Kyle McCallan
{{short description|Irish cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Kyle McCallan
| image =
| country = Ireland
| fullname = William Kyle McCallan
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|08|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off spin
| role =
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 13 June
| odidebutyear = 2006
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 7
| lastodidate = 27 August
| lastodiyear = 2009
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt = 7
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 39
| runs1 = 361
| bat avg1 = 20.05
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 50*
| deliveries1 = 1,804
| wickets1 = 39
| bowl avg1 = 30.97
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/30
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 9
| runs2 = 11
| bat avg2 = 11.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 9*
| deliveries2 = 131
| wickets2 = 8
| bowl avg2 = 19.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/26
| catches/stumpings2 = 3/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 25
| runs3 = 552
| bat avg3 = 22.08
| 100s/50s3 = 0/3
| top score3 = 65
| deliveries3 = 3,679
| wickets3 = 55
| bowl avg3 = 29.41
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/34
| catches/stumpings3 = 17/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 99
| runs4 = 1,299
| bat avg4 = 21.65
| 100s/50s4 = 0/2
| top score4 = 53*
| deliveries4 = 4,229
| wickets4 = 81
| bowl avg4 = 35.91
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/30
| catches/stumpings4 = 16/–
| date = 29 August
| year = 2009
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4338/4338.html CricketArchive
}}
William Kyle McCallan {{post-nominals|MBE}} (born 27 August 1975), usually known as Kyle McCallan, is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/4338.html Cricket Archive profile]{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000371.shtml |title=All-time Ireland team (1) |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121100231/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000371.shtml |url-status=dead }} he has played more times for the Ireland cricket team than any other player, more than 40 caps ahead of the next player in the table, the retired Peter Gillespie.[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer3.htm Most matches played for Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907193735/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer3.htm |date= 7 September 2008 }} CricketEurope Stats Zone Only three players have captained Ireland more times than McCallan, and only Jason Molins has captained them to more wins.[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer49.htm Ireland Captains results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004201153/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer49.htm |date=4 October 2007 }} CricketEurope Stats Zone He has also played second XI cricket for Derbyshire and Surrey.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/all_teams.html Teams played for by Kyle McCallan] CricketArchive
He announced his retirement from international cricket on 2 December 2009, after a record 226 caps. He scored 3616 runs at an average of 23.33 and he also took 256 wickets. He also captained Ireland a record 54 times.
His matches for Ireland include fifteen first-class matches,[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive 61 List A matches[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive – 64 in total, three of which are for Northern Ireland and 19 One-Day Internationals,[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/One-Day_International_Matches.html ODIs played by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive all of Ireland's ODIs to date.[List of Ireland ODIs] Cricket Archive He represented Ireland at the 2007 Cricket World Cup,[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WORLDCUP/SQUADS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2007 World Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318004908/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WORLDCUP/SQUADS/ireland.shtml |date=18 March 2007 }} CricketEurope and the ICC Trophy in 2001 and 2005.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive He also represented Northern Ireland in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
McCallan was awarded the MBE in the 2010 Birthday Honours for his services to cricket.{{London Gazette |issue=59446 |date=12 June 2010 |page=19 |supp=y }}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/8735760.stm Tony McCoy and Kyle McCallan head NI sporting honours] BBC Sport, 11 June 2010
Playing career
=1990s=
McCallan made his debut for Ireland on 2 June 1996, playing against Wales in Dublin,[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire177.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] taking a wicket with his first delivery.[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irem466.htm Scorecard of Ireland v Wales, 2 June 1996] CricketEurope Stats Zone He scored his first century in his following match, against the MCC in Malahide. He made his List A debut later in the month, playing in the NatWest Trophy against Sussex. He was named in the Ireland squad for the 1996 Triple Crown Tournament in Wales,[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1996/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1996 Triple Crown tournament] CricketEurope but only played one match, against the hosts. He was also named in Ireland's squad for the first European Championship that year,[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1996/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1996 European Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906211642/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1996/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml |date= 6 September 2008 }} CricketEurope again playing just one game, against Gibraltar. The year finished for McCallan with a match against Scotland, which marked his first-class debut.
He was not named in Ireland's squad for the 1997 ICC Trophy, but did become a regular member of the team after the tournament. He played Benson & Hedges Cup matches against Middlesex and Somerset before a NatWest Trophy match against Yorkshire in 1997, before playing in the Triple Crown Tournament.[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1997/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1997 Triple Crown Tournament] CricketEurope
The year continued with a first-class match against Scotland, a match against Australia in which he scored 64 not out, a match against the Earl of Arundel's XI and a match against the MCC at Lord's, before a busy 1998 in which he played 22 times for Ireland.
The busy 1998 started for McCallan with Benson & Hedges Cup matches against Glamorgan, Essex and Middlesex, before matches against the MCC and Bangladesh and a NatWest Trophy game against Warwickshire. It continued with the Triple Crown Tournament,[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1998/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1998 Triple Crown Tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524012852/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1998/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/TEAMS/ireland.shtml |date=24 May 2011 }} CricketEurope two matches against South Africa and the European Championship.[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1998/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 1998 European Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906183939/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1998/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml |date= 6 September 2008 }} CricketEurope Several matches against Australia A in August, one of which was first-class, served as preparation for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, where McCallan represented Northern Ireland, playing against South Africa, Barbados and Bangladesh.
The final year of the 20th century was a quiet one for Kyle McCallan's cricket career when compared to 1998. NatWest Trophy matches against Northumberland and the Essex Cricket Board were followed by six matches against the South Africa Cricket Academy and a match against the MCC.
=21st century=
The first event in 2000 for McCallan was the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/ENT/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2000 Emerging Nations Tournament] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015191525/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/ENT/TEAMS/ireland.shtml |date=15 October 2008 }} CricketEurope in Zimbabwe, playing against Scotland, Kenya and Denmark in addition to the host's A team. The summer started with a NatWest Trophy match against Shropshire and two matches each against the MCC and Zimbabwe. He then captained Ireland in the 2000 European Championship[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2000 European Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007100308/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/TEAMS/ireland.shtml |date= 7 October 2008 }} CricketEurope which was followed by a first-class match against Scotland.
Three matches against the MCC and a match against the Earl of Arundel's XI in England served as warm-up for Ireland served as warm-ups for the 2001 ICC Trophy, which McCallan captained Ireland in. He was one of two Irish bowlers to take ten wickets in the tournament[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/CAN/ICC_Trophy_2001/Ireland_Bowling.html Bowling for Ireland, ICC Trophy 2001] Cricket Archive and was named man of the match against the Netherlands.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/72/72617.html Scorecard – Ireland v Netherlands, 12 July 2001] Cricket Archive Returning to Ireland, he played a match against Australia before the Triple Crown Tournament in England[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive and a C & G Trophy match against the Hampshire Cricket Board.
A C & G Trophy match against Nottinghamshire started 2002 for McCallan, before a match against West Indies A in June. This was followed by the European Championship,[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/SQUADS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2002 European Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106162231/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMS/SQUADS/ireland.shtml |date= 6 January 2009 }} CricketEurope a match against the MCC and a C & G Trophy match against Berkshire. Two matches against Zimbabwe were his first matches the following year, the first of which Ireland won by ten wickets.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/100/100746.html Scorecard – Ireland v Zimbabwe, 13 June 2003] Cricket Archive He played several more matches that year, including internationals against South Africa and Denmark.
In 2004, McCallan played two C & G Trophy matches against Surrey and Northamptonshire, before two matches against the West Indies, the second of which Ireland won by six wickets.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/79/79688.html Scorecard – Ireland v West Indies, 17 June 2004] Cricket Archive He also played that year against the MCC, an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against the Netherlands and the European Championship[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMSA/squads.shtml Squads for the 2004 European Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907130753/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMSA/squads.shtml |date=7 September 2008 }} CricketEurope before two matches against Bangladesh.
The main event in 2005 for Kyle McCallan was the ICC Trophy. Ireland finished second in the tournament, thus qualifying for the 2007 World Cup. After the ICC Trophy finished, McCallan represented Ireland in their 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Scotland and the Netherlands. Ireland qualified for the semi-finals in Windhoek, where McCallan played in the semi-final against the UAE before playing a key role in the final against Kenya. He took 4/34 in the Kenyan second innings, and was named joint man of the match with Andrew White.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/83/83930.html Scorecard – Ireland v Kenya, 27 October 2005] Cricket Archive
The following year, 2006, was a busy one for Irish cricket as they prepared to make their World Cup debut and McCallan was a key part of their side. In the early part of the year, he played in several C & G Trophy games against various English county sides and a 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia before playing his first ODI against England, also Ireland's first ODI. The year continued with the European Championship[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV1/squads.shtml Squads for the 2006 European Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808135742/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV1/squads.shtml |date=8 August 2008 }} CricketEurope and a further Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland in Aberdeen.
=2007 World Cup=
Ireland's build up to their first Cricket World Cup appearance in March 2007 started with a trip to Kenya in January/February to play in Division One of the World Cricket League, playing ODIs against Bermuda, Canada, Kenya, the Netherlands and Scotland. This was followed by an Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in Abu Dhabi, before Ireland travelled to the West Indies to play in the World Cup.
The World Cup itself started with a tied match against Zimbabwe, before Ireland beat Pakistan. Ireland qualified for the Super 8 stage of the tournament, during which they beat Bangladesh, and finished in eighth place in a sixteen team tournament they were outright outsiders for.[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WORLDCUP/RESULTS/super8.shtml 2007 Cricket World Cup] CricketEurope McCallan was present in all of these matches, and has played in all of Ireland's ODI's to date.
Back home, McCallan continued to play for Ireland, playing several matches against English county sides in the Friends Provident Trophy. He played in the final of the Intercontinental Cup against Canada, which Ireland again won.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/86/86462.html Scorecard – Canada v Ireland, 22 May 2007] Cricket Archive He also played in Ireland's ODIs against South Africa and India.
=Statistics=
In all matches for Ireland as of 10 June 2007 McCallan scored 3020 runs at an average of 23.05, with two scores of exactly 100, against the MCC in his second match, and against Wales in July 1998. He has taken 185 wickets at an average of 30.66, with best innings bowling figures of 5/23 against Italy in July 2000. The other time he took five wickets in an innings was against Canada in the final of the 2006 Intercontinental Cup where he took 5/34. His run total is the fifth highest for Ireland[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer6.htm Top run aggregates for Ireland] CricketEurope Stats Zone and his wicket tally is the sixth highest.[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer23.htm Top wicket takers for Ireland] CricketEurope Stats Zone
In first-class cricket, his top score is 65, against Scotland,[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/f_Batting_by_Opponent.html First-class batting against each opponent by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive and his best innings bowling is 5/34, in the Intercontinental Cup final against Canada. In List A cricket, his top score is 53 not out against Bangladesh[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/a_Batting_by_Opponent.html List A batting against each opponent by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive for Northern Ireland.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/a_Batting_by_Team.html List A batting for each team by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive His best List A innings bowling is 4/36 against Kenya,[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/a_Bowling_by_Opponent.html List A bowling against each opponent by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive also his best ODI bowling. His top-score in ODIs is 50 not out against the Netherlands.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4338/o_Batting_by_Opponent.html ODI batting against each opponent by Kyle McCallan] Cricket Archive He made his 225th appearance for Ireland in their 22 August 2009 ODI win over Scotland.
References
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{{Ireland Squad 2007 Cricket World Cup}}
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