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

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.

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. 1 2 "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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