Neil Rock

Neil Alan Rock (born 24 September 2000) is an Irish cricketer. Rock made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in August 2021.[3]

Neil Rock
Personal information
Full name
Neil Alan Rock
Born (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000
Dublin, Ireland[1]
NicknamePebbles[2]
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 62)8 January 2022 v West Indies
Last ODI16 January 2022 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 51)27 August 2021 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I15 January 2023 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentNorthern Knights
2020–presentMunster Reds
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 13 8 30
Runs scored 7 52 209 427
Batting average 3.50 7.42 26.12 21.35
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 7 22 85 78
Catches/stumpings 2/0 10/2 12/1 25/2
Source: Cricinfo, 20 January 2023

Career

Rock made his Twenty20 debut for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 18 May 2018.[4] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5]

He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup on 28 May 2018.[6] He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship on 29 May 2018.[7]

In December 2020, Rock was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour to the UAE to play the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.[8][9] In February 2021, Rock was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[10][11] Later the same month, Rock was part of the intake for the Cricket Ireland Academy.[12] Following the tour of Bangladesh, Rock was awarded with a retainer contract, after he impressed the selectors.[13]

In June 2021, Rock was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[14] However, he did not take part in the series, after a positive test for COVID-19.[15] In August 2021, Rock was named in Ireland's T20I and ODI squads for their series against Zimbabwe.[16] Rock made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[17] The following month, Rock was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[18]

In November 2021, Rock was named in Ireland's ODI squad for their series against the West Indies.[19] He made his ODI debut 8 January 2022, for Ireland against the West Indies.[20] Rock replaced Andy McBrine as a concussion substitute in the match.[21]

References
  1. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ""The next month will be a massive learning experience for me": Interview with Ireland's Neil Rock | Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Neil Rock". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. "1st Match (D/N), Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy at Belfast, May 18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "Ireland U19 World Cup Squad Announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  6. "1st Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Belfast, May 28 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. "2nd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Comber, May 29-31 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. "George Dockrell, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin dropped for Ireland ODIs against Afghanistan, UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  9. "Ireland names 16-man squad to face UAE and Afghanistan in back-to-back series' in January". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  10. "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. "Ireland Wolves squad announced for Bangladesh tour". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. "Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Men's Academy intake for 2021 announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  13. "Ireland award three new retainer contracts". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  14. "Ireland Men's squad announced for South Africa ODI and T20I series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  15. "Ireland's Rock out of SA series after Covid positive". 10 July 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. "Squads announced for the men's series against Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  17. "1st T20I, Dublin, Aug 27 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  18. "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  19. "Squads named for Ireland Men's tour of USA and West Indies". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  20. "1st ODI, Kingston, Jan 8 2022, Ireland tour of United States of America and West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  21. "Shamarh Brooks sparkles on ODI debut as West Indies go 1-0 up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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