Eoin Morgan

Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan is an Irish cricketer who captains the England national cricket team in One Day Internationals and TwentyInternational. A lefthanded batsman, he plays county cricket for Middlesex and has been selected for Englands Test, ODI and Twenty20 squads. He originally represented his native Ireland at international level before switching to play for England. He was the first and is one of the only two players in history to score an ODI hundred for two nations and is particularly noted for his end of innings hitting ability, seeing him labelled as a finisher. He is also noted as being a skilful player of the reverse sweep shot.

Morgan was born in Dublin and educated at the Catholic University School on Leeson Street, where he won three senior cup titles for the school. In his early teens Morgan played hurling twice a week and this helped develop his skills as a batsman, particularly as the grip for hurling is the same as for the reverse sweep. During this time he also briefly attended Dulwich College to further his cricketing education and it was here that his ambition to play for England began. Morgan represented Irelands youth teams and was capped at Under15 and Under17 level. He was selected in the Irish Under19 squad for the 2004 Under19 World Cup, and was Irelands top runscorer in the competition. Two years later, he captained Ireland in the 2006 Under19 World Cup where he finished as the secondhighest overall runscorer. He also plays for Finchley CC.

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