Will Porterfield
Key facts
Full Name: William Thomas Stuart Porterfield
Born: September 6, 1984, Londonderry
County: Warwickshire
Other Teams: Gloucestershire, Ireland
ODI Debut: Scotland v Ireland, Ayr, Aug 5 2006
T20 Debut: Ireland v Scotland, Belfast, Aug 2 2008
Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Biography
A left-handed top-order batsman, Porterfield first shot to prominence with a string of fine performances for Ireland. After impressing for his country in the 2007 World Cup, he earned a professional contract with Gloucestershire. Porterfield soon became the first Irishman to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year and ended his long wait for a County Championship century by striking 175 against Worcestershire in 2010. He joined Warwickshire at the end of that summer and despite struggling in the championship, was impressive in limited-overs cricket in his first season.
