Ireland's John Anderson retires from international cricket

Anderson appeared for his country a total of 26 times including in eight ODIs and four T20Is. The South-African born batsman last played for Ireland in 2017, while his career-best performance of 127 came against the Netherlands in an Inter-Continental Cup in 2013.

Commenting on his retirement, Anderson said, “It has been an honour and privilege to play for Ireland and it is one of the proudest achievements of my life. I am immensely proud of all my contributions to the team, especially those in the I-Cup. I’d like to thank those at Cricket Ireland who believed in me and gave me the chance to play international cricket.”

As well as retiring from international cricket, Anderson has also announced his retirement from Inter-Provincial cricket in Ireland. “I have also decided to step away from all Inter-Provincial cricket," said Anderson. "It has been six extremely enjoyable and successful years with Leinster Lightning. Thanks to everyone involved for making it such a memorable time, in particular my team mates.”

“I’d like to thank my family and close friends who have supported and encouraged me during my career. Most of all I’d like to thank my wife, Isobel, for her constant support and motivation, and for always pushing me to achieve my dream of playing international cricket. Now feels like the right time to move on with my life and I am excited to see what the future holds.”

Anderson's coach at international level, Graham Ford, thanked Anderson for his service to Irish cricket. He said, “I have known John for many years and he has always been impressive as a person and as a cricketer. He has a commendable playing record and has once again put in some match winning performances at Inter-Provincial level.”

“As expected, he has been the model professional showing great commitment, dedication and support for his fellow squad members. He can be very proud of how he has operated as a squad member and of his cricketing contributions over the years.”