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Ireland women's cricket team

Ireland women's national cricket team


Summary

Ireland women's national cricket team

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nameIreland
imageIreland cricket team logo.png
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associationCricket Ireland
captainGaby Lewis
coachLloyd Tennant
icc_statusFull member
icc_member_year
icc_status2Associate member
icc_member_year2
icc_regionEurope
wodi_rank10th
wt20i_rank9th
wodi_rank_best8th
wt20i_rank_best9th (24-Aug-2025)
only_wtestv at College Park, Dublin; 30–31 July 2000
num_wtests1
wtest_record1/0
(0 draws)
first_wodiv at Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast; 28 June 1987
most_recent_wodiv at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg; 19 December 2025
num_wodis195
num_wodis_this_year0
wodi_record56/131
(1 tie, 7 no results)
wodi_record_this_year0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
wwc_apps5
wwc_first1988
wwc_best4th (1988)
wwcq_apps4
wwcq_first2003
wwcq_bestChampions (2003)
first_wt20iv at Kenure, Dublin; 27 June 2008
most_recent_wt20iv at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 1 February 2026
num_wt20is149
num_wt20is_this_year7
wt20i_record71/77
(0 ties, 1 no result)
wt20i_record_this_year5/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
wwt20_apps4
wwt20_first2014
wwt20_best1st round (2014, 2016, 2018, 2023)
wwt20q_apps4
wwt20q_first2013
wwt20q_bestChampions (2015)
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asofdate1 February 2026

(0 draws)

(1 tie, 7 no results) (0 ties, 0 no results)

(0 ties, 1 no result) (0 ties, 0 no results)

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.

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

History

1980s

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. 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

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

Ireland played their first ever Test match in 2000, beating Pakistan by an innings inside two days in Dublin. 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.

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.

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

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.

Tournament history

ICC Women's World Cup

Women's Cricket World Cup recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
England 1973Did not qualify
India 1978
New Zealand 1982
Australia 1988Round -robin4/582600
England 1993Round -robin5/872500
India 1997Quarter-finals62301
New Zealand 2000Round -robin7/871600
South Africa 2005Round -robin8/870502
Australia 2009Did not qualify
India 2013
England 2017
New Zealand 2022
India 2025
Total5/130 Titles3572503

ECC Women's European Cricket Championship

Women's European Cricket Championship recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Denmark 1989Round -robin31200
England 1990Round -robin32100
Netherlands 1991Round -robin31200
Ireland 1995Round -robin32100
Denmark 1999Round -robin32100
England 2001Champions33000
Wales 2005The full information of the tournament have not been found
Netherlands 2007
Ireland 2009Champions22000
Scotland 2010The full information of the tournament have not been found
Netherlands 2011Round -robin21100
England 2014The full information of the tournament have not been found
Total8/122 Title2214800

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier recordsHost
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
NED 2003Qualified1/655000
RSA 2008Did not qualify42200
BAN 2011Did not qualify6/1051400
SL 2017Did not qualify92700
ZIM 2021Tournament postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic21100
PAK 2025Did not qualify52300
Total5/61 Title30131700

ICC Women's World T20

ICC Women's T20 World Cup recordsHost
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
England 2009Did not qualify
West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014Group stage40400
India 201640400
West Indies 201840400
Australia 2020Did not qualify
South Africa 2023Group stage40400
United Arab Emirates 2024Did not qualify
ENG 2026To be determined
PAK 2028
Total4/90 Titles1601600

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier recordsHost
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
IRE 20133rd-place3/853200
THA 2015Champions1/855000
NED 2018Runners-up2/854100
SCO 2019DNQ3/853200
UAE 2022Runners-up2/853200
UAE 2024DNQ3/1054100
NEP 2026Runners-up2/1075200
Total7/74 Titles37271000

Cricket at Summer Olympics Games

Cricket at Summer Olympics recordsHost
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
United States 2028To be determined
Australia 2032
Total0 Title00000

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy recordsHost
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Sri Lanka 2027To be determined
Flag.svg 2031
Total0 Title00000

Squad

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

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleContractFormatNotesBattersAll-roundersWicket-keepersSpin BowlersSeam Bowlers
Rebecca StokellRight-handedRight-arm mediumFull-timeODI & T20I
Gaby LewisRight-handedRight-arm leg breakFull-timeODI & T20ICaptain
Una Raymond-HoeyRight-handedRight-arm mediumRetainerODI & T20I
Sarah ForbesRight-handedEducationalODI & T20I
Christina Coulter ReillyRight-handedRight-arm leg breakCasualODI & T20I
Abbi HarrisonRight-handedRight-arm off breakCasual
Orla PrendergastRight-handedRight-arm mediumFull-timeODI & T20I
Leah PaulLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFull-timeODI & T20I
Laura DelanyRight-handedRight-arm mediumFull-timeODI & T20I
Sophie MacMahonRight-handedRight-arm mediumFull-timeODI & T20I
Louise LittleRight-handedRight-arm mediumFull-timeODI & T20I
Amy HunterRight-handedEducationalODI & T20I
Joanna LoughranRight-handedEducationalODI
Cara MurrayRight-handedRight-arm leg breakFull-timeODI & T20I
Freya SargentRight-handedRight-arm off breakFull-timeODI & T20I
Aimee MaguireRight-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxEducationalODI & T20I
Kia McCartneyRight-handedRight-arm off breakCasual
Arlene KellyRight-handedRight-arm mediumFull-timeODI & T20I
Ava CanningRight-handedRight-arm mediumEducationalODI & T20I
Jane MaguireRight-handedRight-arm mediumFull-timeODI & T20I
Georgina DempseyRight-handedRight-arm mediumEducationalODI & T20I
Alana DalzellRight-handedRight-arm mediumFull-timeODI & T20I
Alice TectorRight-handedRight-arm mediumCasualODI & T20I

Updated as of 11 September 2024.

Records

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

International match summary – Ireland Women

Last updated 1 February 2026.

FormatMWLTD/NRInaugural match
Test matches1100030 July 2000
One-Day Internationals195561311728 June 1987
Twenty20 Internationals14971770127 June 2008

Test matches

  • Highest team total: 193/3 declared v. Pakistan on 30 July 2000 at Trinity College Park, Dublin.
  • Highest individual score: 68*, Caitriona Beggs v. Pakistan on 30 July 2000 at Trinity College Park, Dublin.
  • Best innings bowling: 6/21, Isobel Joyce v. Pakistan on 30 July 2000 at Trinity College Park, Dublin.

Test record versus other nations

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

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
v. Full Members
1100030 July 200030 July 2000

One-Day Internationals

  • Highest team total: 337/8 v. Netherlands on 24 August 2022 at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen.
  • Highest individual score: 137, Leah Paul v. Netherlands on 24 August 2022 at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen.
  • Best innings bowling: 6/31, Cara Murray v. Zimbabwe on 23 January 2024 at Harare Sports Club, Harare.

Most ODI runs for Ireland Women

PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
Gaby Lewis1,86632.732016–2025
Miriam Grealey1,41223.141987–2005
Laura Delany1,41123.132010–2025
Clare Shillington1,27617.721997–2017
Leah Paul1,22925.602017–2025

Most ODI wickets for Ireland Women

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Isobel Joyce6630.451999–2018
Ciara Metcalfe6027.001999–2017
Barbara McDonald5426.751993–2005
Cara Murray5332.242018–2025
Catherine O'Neill4522.841993–2003

Highest individual innings in Women's ODI

PlayerScoreOppositionMatch Date
Leah Paul13724 August 2022
Amy Hunter121*11 October 2021
Karen Young12027 July 2000
Mary-Pat Moore114*18 July 1995
Laura Delany10924 August 2022

Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI

PlayerScoreOppositionMatch Date
Cara Murray6/3123 January 2024
Eimear Richardson5/135 August 2009
Ciara Metcalfe5/1817 August 2007
Aimee Maguire5/1911 September 2024
Susan Bray5/2718 July 1990

ODI record versus other nations

Records complete to WODI #1523. Last updated 19 December 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
v. Full Members
170170028 June 1987
10170226 November 201121 August 2012
20218005 December 198812 August 2001
150150026 July 1993
200180229 November 1998
226160018 December 199718 December 1997
23121015 August 199711 August 2016
724015 December 200016 August 2024
121100129 July 199321 July 2001
971105 October 20217 October 2021
v. Associate Members
7610019 July 198919 July 1989
1100022 July 200322 July 2003
252320030 November 198830 November 1988
6510011 August 200111 August 2001
1100015 April 202515 April 2025

Twenty20 Internationals

  • Highest team total: 223/1, v Germany on 24 August 2025 at Hazelaarweg Stadium, Rotterdam.
  • Highest individual innings: 119, Gaby Lewis v Sri Lanka on 13 August 2024 at Sydney Parade, Dublin.
  • Best innings bowling: 5/12, Arlene Kelly v Netherlands on 14 August 2023 at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen.

Most WT20I runs for Ireland Women

PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
Gaby Lewis3,04831.422014–2026
Laura Delany1,65921.262010–2026
Orla Prendergast1,74428.592019–2026
Amy Hunter1,50330.672021–2026
Clare Shillington1,01918.522008–2018

Most WT20I wickets for Ireland Women

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Laura Delany9618.912010–2026
Arlene Kelly8713.972022–2026
Orla Prendergast6019.402010–2026
Eimear Richardson6021.332008–2024
Cara Murray4523.912023–2025

WT20I record versus other nations

Records complete to WT20I #2658. Last updated 1 February 2026.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
v. Full Members
8080027 March 2014
15690028 August 20125 December 2015
4130023 June 201215 September 2024
2020015 November 2018
4040018 March 2016
226160025 May 200925 May 2009
15213001 August 20083 August 2016
5140014 October 201013 August 2024
8080027 June 2008
101000023 September 202223 September 2022
v. Associate Members
1100029 August 202129 August 2021
3300026 August 202126 August 2021
2200023 August 202523 August 2025
2200031 August 201931 August 2019
19171016 August 20096 August 2009
3300012 July 201812 July 2018
1596008 July 20188 July 2018
633007 July 20187 July 2018
1100010 July 201810 July 2018
1100025 April 202425 April 2024
2200019 September 202219 September 2022
110001 May 20241 May 2024

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