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Cricket World Player of the Week - Kevin O'Brien - Ireland

by Alastair Symondson Wednesday 16 May 2018

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Ireland's Kevin O'Brien is the Cricket World Player of the Week. Although Ireland lost their inaugural Test match against Pakistan, Kevin O'Brien scored a debut Test hundred and Ireland’s first individual player Test century.

It was a historic occasion at Malahide CC, in Dublin, for Ireland’s first Test match and Mick Jagger, from the Rolling Stones, also caught some of the action, as the match unfolded.

Yes @KevinOBrien113!!!!! What a ton!! Yesterday we had the great @MickJagger at Malahide but today we’ve had some ‘Honky Tonk’ from the Donk!!! #baton @Irelandcricket pic.twitter.com/Fi8hyTUBeq
— Kyle McCallan (@KMcOffie) May 14, 2018

Kevin O'Brien scored 118 not out to become Ireland's maiden Test centurion and although Ireland followed on, O'Brien shared a 114-run seventh-wicket partnership with Stuart Thompson and built a significant lead for Pakistan to chase down, which they did with 5 wickets to spare. He also picked up the Man of the Match Award for his outstanding performance.

Last over left in the game!
This is intense!

RR - 1?6?5? / 6?
Need 12 runs in 6 balls.#CancerOut #RRvCSK #JazbaJeetKa #HallaBol #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/0LJvsQDxYF
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 11, 2018

Other notable performances of the week were from Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) in the IPL , scoring 5 fifties in 6 matches, and Matt Henry (Kent) in the County Championship ( leading wicket taker)