2011, which was granted in January 2012.