Curtis Campher (born 20 April 1999) is a South African-born Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland cricket team and Munster Reds.[2] Campher made his international debut for Ireland in June 2020.[3] In October 2021, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match, going on to take four wickets in four balls, becoming only the third bowler to do so.
Campher has dual citizenship; he held an Irish passport prior to his selection for Ireland,[4] and qualified to play for the Ireland cricket team through his grandmother.[5][6] He had also played for the South Africa under-19 cricket team in the past.[7][8]
On 10 July 2020, Campher was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team.[12][13] On 28 July 2020, Cricket Ireland named Campher in their 14-man squad for the first ODI of the series.[14][15] He made his ODI debut for Ireland, against England, on 30 July 2020.[16] Campher top-scored for Ireland in the match with 59 not out,[17] but they went on to lose by six wickets.[18]
In August 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[22] Campher made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[23] In September 2021, Campher was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24] On 18 October 2021, in Ireland's first match of the T20 World Cup, against the Netherlands, Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket.[25] Campher also became the third bowler, after Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan, to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match.[26]
He was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023.[27][28] He was also named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours.[29] He made his Test debut for Ireland against Bangladesh, on 4 April 2023.[30] On 25 April 2023, he scored his maiden century in Test cricket during the first Test against Sri Lanka,[31] becoming the only fourth Irishman to score a century in the format.[32]