Barry McCarthy Biography
Irish Cricket player Barry John McCarthy was born in Ireland on September 13, of the year 1992. Barry McCarthy played for Durham in England before joining Ireland’s cricket team in 2015, making his first-class debut. Barry McCarthy bats right-handed and bowls mostly with his right arm at medium velocity.
For the Ireland Women’s cricket team, Barry John McCarthy’s sister Louise McCarthy plays international cricket. Barry McCarthy received one of nineteen core contracts from Cricket Ireland in the month of January of the year 2020, the very first year that all contracts were given out on a full-time basis.
Playing Cricket Career
On May 20, of the year 2016, in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast, Barry John McCarthy played his first Twenty20 match for Durham against Worcestershire Rapids.
Before being selected for Ireland’s squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka in the month of June of the year 2016, Barry John McCarthy participated in five games for the Ireland U19s. On June 16, of the year 2016, Barry John McCarthy made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Ireland. Barry John McCarthy participated in Ireland’s inaugural Twenty 20 International (T20I) match against Afghanistan on March 10 of the year 2017, taking 4 wickets. The most costly bowling numbers in a Twenty 20 International (T20I) were, however, produced by him in just his second T20I.
After the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match, Barry John McCarthy was named the Irish team’s rising star by the International Cricket Council (ICC). In order to focus on his international career with Ireland, McCarthy left Durham in the month of November of the year 2018. Barry John McCarthy was one of nineteen players who received a central contract with Cricket Ireland in the month of December of the year 2018 for the 2019 campaign.
Barry John McCarthy was a member of Ireland’s squad for their lone Test against Afghanistan in India in the month of January of the year 2019, but Barry John McCarthy did not take the pitch. In the opening match of the Ireland Tri-Nation Series against the West Indies in the month of May of the year 2019, McCarthy claimed his 50th One Day International (ODI) wicket.
In place of David Delany, who was forced to withdraw due to injury, Barry John McCarthy was added to Ireland’s squad in the month of October of the year 2019 ahead of the playoff matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). McCarthy was a member of Ireland’s 21-man squad that left for England on July 10 to begin private training for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team. McCarthy was picked to Ireland’s provisional team in the month of September of the year 2021 for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. McCarthy was selected for Ireland’s Test team for their tours of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in April and March of the year 2023, respectively. Barry John McCarthy was also included in the teams for the One Day International (ODI) and T20 matches against Bangladesh.
Bio Data
Full name: Barry John McCarthy
Born: 13 September 1992
Age: 30 Years
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Role: Bowler
Relations: Louise McCarthy (sister)
