Stuart William Poynter (born 18 October 1990 in

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er who has played for

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as a wicket-keeper. He made his

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debut against Scotland in September 2014. He made his

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debut against Scotland on 18 June 2015. In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by

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for the 2019 season. In October 2019, Poynter retired from international cricket, to focus his career at Durham.

Career

Poynter has represented Ireland at Under-19 and Under-17 level. He made his first-class debut against

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where he impressed keeping wicket, taking three catches and scoring 42 from 79 balls in a knock that included four 4's. He has also played a first-class match for Ireland against Canada as part of the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup where he scored 31, helping Ireland to a convincing innings victory. In September 2013 he made his debut for Warwickshire due to injuries to their other keepers. Poynter signed a deal to join

from 2014 which Geoff Cook Durham head coach confirmed on 24 September 2013 as Durham gave Warwickshire special dispensation for Poynter to play against Derbyshire in the County Championship. Stuart Poynter marked his debut by taking six catches for Warwickshire. Poynter plays his club cricket at Sunbury CC in the Surrey Championship alongside, Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex), Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland & Middlesex), Paul Stirling (Ireland & Middlesex) and Shane Getake (Ireland) Poynter scored his first first-class century on 18 October 2015 in a tour match against Zimbabwe A in

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. In January 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for their one-off Test against Afghanistan in India. He made his Test debut for Ireland against Afghanistan on 15 March 2019.

Personal life

Poynter's uncle Deryck Vincent also represented Ireland. He is also the younger brother of retired Ireland international

Andrew Poynter Andrew David Poynter (born 25 April 1987) is a former Irish cricketer. Poynter is a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler who was trained at the Middlesex Cricket Academy and he made his first-class debut, aged eighteen for Middlesex County ...

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