12 Test-playing nations and the highest individual score by their wicket-keepers in Tests

#8 Ireland - Niall O' Brien 18 (45) vs Pakistan, Dublin

Niall O’ Brien, the Irish veteran who recently announced his retirement from cricket had a horrendous outing when Ireland played their first ever Test match against Pakistan. After Pakistan declared their first innings at 310/9, Ireland lost all its 10 wickets for 130 runs which led the visitors to enforce a follow-on. O’ Brien was dismissed for a duck in his debut innings. However, he had a chance to improve his performance in the second innings.

The Irish player failed to make the most out of that opportunity as he could manage only 18 runs after playing 45 balls. Niall’s brother Kevin O’ Brien registered a memorable hundred in the second innings which forced the visitors to bat again. However, the target was too small for the Asian giants as Ireland lost their first ever Test match.