Cade Carmichael (born 8 March 2002) is a South African-born Irish

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er, currently playing for Northern Knights in domestic cricket and

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in club cricket.

Domestic career

Carmichael was influenced by his brother and father, while playing backyard cricket matches. 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. He was selected for the South African Under-17 regional camp in July 2018. On 7 October 2019, he played for

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Premier League All Stars against

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XI. He originally from

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and came to Ireland in 2021 to play for

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. He was called up to the Northern Knights squad for an Interprovincial T20 in June 2022. He made his

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debut for Northern Knights in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 10 June 2022. He made his

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debut on 4 July 2022, for Northern Knights in the 2022 Inter-Provincial Cup. He made his first-class debut for Ireland Emerging on 25 November 2023. He scored his maiden century in first-class cricket against Afghanistan A on 9 April 2025. 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.

International career

Carmichael received a call-up to the Emerging Ireland squad to tour the West Indies in November 2023. In March 2024 he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their tour of

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. Carmichael was named in the Ireland squad to play the

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at home in a One Day International series in May 2025. 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". He made his debut for the team in the opening match of the series on 21 May 2025.

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* * 2002 births Living people Irish cricketers Northern Knights cricketers Cricketers from Pietermaritzburg 21st-century Irish sportsmen Ireland One Day International cricketers {{Ireland-cricket-bio-stub