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Full name Ronald Charles Irani
Born October 26, 1971, Leigh, Lancashire
Current age 36 years 204 days
Major teams England,Essex,Lancashire
Nickname Reggie
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
6 ft 4 in
Education Smithills Comprehensive School
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
5
0
86
41
17.20
168
51.19
0
0
11
0
2
0
ODIs
31
30
5
360
53
14.40
549
65.57
0
1
23
2
6
0
First-class
232
373
49
13472
218
41.58
28
72
79
0
List A
315
293
43
7733
158*
30.93
7
46
83
0
Twenty20
27
26
3
651
100*
28.30
475
137.05
1
4
79
20
12
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
4
192
112
3
1/22
1/31
37.33
3.50
64.0
0
0
0
ODIs
31
30
1283
989
24
5/26
5/26
41.20
4.62
53.4
1
1
0
First-class
232
20389
10007
339
6/71
29.51
2.94
60.1
9
0
List A
315
10453
7796
309
5/26
5/26
25.22
4.47
33.8
9
4
0
Twenty20
27
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Career statistics
Test debut
England v India at Birmingham, Jun 6-9, 1996 scorecard
Last Test
England v New Zealand at The Oval, Aug 19-22, 1999 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v India at The Oval, May 23-24, 1996 scorecard
Surrey v Essex at East Molesey, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Essex v Leicestershire at Nottingham, Aug 12, 2006 scorecard
Profile
There were few more bristling, bustling allrounders in England than Ronnie Irani, who settled snugly into his role as Mr Essex since leaving Lancashire in 1994. He charged into the wicket, took off at the crease like a less athletic Imran Khan, and, when he resisted the temptation to pitch short, got the ball to swing away from the right-hander. He was a combative batsman in the Dominic Cork mould - but with more shots, particularly off the back foot. Irani muscled his way into the Test team in 1996 against India, and, after helping save the Lord's Test, was dispassionately axed. He went on tour in 1996-97 but had to wait until 1999 for his next - and most recent - Test cap. But at county level Irani is a huge presence, and after an immense start to the 2002 season, he earned a recall to the England one-day side. He struggled in Australia the following winter - one local scribe wondered if he was a Barmy Army member who had got on the wrong bus - but still won a
place in the squad for the 2003 World Cup. He played two matches during the tournament and subsequently lost his place. Things then got worse when a long-term knee problem came to a head and, despite trips to a knee specialist in Germany, he was forced to give up bowling during the 2003 domestic season and concentrate on his batting. After Graham Gooch stepped down as the club's head coach prior to the start of the 2005 season, Irani assumed these responsibilities in addition to his role as county captain and flourished in both roles. In 2006 he averaged 59 in the Championship and began 2007 with a career-best 218. But his knee problems took their toll and mid-way through the season Irani announced his retirement and moved into a career of radio DJ and after-dinner speaker. Lawrence Booth October 2007
