Oliver James Hairs (born 14 April 1991) is a Scottish cricketer. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the Netherlands in 2010.[1] In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 9 June 2019.[3]
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Full name | Oliver James Hairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 31) Redhill, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 44) | 1 July 2010 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 9 July 2010 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 50) | 16 September 2019 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 29 July 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2022 |
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[4][5] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[6]
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[7] He made his T20I debut for Scotland, against the Netherlands, on 16 September 2019.[8] In September 2021, Hairs was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[9]