Ireland women's cricket team
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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.
Association | Cricket Ireland | |||||||||
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Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Laura Delany | |||||||||
Coach | Ed Joyce | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Full member (2017; 7 years ago (2017)) Associate member (1993; 31 years ago (1993)) | |||||||||
ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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Women's Tests | ||||||||||
Only WTest | v Pakistan at College Park, Dublin; 30–31 July 2000 | |||||||||
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Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
First WODI | v Australia at Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast; 28 June 1987 | |||||||||
Last WODI | v Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare; 23 January 2024 | |||||||||
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Women's World Cup appearances | 5 (first in 1988) | |||||||||
Best result | 4th (1988) | |||||||||
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances | 4 (first in 2003) | |||||||||
Best result | Champions (2003) | |||||||||
Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First WT20I | v West Indies at Kenure, Dublin; 27 June 2008 | |||||||||
Last WT20I | v Scotland at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi; 5 May 2024 | |||||||||
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Women's T20 World Cup appearances | 4 (first in 2014) | |||||||||
Best result | 1st round (2014, 2016, 2018, 2023) | |||||||||
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 4 (first in 2013) | |||||||||
Best result | Champions (2015) | |||||||||
As of 5 May 2024 |
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.[7]
In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.[8]