Ian Peter Shields (born 31 October 1979) is a former Irish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Ian Peter Shields | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1979-10-31) 31 October 1979 (age 42) Comber, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Born at Comber in October 1979, Shields was educated at Regent House School in Newtownards, before going up to Ulster University.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Belfast in 1999.[2] He was captain of the Ireland under-19 squad for the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, playing in seven matches at the tournament.[3] He made a second first-class appearance for Ireland against Scotland at Alloway in 2000,[2] in what was the final annual first-class match played between the teams. In two first-class matches, Shields scored 54 runs, with a high score of 31 as an opening batsman alongside Dominick Joyce in the 2000 fixture.[4][1] Outside of cricket, he runs a sports goods business.[1]