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It may have taken the small matter of 17 years but Ed Joyce reached the landmark milestone of 100 caps for Ireland during the recent tour of the Caribbean, having made his Ireland debut in the Triple Crown back in 1997 he is currently the longest serving cricketer in the men’s side.
To mark the occasion we thought we would take a look at a few memorable images of Ed since his Ireland debut against Scotland all the way back on the 22nd of July 1997.

The Bray native began his career at Merrion Cricket Club before going on to play for Dublin University Cricket Club and Middlesex before moving on to his current home of Sussex where he is club captain.

In the book, “Ireland’s 100 Cricket Greats”, Ger Siggins and James Fitzgerald describe him as, “Arguably the finest batsman this country has ever produced and certainly the best of his generation.” The left-hander is noted for his elegant stroke-play and has made nearly 14,000 first-class runs across a magnificent career.

Let’s hope that Ed can continue playing long enough to gain another 100 caps for Ireland, possibly without it taking 17 years as well!

A young Ed Joyce with Ireland at Lord’s in 1999 © Philip Boylan

Ed was one of the few bright points for Ireland at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada © Rowland White

Playing against Ireland is something Ed has done a few times, this time pictured with his brother Dom after a Middlesex v Ireland match © INPHO

The left-hander was instrumental in helping Ireland qualify for their first World Cup, here in action at the 2005 ICC Trophy © INPHO

He was the second highest run-scorer in the tournament with 399 runs at the Bradman-eqsue average of 99.75 © INPHO

Ed’s 115* against the UAE was particularly crucial in helping Ireland to their first Cricket World Cup in 2007, but he was destined not be playing for Ireland at the tournament © INPHO

A year later Ed had qualified for England and he was making his debut against Ireland (and his brother Dom) at Stormont © INPHO

At the World Cup in the Caribbean, Ireland played England, and Ed was bowled for 1; he would play just one more time for England © INPHO

Ed had to wait 4 years to qualify to play for Ireland again, but he was back in Ireland colours at the 2011 World Cup, making a superb 84 v West Indies © INPHO

Getting ready to play against England again in 2011 at Clontarf © INPHO

Taking a stunning catch at the World T20 qualifiers in 2012 © INPHO

Named in the short-list for the ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year © INPHO

On a visit to a children’s orphanage at the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka © INPHO

Showing that it is not all about raw power in Twenty20 Cricket © INPHO

Posting a big century for Ireland alongside Niall O’Brien and helping Ireland to the highest total in their 158 year international history in Sharjah © INPHO

Ed became the only second player in cricket history to score ODI centuries for two different countries with his sublime knock against Pakistan in May 2013 © INPHO

Ed of course shares the spotlight with the rest of his family, four of his siblings have also played cricket for Ireland © ICC/Getty Images

Hopefully my 100th cap today. Very proud. Just taken the 17 years! Probably only have myself to blame for that I guess…

— Ed Joyce (@edjoyce24) February 21, 2014