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| Full name | Carson John Brian McCullough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 (age 19) Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Munster Reds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | North West Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carson John Brian McCullough (born 28 February 2005) is an Irish cricketer. McCullough is from Belfast and plays his club cricket for CIYMS. He has represented Ireland at U-19 level and was selected to be part of the squad for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Domestic career
Playing in the Northern Cricket Union with CIYMS, McCullough has represented provincial teams at various age groups throughout his career.
He was named in the Northern Knights Under-15 team in 2019 and had graduated to Under-17 level by 2021.
He began training with the Emerging Knights in 2021 and played two games in the Future Series for them, the level just below senior domestic cricket. In 2022 an Ireland U-17 team was added to the competition, for which McCullough played.
The left-arm spinner was back in the Emerging Knights team for the 2023 Future Series but it would not be long before his services were required elsewhere.
On 13 July 2023 McCullough was named in the Munster Reds squad for their upcoming T20 fixtures in Bready having been loaned out by the NCU. Coach and former Ireland international Jeremy Bray said that he had "no doubt this level won’t phase him".
McCullough made his T20 debut for the Reds against the North West Warriors on 14 July in a rained out match. He made 5 runs in what would be his only Reds appearance.
In September he would be loaned out again, this time to the Warriors, for who he would make his List A debut against his former teammates in the Reds. He took his first senior wicket by bowling Irish Test all-rounder Tyrone Kane but went for 64 runs from his 8 overs.
International career
McCullough was named in the Ireland U-17 team for the 2022 Celtic Cup series against Scotland U-17s where he would take 7 wickets across 4 matches.
He would be promoted to the U-19 squad in 2023 for their tour of Great Britain. He made his Youth ODI debut against England U-19s during a famous win for Ireland on 21 August 2023, taking 2 wickets and hammering 23*(10).
The youngster was named in Ireland's 2024 U-19 World Cup squad to compete in South Africa.
External links
References
- "NW and NCU name U15 squads for interpro series". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "NCU names U15 and U17 squads". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Warriors and Knights name Emerging Squads". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Ireland U17s edge out Emerging Knights". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Squads named for Future Series". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Reds name squad for Inter-Pro festival in the North West". Munster Cricket. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- Easdown, Craig (13 July 2023). "Bready hosts Men's T20 Festival this weekend". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "REDS vs NWW, Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy 2023, 7th Match at Bready, July 14, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "REDS vs NWW, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 2023, 10th Match at Bready, September 04, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Curtis Campher makes an Ireland statement as Munster Reds cruise past North West Warriors". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 4 September 2023. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Youth International Cricket 2022". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Ireland name U17 squad for Celtic Cup series". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Ireland name Under 19 squad". irishcricketarchives.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "ENG19 vs IRE19, Ireland Under-19s in England 2023, 1st Youth ODI at Loughborough, August 21, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- Easdown, Craig (31 August 2023). "Reflecting on an historic tour: Ireland Under-19s Men historic first-ever win over England Under-19s". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- Mulreaney, Gerard (14 December 2023). "U19 World Cup squad named". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 January 2024.