Oli Hairs

Oliver James Hairs (born 14 April 1991) is a Scottish cricketer. He has played for the Scotland national cricket team since 2010, as a left-handed batsman.

Oli Hairs
Personal information
Full name
Oliver James Hairs
Born (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991
Redhill, Surrey, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 44)1 July 2010 v Netherlands
Last ODI9 July 2010 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 50)16 September 2019 v Netherlands
Last T20I28 July 2023 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 5 17 8 17
Runs scored 68 348 130 348
Batting average 13.60 24.85 16.25 24.85
100s/50s 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1
Top score 27 127* 27 127*
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 0/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 July 2023

Personal life

Hairs was born on 14 April 1991 in Redhill, Surrey, England.[1] He attended Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2]

Domestic and franchise career

Hairs played his early club cricket for The Grange Club in Edinburgh.[3] He also played for the Eastern Knights in the Regional Pro Series.[4]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[5][6] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[7]

International career

Hairs made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the Netherlands in 2010.[1] In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 9 June 2019.[9]

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] He made his T20I debut for Scotland, against the Netherlands, on 16 September 2019.[11] In September 2021, Hairs was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[12]

References
  1. "Ollie Hairs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. "Skipper is adamant that Grange's rising star must be nurtured". The Scotsman. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. "Cricket Scotland: Two new faces in Scotland Men's squad for Nepal". CricExec. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. Clayden, Robert (2019). "Cricket's Associate Nation Conundrum". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. "Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. "1st unofficial T20I, Scotland A tour of Ireland at Wicklow, Jun 9 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. "2nd Match, Ireland Tri-Nation T20I Series at Dublin (Malahide), Sep 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  12. "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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