Ireland women's cricket team

For the men's team, see Ireland national cricket team.
Ireland
Refer to caption
AssociationCricket Ireland
Personnel
CaptainGaby Lewis
CoachEd Joyce
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member
(2017; 7 years ago (2017))
Associate member (1993; 31 years ago (1993))
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WODI 11th 8th
WT20I 10th 10th (02_Jul-2020)
Women's Tests
Only WTestv  Pakistan at College Park, Dublin; 30–31 July 2000
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 1 1/0
(0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  Australia at Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast; 28 June 1987
Last WODIv  Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka; 2 December 2024
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 182 52/122
(1 tie, 7 no results)
This year[5] 12 5/6
(1 tie, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances5 (first in 1988)
Best result4th (1988)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances4 (first in 2003)
Best resultChampions (2003)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  West Indies at Kenure, Dublin; 27 June 2008
Last WT20Iv  Bangladesh at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet; 9 December 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 128 55/72
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[7] 18 15/3
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances4 (first in 2014)
Best result1st round (2014, 2016, 2018, 2023)
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances4 (first in 2013)
Best resultChampions (2015)
As of 9 December 2024

The Ireland women's cricket team represents Ireland in international women's cricket. Cricket in Ireland is governed by Cricket Ireland and organised on an All-Ireland basis, meaning the Irish women's team represents both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Ireland made its One-Day International (ODI) debut in 1987, against Australia, and the following year played at the 1988 World Cup, making the first of five appearances at the tournament. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Ireland was considered to be a top-level team, playing regular ODI series and placing as high as fifth at the World Cup (in 1993, out of eight teams). In 2000, the team played its only Test match, defeating the Pakistan women's team. Although it still retains ODI status, Ireland has not qualified for a World Cup since the 2005 event. The team has, however, qualified for the ICC World Twenty20 on two occasions, in 2014 and 2016. In December 2018, Cricket Ireland offered professional contracts to the women players for the first time.[8]

In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.[9]

History

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1980s

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The Irish women's team entered the international arena well before their male counterparts, playing their first ODIs in a three match series against Australia in 1987, a full 19 years before the men's team would make their ODI debut.[10] They lost all three games by more than 100 runs, but were still invited to take part in the World Cup the following year in Australia.

In that World Cup, they finished fourth, losing to New Zealand in the third place play-off game. Ireland subsequently came fourth of five in the tournament, with Ireland's only two wins both came against The Netherlands. The next year, Ireland took part in the first Women's European Championship in Denmark, finishing fourth on run rate, with their only win coming against the hosts.

1990s

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The first two years of the 1990s again saw Ireland compete in the European Championships, finishing as runners up to England in 1990, and third place in 1991. Sandwiched between those two tournaments was a 2 match ODI series against England, with England winning both games, the second by 10 wickets.

1993 saw them compete in the World Cup again, this time finishing in fifth place. The next European Championship in 1995 again saw them finish as runners up to England. Following this, they settled into a pattern of playing ODIs against whichever team was touring England, a pattern that continues to this day. The 1997 World Cup saw them lose to New Zealand in the quarter-finals. The end of the 1990s saw them again finish as runners up to England in the European Championship in 1999.

2000s

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Ireland played their first ever Test match in 2000, beating Pakistan by an innings inside two days in Dublin.[11] This is still their only Test match however. They also dominated the ODI series against Pakistan, winning 4–0 with a fifth game rained off. They still could only finish seventh in the World Cup later that year though, their only win coming against The Netherlands. The following year, they won the European Championship, and that remains the only time out of seven tournaments that the England team had not won the competition.

That seventh place meant that they had to take part in the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now known simply as the World Cup Qualifier. They won every game in that tournament, which qualified them for the world cup in South Africa in 2005. They came last in that tournament, meaning they will have to qualify again for the 2009 World Cup. Later in the year, they yet again finished as runners up to England in the European Championship.

They played a two match ODI series against the Netherlands, winning both games. In November 2007, they went to the Women's World Cup Qualifier in Lahore, where they played Bermuda, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, South Africa and an African qualifier.

In 2009, Ireland beat the Netherlands to win the European Championship.[12]

In April 2016, Laura Delany was named as captain of Ireland women's cricket team replacing Isobel Joyce who stepped down after the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in India.[13][14][15]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[16] Ireland were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.[17]

In 2021, Ireland were awarded qualification for the 2022–25 ICC Women's Championship on the basis of their WODI ranking after the abandonment of the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

On 23 January 2024, Cara Murray became the first Irish player to take six wickets in a WODI with 6/31 against Zimbabwe in Harare.[18][19]

Tournament history

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Women's Cricket World Cup

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Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

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European Championship

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  • 1989: 4th place
  • 1990: Runners-up
  • 1991: 3rd place
  • 1995: Runners-up
  • 1999: Runners-up
  • 2001: Winners
  • 2005: Runners-up
  • 2009: Winners

Squad

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This lists all the players with a central contract with Cricket Ireland or were named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Contract Format Notes
Batters
Rebecca Stokell 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium Full-time ODI & T20I
Gaby Lewis 23 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Full-time ODI & T20I Captain
Una Raymond-Hoey 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium Retainer ODI & T20I
Sarah Forbes 22 Right-handed Educational ODI & T20I
Christina Coulter Reilly 21 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Casual ODI & T20I
Abbi Harrison 18 Right-handed Right-arm off break Casual
All-rounders
Orla Prendergast 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium Full-time ODI & T20I
Leah Paul 25 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Full-time ODI & T20I
Laura Delany 32 Right-handed Right-arm medium Full-time ODI & T20I
Sophie MacMahon 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium Full-time ODI & T20I
Louise Little 21 Right-handed Right-arm medium Full-time ODI & T20I
Wicket-keepers
Amy Hunter 19 Right-handed – Educational ODI & T20I
Joanna Loughran 20 Right-handed – Educational ODI
Spin Bowlers
Cara Murray 24 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Full-time ODI & T20I
Freya Sargent 18 Right-handed Right-arm off break Full-time ODI & T20I
Aimee Maguire 18 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Educational ODI & T20I
Kia McCartney 19 Right-handed Right-arm off break Casual
Seam Bowlers
Arlene Kelly 30 Right-handed Right-arm medium Full-time ODI & T20I
Ava Canning 20 Right-handed Right-arm medium Educational ODI & T20I
Jane Maguire 21 Right-handed Right-arm medium Full-time ODI & T20I
Georgina Dempsey 20 Right-handed Right-arm medium Educational ODI & T20I
Alana Dalzell 23 Right-handed Right-arm medium Full-time ODI & T20I
Alice Tector 16 Right-handed Right-arm medium Casual ODI & T20I

Updated as of 11 September 2024.

Records

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Main article: Ireland women's cricket team record by opponent

International match summary – Ireland Women[20][21][22]

Last updated 9 December 2024.

Playing record
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural match
Test matches 1 1 0 0 0 30 July 2000
One-Day Internationals 182 52 122 1 7 28 June 1987
Twenty20 Internationals 128 55 72 0 1 27 June 2008

Test matches

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Test record versus other nations[20]

Records complete to Women's Test #111. Last updated 30 July 2000.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Full Members
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 0 30 July 2000 30 July 2000

One-Day Internationals

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ODI record versus other nations[21]

Records complete to WODI #1418. Last updated 2 December 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Full Members
 Australia 17 0 17 0 0 28 June 1987
 Bangladesh 9 1 6 0 2 26 November 2011 21 August 2012
 England 20 2 18 0 0 5 December 1988 12 August 2001
 India 12 0 12 0 0 26 July 1993
 New Zealand 20 0 18 0 2 29 November 1998
 Pakistan 21 6 15 0 0 18 December 1997 18 December 1997
 South Africa 20 1 18 0 1 5 August 1997 11 August 2016
 Sri Lanka 7 2 4 0 1 5 December 2000 16 August 2024
 West Indies 11 1 9 0 1 29 July 1993 21 July 2001
 Zimbabwe 7 5 1 1 0 5 October 2021 7 October 2021
v. Associate Members
 Denmark 7 6 1 0 0 19 July 1989 19 July 1989
 Japan 1 1 0 0 0 22 July 2003 22 July 2003
 Netherlands 25 23 2 0 0 30 November 1988 30 November 1988
 Scotland 5 4 1 0 0 11 August 2001 11 August 2001

Twenty20 Internationals

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WT20I record versus other nations[22]

Records complete to WT20I #2151. Last updated 9 December 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Full Members
 Australia 8 0 8 0 0 27 March 2014
 Bangladesh 14 6 8 0 0 28 August 2012 5 December 2015
 England 4 1 3 0 0 23 June 2012 15 September 2024
 India 2 0 2 0 0 15 November 2018
 New Zealand 4 0 4 0 0 18 March 2016
 Pakistan 19 4 15 0 0 25 May 2009 25 May 2009
 South Africa 13 2 11 0 0 1 August 2008 3 August 2016
 Sri Lanka 5 1 4 0 0 14 October 2010 13 August 2024
 West Indies 8 0 8 0 0 27 June 2008
 Zimbabwe 7 7 0 0 0 23 September 2022 23 September 2022
v. Associate Members
 France 1 1 0 0 0 29 August 2021 29 August 2021
 Germany 1 1 0 0 0 26 August 2021 26 August 2021
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 31 August 2019 31 August 2019
 Netherlands 16 14 1 0 1 6 August 2009 6 August 2009
 Papua New Guinea 2 2 0 0 0 12 July 2018 12 July 2018
 Scotland 14 9 5 0 0 8 July 2018 8 July 2018
 Thailand 5 2 3 0 0 7 July 2018 7 July 2018
 Uganda 1 1 0 0 0 10 July 2018 10 July 2018
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 25 April 2024 25 April 2024
 United States 1 1 0 0 0 19 September 2022 19 September 2022
 Vanuatu 1 1 0 0 0 1 May 2024 1 May 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ^ "Women's Test matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "Women's Test matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "WODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^ "Cricket Ireland to offer professional contracts to women for the first time". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board and Committee meetings have concluded following a series of virtual conference calls". ICC. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ Penbugs (28 June 2020). "June 28th, 1987: Ireland played their first international match". Penbugs. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Along with history, Ireland look to make a big first impression". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  12. ^ Cricinfo staff (5 August 2009), All-round Richardson guides Ireland to title, Cricinfo, retrieved 5 August 2009
  13. ^ Delany named Ireland Women captain
  14. ^ "Laura Delany named as the new Irish cricket captain". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  15. ^ Laura Delany named as new Ireland women's captain
  16. ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  17. ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Zimbabwe v Ireland: Cara Murray's 6-31 helps tourists clinch Harare ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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Further reading

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