Peter Connell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Connell
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Aug 13, 1981(1981-08-13)
Age	43
Birthplace	Dannevirke
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Manawatu-Wanganui
Horoscope	Leo

Peter Connell Biography

Peter Connell is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on August 13, 1981 in Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. Peter Connell (born 13 August 1981) is born in New Zealand. He is an Irish cricketer. As an opening bowler who was the first player to make his debut in Ireland in 2008 at the age of 26. He was part of Ireland’s success during the 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Connell has also played for Ireland at One- Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). In January 2012, Connell was offered a contract by Cricket Ireland.

Ireland participated at this year’s Friends Provident Trophy, losing five of their eight matches , and two were washed out. In Ireland’s one win of the tournament, Connell took career best figures of 5/19. This was his first time he had five wickets in one-day games, surpassing his previous best bowling record of 4/71. Ireland took Worcestershire out for just 58, their lowest one- day average, and then won by the score of 94 runs. At New Road, Worcester, Ireland received an applause after they left the field. Connell completed the tournament with 10 wickets, at the rate of 21.30. For the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in June 2009, Ireland progressed to the super eights. While he had helped Ireland to qualify for the event the prior year Connell only played one game in the tournament. as the bowler who opened the match in the first match, he only bowled one over for 14 runs in a game Ireland was defeated by New Zealand.

Ireland’s involvement during 2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Cup, in attempt to win their fourth consecutive win in the tournament, started in July of 2009. Connell took part in their first match that was played against Kenya Opening the bowling and he recorded match statistics of 297. Phil Simmons, Ireland’s coach was unhappy with Connell’s performance. He was dropped for Ireland’s following Intercontinental Cup match, which was against Scotland. Simmons pointed out “a drop in attitude” as the reason behind Connell’s failure and then his subsequent demotion, adding “I must see that he’s returned to the level his performance was towards the beginning of the year. I would like people to realize the pleasure it is to play in this team and not be apathetic about it.” Connell was given the opportunity to showcase his abilities during the Ireland match in the match against Marylebone Cricket Club.

Peter Connell Net Worth

Peter Connell is one of the richest Cricketer from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Connell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ireland participated at their participation in ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers in August 2008. On August 2, Ireland took part in their debut T20 International, beating Scotland by four wickets. Connell was the first player to make his T20I debut during the game together with the other members part of Ireland’s Ireland team. Ireland advanced to the finals and ended having to share their trophy with Netherlands when the match was cancelled by rain. Connell ended the tournament taking 6 wickets in four matches with the rate of 6.00 He was also Ireland’s second-highest wicket-taker, ahead of Andre Botha with 8, and was tied the record with Alex Cusack who also had 6 wickets – and was the fifth-highest wicket-taker during the tournament.

Peter Connell made his Twenty20 debut on June 27, 2008, in a match played by Ireland with Bangladesh A. In his three overs, he conceded twenty runs in a single wicket and he also opened the bowling using Thinus Fourie. Connell made his debut as a first-class player for Ireland on July 9th, 2008 in a game against the Netherlands in the 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup. In the opening bowling position, he was joined by Thinus Fourie Connell scored a 10-wicket haul and finished with a score of 10 wickets and an average of 69 (10/69) during the game as well as the hat-trick when Ireland defeated the Netherlands in a tense 67-run win. Connell was only the sixteenth first-class player who took the hat-trick in his debut, and was the first player to do it during an international match. Connell is also the sole player to have scored an ace in the first class for Ireland. Connell has taken 30 First-Class wickets taken for Ireland, Connell is the 16th most prolific wicket-taker in Ireland. In 2007-08, during the ICC Intercontinental Cup, Connell was the top wicket-taker in Ireland for the competition. The 28 wickets he took in five matches, which equates to the rate of 11.67 Also, it was the fourth highest number of wickets in the event and was also the top average of bowlers who had 10 wickets or more.

In January 2012 Cricket Ireland increased the number of player contracts to 23 across three categories, and Connell was given a category C contract.

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