Adrian McCoubrey

Adrian George Agustus Matthew McCoubrey (born 3 April 1980 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he has played 43 times for the Ireland cricket team since August 1999 including six first-class matches and twelve List A matches. He has also played first-class and List A cricket for Essex.

Playing career

Early Ireland career

McCoubrey first represented Ireland at Under-19 level, when he played in the 1999 European Under-19 Championship. He made his debut for the senior side in August of that year, playing against Scotland He also played a first-class match against Scotland before the year was out. Later in the year, he played against Australia This was followed by his first two List A matches, playing against Wiltshire and the Hampshire Cricket Board in the C & G Trophy. This was followed by a C & G Trophy match against Berkshire,

Essex career

He made his debut for Essex in a national league match against Yorkshire on 5 May 2003, also playing in the same competition against Gloucestershire in July that year. He played four matches in the tournament, against Scotland. In List A cricket, his best bowling performance is 3/19 against Uganda.