List of Irish first-class cricketers

[2] From 1902, Ireland played 159 first-class matches prior to their elevation to Test status in June 2017.

[2] Occasionally teams based in Ireland (or touring abroad) were afforded first-class status.

These include Dublin University, the Gentlemen of Ireland, and Woodbrook Club and Ground, which all heavily featured Irish cricketers.

[5] Following the Irish War of Independence and the ban by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1901 on playing "foreign", in practice, British, games, cricket went into decline across Ireland.

The list covers the years 1790 to March 2017, just prior to Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship gaining first-class status.