Neil Rock

Neil Rock
Personal information
Full name
Neil Alan Rock
Born (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24)
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 T20I29 September 2024 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentNorthern Knights
2020–21Munster Reds
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 23 9 49
Runs scored 7 153 220 1,017
Batting average 3.50 10.20 24.44 28.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/4
Top score 7 37 85 102
Catches/stumpings 2/0 13/2 13/1 44/6
Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2024

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]

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]

In May 2024, he was named in Ireland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[22]

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". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. ^ "2nd Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Comber, May 29-31 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ^ "George Dockrell, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin dropped for Ireland ODIs against Afghanistan, UAE". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. 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". RTÉ. 10 July 2021.
  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". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Shamarh Brooks sparkles on ODI debut as West Indies go 1-0 up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Ireland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.