Dominick Joyce

Dominick Ignatius Joyce (born 14 June 1981) is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, including three One Day Internationals, six international matches and twenty List A matches. He has also played second XI cricket for Middlesex and 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 This was followed by a three-match series against the MCC in May 2001 This was followed by a match against Australia He made his List A debut in August 2001 against Wiltshire in the C & G Trophy. 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. 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. This was followed by Intercontinental Cup games against Scotland, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and Kenya. 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.

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, Joyce has scored 1480 runs 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.

Joyce comes from a cricketing family. His brothers Ed 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.