Dominick Joyce
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Dominick Ignatius Joyce (born 14 June 1981 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
) is an Irish cricketer
. A right-handed batsman, he has played 66 times for the Ireland cricket team including one One Day International, six first-class
matches and seventeen List A matches. He has also played second XI cricket
for Middlesex
and Somerset
.
in Scotland
. This was followed by a three-match series against the MCC
in May 2001 and the 2001 ICC Trophy
. This was followed by a match against Australia and an appearance in the Triple Crown Tournament
. He made his List A debut in August 2001 against Wiltshire
in the C & G Trophy.
In 2002 he played against the West Indies A team
before taking part in the European Championship in Northern Ireland
. The year finished with matches against the MCC and Berkshire
. In 2003 he played matches against Denmark, an England Amateur XI, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
He again played in the European Championship in 2004 and the following month was named in the Ireland squad for the 2004 European Under-23 Championship, though the tournament was abandoned due to rain. He then played for Ireland in two matches against Bangladesh. Earlier in the year, he made his first-class debut, playing against the Netherlands in the ICC Intercontinental Cup
.
In 2005, he played against Loughborough UCCE, Warwickshire
and Yorkshire
before playing in the 2005 ICC Trophy
. This was followed by Intercontinental Cup games against Scotland, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and Kenya.
The following year, he played several matches in Ireland's C & G Trophy campaign, and an Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia
before making his ODI debut against England in what was Ireland's first ODI. His brother Ed
also made his ODI debut in that match, but he was playing for England. It was an unsuccessful ODI debut for Dominick, as he was bowled
for a duck
by Steve Harmison
. He did not represent Ireland again for just under a year, when he was dismissed for 10 in a Friends Provident Trophy fixture against Middlesex
at Clontarf, falling to a disputed catch by his brother Ed. He resumed his ODI career with a couple of appearances in Ireland's June internationals against India and South Africa at Stormont, scoring 18 and 11 in the respective fixtures.
at an average of 23.49, scoring eleven half-centuries
, the highest of which was an innings of 67 against Wiltshire in August 2001. He has taken just one wicket, against the Netherlands in July 2004.
and Gus
have also played cricket for Ireland, with Ed also playing for England. His sisters Isobel
and Cecelia
have both played for the Irish women's team.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
) is an Irish cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. A right-handed batsman, he has played 66 times for the Ireland cricket team including one One Day International, six first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches and seventeen List A matches. He has also played second XI cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
and Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
.
Playing career
Joyce's first taste of international cricket came in 2000, when he played for Ireland in the Under-19 World Cup. He first played for Ireland at senior level in July 2000 in the European ChampionshipEuropean Cricket Championship
The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national cricket sides throughout Europe compete. The tournament is designed to encourage and develop the best players in countries where cricket is not a major sport and Europe's only Test cricket playing country,...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. This was followed by a three-match series against the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in May 2001 and the 2001 ICC Trophy
2001 ICC Trophy
The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the qualifying tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
. This was followed by a match against Australia and an appearance in the Triple Crown Tournament
Triple Crown Tournament
The Triple Crown Tournament was a cricket competition staged annually from 1993 to 2001 between the Home Nations; that is to say Ireland, Scotland, Wales and a team representing England...
. He made his List A debut in August 2001 against Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Cricket Club
Wiltshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
in the C & G Trophy.
In 2002 he played against the West Indies A team
West Indies A cricket team
The West Indies A cricket team is a cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago...
before taking part in the European Championship in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The year finished with matches against the MCC and Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. In 2003 he played matches against Denmark, an England Amateur XI, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
He again played in the European Championship in 2004 and the following month was named in the Ireland squad for the 2004 European Under-23 Championship, though the tournament was abandoned due to rain. He then played for Ireland in two matches against Bangladesh. Earlier in the year, he made his first-class debut, playing against the Netherlands in the ICC Intercontinental Cup
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development programme...
.
In 2005, he played against Loughborough UCCE, Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
and Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
before playing in the 2005 ICC Trophy
2005 ICC Trophy
Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...
. This was followed by Intercontinental Cup games against Scotland, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and Kenya.
The following year, he played several matches in Ireland's C & G Trophy campaign, and an Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia
Namibia national cricket team
The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992 and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007. They took part in the 2003...
before making his ODI debut against England in what was Ireland's first ODI. His brother Ed
Ed Joyce
Edmund Christopher Joyce is an Irish cricketer who has played for both the Irish and English national cricket teams. After beginning his career with Middlesex, he moved to Sussex in 2009. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm bowler of medium pace, Joyce is widely regarded as one of the...
also made his ODI debut in that match, but he was playing for England. It was an unsuccessful ODI debut for Dominick, as he was bowled
Bowled
Bowled is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is covered by Law 30 of the Laws of cricket.A batsman is out bowled if his wicket is put down by a ball delivered by the bowler...
for a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
by Steve Harmison
Steve Harmison
Stephen James Harmison MBE is an English cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODI's, and 2 T20's. He also plays county cricket for Durham....
. He did not represent Ireland again for just under a year, when he was dismissed for 10 in a Friends Provident Trophy fixture against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
at Clontarf, falling to a disputed catch by his brother Ed. He resumed his ODI career with a couple of appearances in Ireland's June internationals against India and South Africa at Stormont, scoring 18 and 11 in the respective fixtures.
Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, Joyce has scored 1480 runsRun (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
at an average of 23.49, scoring eleven half-centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
, the highest of which was an innings of 67 against Wiltshire in August 2001. He has taken just one wicket, against the Netherlands in July 2004.
Family
Joyce comes from a cricketing family. His brothers EdEd Joyce
Edmund Christopher Joyce is an Irish cricketer who has played for both the Irish and English national cricket teams. After beginning his career with Middlesex, he moved to Sussex in 2009. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm bowler of medium pace, Joyce is widely regarded as one of the...
and Gus
Gus Joyce
Augustine "Gus" Joyce is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team in 2000, a first-class match against Scotland and matches against Italy and Scotland in the European Championship. Other members of his family have played...
have also played cricket for Ireland, with Ed also playing for England. His sisters Isobel
Isobel Joyce
Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace bowler, she has played one Test and 36 ODIs for the Ireland women's cricket team to date.-Playing career:...
and Cecelia
Cecelia Joyce
Cecelia Nora Isobel Mary Joyce is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, she has played twenty One-Day Internationals for the Ireland women's cricket team since July 2001....
have both played for the Irish women's team.