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Cade Carmichael

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Cade Carmichael
Personal information
Full name
Cade Mitchell Carmichael
Born (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 24)
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 30)11 November 2025 v Bangladesh
Last Test27 May 2026 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 71)21 May 2025 v West Indies
Last ODI25 May 2025 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentNorthern Knights
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 3 9 32
Runs scored 106 64 496 981
Batting average 17.66 32.00 29.17 35.03
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 1/3 2/6
Top score 59 48 124 107
Balls bowled 20 114
Wickets 1 6
Bowling average 26.00 18.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/22 3/40
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 5/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 June 2026

Cade Mitchell Carmichael (born 8 March 2002) is a South African-born Irish cricketer, currently playing for the Ireland National Team, Northern Knights in domestic cricket and Instonians in club cricket.[1]

Domestic career

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Carmichael was influenced by his brother and father, while playing backyard cricket matches.[2] He captained the under-13 A for KwaZulu-Natal in 2015 and received two Cricket South Africa awards for his batting during the Inter Provincial tournament. In 2016, he was awarded Kwa-Zulu Natal Cricket Union (KZNCU) Under-13 Player of the Year award as he scored the fifth highest runs in the season and for his captaincy. He also represents under-17 and under-19 team of KwaZulu-Natal side.[3] He was selected for the South African Under-17 regional camp in July 2018.[4] On 7 October 2019, he played for Dolphins Premier League All Stars against Scotland XI.[5]

He originally from Pietermaritzburg and came to Ireland in 2021 to play for Railway Union. He was called up to the Northern Knights squad for an Interprovincial T20 in June 2022.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Northern Knights in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 10 June 2022.[6] He made his List A debut on 4 July 2022, for Northern Knights in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup.[7]

He made his first-class debut for Ireland Emerging on 25 November 2023.[8] He scored his maiden century in first-class cricket against Afghanistan A on 9 April 2025.[9] In 2025 while playing for Instonians, he opened the batting for the first time since his school days. He usually bats at the middle order.[10]

International career

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Carmichael received a call-up to the Emerging Ireland squad to tour the West Indies in November 2023.[11]

In March 2024 he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their tour of Nepal.[12]

Carmichael was named in the Ireland squad to play the West Indies at home in a One Day International series in May 2025.[13] Irish national selector Andrew White said that it was due to "his rise over the last couple of years" and "his ability to adapt his game to conditions".[14] He made his debut for the team in the opening match of the series on 21 May 2025.[15]

References

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  1. "Players profile:Cade Carmichael". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 Chambers, Barry (16 May 2025). "How one chat set teen cricket star Cade Carmichael on the path from South Africa to a potential Ireland call-up". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  3. "Cade Carmichael". Futura Cricket. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  4. "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  5. "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  6. "7th Match, Bready, June 10, 2022, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. "12th Match, Dublin, July 04, 2022, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. "1st unofficial Test, Coolidge, November 25 - 27, 2023, Ireland Emerging Players tour of West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. "Ireland Wolves vs Afghanistan A". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. Callender, Ian. "Carmichael pushing for Ireland selection". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  11. "Stephen Doheny to lead squad". Cricket Ireland. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  12. "Wolves for Nepal". Cricket Ireland. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  13. "Ireland name uncapped trio for West Indies games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  14. "Uncapped Carmichael, Mayes and McCarthy called up for ODIs against West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  15. "Stirling hits milestone as Ireland beat West Indies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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