Curtis Campher (born 20 April 1999) is a South African-born Irish

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and

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. Campher made his international debut for Ireland in June 2020. In October 2021, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a

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in a

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(T20I) match, going on to take four wickets in four balls, becoming one of three fast bowlers to pull that feat off he would later be joined by

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of the West Indies Cricket Team.

Career

Campher has dual citizenship; he held an

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prior to his selection for Ireland, and qualified to play for the Ireland cricket team through his grandmother. He had also played for the

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in the past. In February 2020, he was added to the Ireland Wolves team for their tour to Namibia. He made his

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debut on 21 February 2020, and his

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debut on 26 February 2020, both for Ireland Wolves against

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, during their tour to South Africa. On 10 July 2020, Campher was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the

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(ODI) series against the England cricket team. On 28 July 2020, Cricket Ireland named Campher in their 14-man squad for the first ODI of the series. He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against

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, on 30 July 2020. Campher top-scored for Ireland in the match with 59

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, but they went on to lose by six wickets. In February 2021, Campher was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh. Campher made his first-class debut on 26 February 2021, for Ireland Wolves against the Bangladesh Emerging team. In August 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's

(T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. Campher made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against

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. In September 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the

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. On 18 October 2021, in Ireland's first match of the T20 World Cup, against the

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, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket. Campher also became the third bowler, after

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and

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, to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match. He was named in Ireland's

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squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023. He was also named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours. He made his Test debut for Ireland against

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, on 4 April 2023. On 25 April 2023, he scored his maiden century in Test cricket during the first Test against Sri Lanka, becoming the only fourth Irishman to score a century in the format.

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