11 cricketers who switched allegiances between under-19s and senior team

#8 Tim Murtagh

Murtagh has played 18 ODIs for Ireland

Born and raised in London, Murtagh is a right arm fast bowler who represented England in the 2000 Under-19 World Cup. He took 16 wickets in three Youth Tests and also 12 in List A cricket for England Under-19s.

Murtagh has played county cricket for Surrey and Middlesex, opening the bowling with Steven Finn on many occasions. He applied for Irish citizenship in 2011 after being influenced by Sussex batsman, Ed Joyce. He made his Ireland debut in 2012 and played 18 ODIs and 14 T20I.

He was initially picked to the Ireland squad for the 2015 World Cup but a foot injury prevented him from participating in the tournament, and he retired from T20s in 2015.