Jeremy Bray (cricketer)
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| Batting style | Left-handed batsman (LHB) | |
| Bowling type | Unknown | |
| Career | ODI | First-class |
| Matches | 9 | 9 |
| Runs scored | 348 | 687 |
| Batting average | 43.50 | 49.07 |
| 100s/50s | 2/0 | 2/3 |
| Top score | 116 | 190 |
| Balls bowled | 0 | 108 |
| Wickets | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling average | - | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | n/a | 0 |
| Best Bowling | - | 0/2 |
| Catches/Stumpings | 6/0 | 7/0 |
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ODI debut: 13 June 2006 |
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Jeremy Paul Bray (born November 30, 1973 in Sydney) is an Australian-born Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman. Bray was the Player of the Championships at the 1992-93 Australian Under-19 Cricket Championships in Brisbane and was selected for the Australian Under-19, playing two Youth Tests and one Youth ODI. He also played one List A match for New South Wales.
He played grade cricket in Sydney for the St. George Cricket Club with his fellow Irish World Cup teammate David Langford-Smith, where he was well known for his aggresive batting approach. Nicknamed "Words" for his talkative nature, Bray later moved to Ireland to continue his cricketing career.
After moving to Ireland, and made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a C&G Trophy match against Berkshire. He has since gone on to play for Ireland on 58 occasions, most recently playing in the final group match of the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup against the United Arab Emirates. He played in the European Championships in 2004 and 2006 in addition to the 2005 ICC Trophy.
On 30 January 2007 he became the first ever Irish cricketer to score an ODI century with an innings of 116 against Scotland.
Six weeks later, he scored 115 (off 137 balls), on his and Ireland's World Cup debut against Zimbabwe. He was awarded man of the match for his performance
[edit] References
- Jeremy Bray at Cricket Archive
- CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
- Cricinfo profile
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Ireland squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup | |
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1 Johnston (Captain) | 2 McCallan | 3 Botha | 4 Bray | 5 Carroll | 6 Gillespie | 7 Langford-Smith | 8 J Mooney | 9 P Mooney | 10 Morgan | 11 K O'Brien | 12 N O'Brien | 13 Porterfield | 14 Rankin | 15 White | Coach: Birrell |
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