Harry Tector

Harry Tector
Tector during the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Harry Tom Tector
Born (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 24)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleMiddle-order batsman
RelationsJack Tector (brother)
Tim Tector (brother)
Alice Tector (sister)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 22)4 April 2023 v Bangladesh
Last Test25 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 61)30 July 2020 v England
Last ODI12 March 2024 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.13
T20I debut (cap 48)17 September 2019 v Scotland
Last T20I16 June 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.13
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Munster Reds
2018–2021Northern Knights
2022–2023Leinster Lightning
2022Barbados Royals
2022Lumbini All Stars
2023Gloucestershire
2024Sylhet Strikers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 45 79 20
Runs scored 374 1,747 1,356 822
Batting average 31.16 49.91 22.60 25.68
100s/50s 0/4 5/11 0/5 1/6
Top score 85 140 64* 146
Balls bowled 90 210 138 1,033
Wickets 0 4 7 17
Bowling average – 54.25 20.00 35.94
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/5 2/17 4/70
Catches/stumpings 2/– 21/– 51/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2024

Harry Tom Tector (born 6 December 1999) is an Irish professional cricketer.[1] He was part of Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2] He made his full international debut for the Ireland cricket team in September 2019.[3] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[4] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[5]

Domestic and T20 career

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Tector made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Munster Reds in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[6]

Tector made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Cup on 28 May 2018.[7] He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship on 29 May 2018.[8]

In July 2019, Tector was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[9][10] Later the same month, batting for the Northern Knights against Leinster Lightning in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Championship, Tector scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[11]

In March 2021, Tector was named as the new captain of Northern Knights, ahead of the 2021 season.[12]

International career

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In December 2017, Tector was named as the captain of Ireland's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[13] Following Ireland's matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Tector as the rising star of the squad.[14] He was the leading wicket-taker for Ireland in the tournament, with 8 wickets.[15]

In November 2018, Tector was named the Male Academy Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Ireland Awards.[16] The following month, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.[17][18]

In January 2019, Tector was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for the Oman Quadrangular Series and the series against Afghanistan in India, but he did not play.[19][20] In June 2019, he was named as the captain of the Ireland Wolves squad for their home series against the Scotland A cricket team.[21] In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's T20I squad for the 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.[22] He made his T20I debut for Ireland, against Scotland, on 17 September 2019.[23] Later the same month, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[24] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Ireland's squad.[25]

On 10 July 2020, Tector was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team.[26][27] On 28 July 2020, Cricket Ireland named Tector in their 14-man squad for the first ODI of the series.[28][29] He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against England, on 30 July 2020.[30]

In February 2021, Tector was named as the white-ball captain in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[31][32] After George Dockrell withdrew from the tour, Tector was also named as the captain for the red-ball matches for the series.[33] In May 2021, he was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad as the captain for their home series against the Netherlands A.[34][35] He was the highest run-scorer in the tournament, aggregating 128 runs including two half-centuries.[36] In September 2021, Tector was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[37]

In July 2022, in the first match of the series against New Zealand, Tector scored his first century in ODI cricket.[38] Tector was named in Ireland's squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023. The tour consists of ODI, T20, and Test matches.[39] He made his Test debut against Bangladesh, on 4 April 2023.[40] He scored 50 runs in his maiden Test innings,[41] becoming the first Irish player to score a half-century on Test debut.[42]

In May 2024, he was named in Ireland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[43]

Personal life

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He is the cousin of rugby union player Charlie Tector.[44][45]

References

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