Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1William Porterfield1 (6), 3 (2), 2 (1)931570.5
2Paul Stirling2 (8)8189124.3
3Ed Joyce3 (6), 1 (3)928871.1
4Niall O'Brien4 (9)927473.9
5Gary Wilson5 (6), 7 (1)723587.7
5Andrew White5 (2)21540.5
6Kevin O'Brien6 (8), 5 (1)9302134.8
6Nigel Jones6 (1)1250.0
7Alex Cusack7 (4), 3 (1), 9 (1)610778.7
7Andre Botha7 (1), 9 (1)22251.2
8John Mooney8 (6), 7 (2)89776.4
9Trent Johnston9 (4), 8 (2)66793.1
10George Dockrell10 (5), 9 (1)65587.3
11Boyd Rankin11 (4)4936.0

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for Ireland in ODI 2011?

Ireland most often opened with William Porterfield and Paul Stirling in ODI 2011, with Ed Joyce at No. 3.

Who batted as Ireland's finisher?

Kevin O'Brien batted most often at No. 6 (9 innings, 302 runs).

How settled was the Ireland top order?

William Porterfield batted at No. 1 in 67% of their innings; Paul Stirling batted at No. 2 in 100% of their innings.