Ireland batter Peter Moor announces retirement from International cricket
Moor, born in Harare, had started his international career with Zimbabwe before moving to Ireland. He played his last international match in February earlier in the year- in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.
In November 2014, during an ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur, Moor made his international debut for Zimbabwe. Against New Zealand and Afghanistan, he made his Test and T20I debuts in 2016, respectively. All of his 49 ODIs and 21 T20Is, as well as his eight Tests, were played for Zimbabwe.
He qualified to play for Ireland in October 2022, as he held an Irish passport due to his paternal grandmother's Irish heritage. He was first selected in their squad for the Test tours of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in March-April 2023. He went on to play seven Tests for Ireland.
'I still believe I've got three or four years of good cricket in me at the top level. Even though I might have missed out on a few World Cups for Zimbabwe in the last few years, I hope I can play for Ireland at the next one,' Peter Moor said as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.
However, Moor never played an ODI or a T20I for Ireland. His Test performance also dipped after he moved there: he had averaged 35.53 with five fifties in eight Tests for Zimbabwe, but only 14.35 with one half-century for Ireland. The only fifty for Ireland, though, came in a victory against Zimbabwe in July 2024.
In his 85 outings in international cricket, the batter slammed 1925 runs with 11 fifties to his name at an average of 22.91. Moor retired as one of 17 cricketers to have played Tests for two different countries. (ANI)
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Mint
4 minutes ago
- Mint
Virat gearing up for Australia ODIs? Legend posts picture with a coach in nets
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): In what seems to be an exciting development for fans, legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli posted a picture with Naeem Amin, a coach, who is also associated with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Gujarat Titans (GT) as an assistant coach, after what seemed be like a practice session. Virat took to his Instagram to post a picture with Naeem and captioned it, "Thanks for helping out with the hit brother. Always lovely to see you." This could very well be a sign that Virat, retired from Tests and T20Is, is gearing up for a season of ODI cricket. From October 19 onwards, India will tour Australia for a three-ODI and five-T20I series. Fans could get to see the 'King' back in action from October 19 onwards at Perth's Optus Stadium, with two more matches scheduled for Adelaide (October 23) and Sydney (October 25). Back in May, Virat sent a huge wave of shock and grief among the cricketing fraternity, announcing his retirement from Tests ahead of India's tour of England, which kickstarted the team's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign. In 123 Tests, Virat scored 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, with 30 centuries and 31 fifties and a best score of 254*. He ended as India's fourth-highest run-getter in Tests. He also ended his career as India's most successful Test captain, with 40 wins in 68 Tests, including memorable wins in England, Australia and South Africa and a series win in Australia. Virat's final image in whites was helplessly edging a Scott Boland delivery to the slips in the final fifth Test at Sydney. He ended the horrific Australia tour with just 190 runs in nine innings under his belt, at an average of 23.75, despite a century at Perth during the first Test. His struggles with deliveries outside the off-stump channel and poor performances against Boland marked his final outing in white clothing. Virat and more than him, his fans would be hoping that he scores in heaps during the ODI tour to Australia. He has an outstanding record in the country in ODIs, having made 1,327 runs in 29 matches and innings at an average of 51.03, with five centuries and six fifties. His best score is 133*. Notably, in his previous ODI outing, he won the ICC Champions Trophy for India back in March, scoring 218 runs in five innings at an average of 54.50, with a century and fifty each. In seven ODIs this year, he has been in a solid form, with 275 runs in seven innings at an average of 45.83, a century and two fifties. In his most recent cricket assignment, he ended an 18-year-wait for an Indian Premier League (IPL) title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and top-scored for the team with 657 runs in 15 matches with eight fifties. In 302 ODIs, he has made 14,181 runs in 290 innings at an average of 57.88, with 51 centuries and 74 fifties and a best score of 183. He is the third-highest run-getter in the format. Across all of international cricket, he has made 27,599 runs at an average of 52.27, with 82 centuries and 143 fifties. With three more ODIs scheduled from November to December against South Africa at home as well, fans would be hoping that he posts some big scores as it could help him touch the 15,000 ODI run mark and 28,000 international runs mark. (ANI)
News18
13 minutes ago
- News18
Virat gearing up for Australia ODIs? Legend posts picture with a coach in nets
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): In what seems to be an exciting development for fans, legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli posted a picture with Naeem Amin, a coach, who is also associated with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Gujarat Titans (GT) as an assistant coach, after what seemed be like a practice session. Virat took to his Instagram to post a picture with Naeem and captioned it, 'Thanks for helping out with the hit brother. Always lovely to see you." This could very well be a sign that Virat, retired from Tests and T20Is, is gearing up for a season of ODI cricket. From October 19 onwards, India will tour Australia for a three-ODI and five-T20I series. Fans could get to see the 'King' back in action from October 19 onwards at Perth's Optus Stadium, with two more matches scheduled for Adelaide (October 23) and Sydney (October 25). Back in May, Virat sent a huge wave of shock and grief among the cricketing fraternity, announcing his retirement from Tests ahead of India's tour of England, which kickstarted the team's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign. In 123 Tests, Virat scored 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, with 30 centuries and 31 fifties and a best score of 254*. He ended as India's fourth-highest run-getter in Tests. He also ended his career as India's most successful Test captain, with 40 wins in 68 Tests, including memorable wins in England, Australia and South Africa and a series win in Australia. Virat's final image in whites was helplessly edging a Scott Boland delivery to the slips in the final fifth Test at Sydney. He ended the horrific Australia tour with just 190 runs in nine innings under his belt, at an average of 23.75, despite a century at Perth during the first Test. His struggles with deliveries outside the off-stump channel and poor performances against Boland marked his final outing in white clothing. Virat and more than him, his fans would be hoping that he scores in heaps during the ODI tour to Australia. He has an outstanding record in the country in ODIs, having made 1,327 runs in 29 matches and innings at an average of 51.03, with five centuries and six fifties. His best score is 133*. Notably, in his previous ODI outing, he won the ICC Champions Trophy for India back in March, scoring 218 runs in five innings at an average of 54.50, with a century and fifty each. In seven ODIs this year, he has been in a solid form, with 275 runs in seven innings at an average of 45.83, a century and two fifties. In his most recent cricket assignment, he ended an 18-year-wait for an Indian Premier League (IPL) title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and top-scored for the team with 657 runs in 15 matches with eight fifties. In 302 ODIs, he has made 14,181 runs in 290 innings at an average of 57.88, with 51 centuries and 74 fifties and a best score of 183. He is the third-highest run-getter in the format. Across all of international cricket, he has made 27,599 runs at an average of 52.27, with 82 centuries and 143 fifties. With three more ODIs scheduled from November to December against South Africa at home as well, fans would be hoping that he posts some big scores as it could help him touch the 15,000 ODI run mark and 28,000 international runs mark. (ANI)
News18
14 minutes ago
- News18
Slot reveals Nunez could leave, confirms Liverpool active in transfer market
London [UK], August 8 (ANI): Liverpool head coach Arne Slot confirmed that Darwin Nunez may leave but refused to be drawn on their interest in signing Newcastle United's premier forward, Alexander Isak. According to various reports, Newcastle United rejected the Premier League champions' latest bid last week. Luis Diaz left Anfield to join Bayern Munich last month, and Slot confirming a possibility of Nunez's exit, Liverpool are bound to go on a hunt for a striker. 'As you know from me and it's the same for a lot of managers, you never talk about a player who isn't yours. I can talk about Hugo [Ekitike], who we signed recently and has done really well until now," Slot said when asked about Liverpool's interest in Isak on Friday, as quoted from ESPN. 'We are really happy with the squad we have, and there is every reason to be happy about that because we won the league last season. OK, players left, but we've brought players in as well, and youngsters are doing good. At this moment in time, Darwin might leave, but things are not signed yet, so we need to wait a few days before that's completely done," he added. The Dutchman emphasised the numerous attacking options for different positions in his current pool of players, but confirmed that they will explore more options for different positions. 'I think we already have a lot of attacking power in our team. When I think about Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike, Mo [Mohamed] Salah, Jeremie Frimpong, who can play as a right winger, Florian Wirtz, who can play as a left winger, so I already feel I have a lot of attacking options. But as always, as a club, we are always looking at the chances in the market, but that can also be in the midfield and the last line," Slot will travel to Wembley for the FA Community Shield against Crystal Palace, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday. Slot acknowledged that even though kicking off the season with a trophy will be 'nice", his team needs to be consistent throughout the season to win more silverware. 'It's nice if you can start the season with the chance of winning something because normally you have to play numerous games before you have the chance of winning something," the Liverpool boss said. (ANI)
