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| Association | Cricket Ireland | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Gaby Lewis | |||||||||
| Coach | Lloyd Tennant | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Full member (2017; 8 years ago (2017)) Associate member (1993; 32 years ago (1993)) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| Tests | ||||||||||
| Only Test | v Pakistan atCollege Park,Dublin; 30–31 July 2000 | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v Australia atOrmeau Cricket Ground,Belfast; 28 June 1987 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v Zimbabwe atStormont,Belfast; 28 July 2025 | |||||||||
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| World Cup appearances | 5 (first in1988) | |||||||||
| Best result | 4th (1988) | |||||||||
| Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances | 4 (first in2003) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2003) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v West Indies atKenure,Dublin; 27 June 2008 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Italy atHazelaarweg Stadium,Rotterdam; 27 August 2025 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 4 (first in2014) | |||||||||
| Best result | 1st round (2014,2016,2018,2023) | |||||||||
| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 4 (first in2013) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2015) | |||||||||
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TheIreland women's cricket team representsIreland in internationalwomen's cricket. Cricket in Ireland is governed byCricket Ireland and organised on anAll-Ireland basis, meaning the Irish women's team represents bothNorthern Ireland and theRepublic of Ireland.
Ireland made itsOne-Day International (ODI) debutin 1987, againstAustralia, and the following year played at the1988 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 onlyTest match, defeating thePakistan women's team. Although it still retains ODI status, Ireland has not qualified for a World Cup since the2005 event. The team has, however, qualified for theICC World Twenty20 on two occasions,in 2014 and2016. In December 2018, Cricket Ireland offered professional contracts to the women players for the first time.[8]
In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanentTest andOne Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.[9]
The Irish women's team entered the international arena well before their male counterparts, playing their first ODIs in a three match series againstAustralia in 1987, a full 19 years before the men's team would make their ODI debut.[10] They lostall three games by more than 100 runs, but were still invited to take part in theWorld Cup the following year in Australia.
In that World Cup, they finished fourth, losing toNew 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 againstThe Netherlands. The next year, Ireland took part in the firstWomen's European Championship in Denmark, finishing fourth on run rate, with their only win coming againstthe hosts.
The first two years of the 1990s again saw Ireland compete in the European Championships, finishing as runners up toEngland 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.
Ireland played their first everTest match in 2000, beatingPakistan by an innings inside two days inDublin.[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 the2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now known simply as theWorld 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 playedBermuda,The Netherlands,Pakistan,Papua New Guinea,Scotland,South Africa and an African qualifier.
In 2009, Ireland beatthe Netherlands to win the European Championship.[12]
In April 2016,Laura Delany was named as captain of Ireland women's cricket team replacingIsobel Joyce who stepped down after the2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 inIndia.[13][14][15]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[16] Ireland were named in the2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.[17]
In 2021, Ireland were awarded qualification for the2022–25 ICC Women's Championship on the basis of their WODI ranking after the abandonment of the2021 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 againstZimbabwe inHarare.[18][19]
| Women's Cricket World Cup records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 1973 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1978 | ||||||||
 1982 | ||||||||
| 1988 | Round -robin | 4/5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Round -robin | 5/8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Quarter-finals | – | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | Round -robin | 7/8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
 2005 | Round -robin | 8/8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| Total | 5/13 | 0 Titles | 35 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 3 | |
| Women's European Cricket Championship records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 1989 | Round -robin | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Round -robin | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 1991 | Round -robin | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 1995 | Round -robin | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Round -robin | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Champions | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 2005 | The full information of the tournament have not been found | |||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Champions | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 2010 | The full information of the tournament have not been found | |||||||
| 2011 | Round -robin | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | The full information of the tournament have not been found | |||||||
| Total | 8/12 | 2 Title | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2003 | Qualified | 1/6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2011 | Did not qualify | 6/10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
 2017 | Did not qualify | – | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Tournament postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | – | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5/6 | 1 Title | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2014 | Group stage | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | Group stage | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| Total | 4/9 | 0 Titles | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2013 | 3rd-place | 3/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2015 | Champions | 1/8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | DNQ | 3/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | DNQ | 3/10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Champion | 1/4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7/7 | 4 Titles | 36 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cricket at Summer Olympics records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2028 | To be determined | |||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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 initalics
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Contract | Format | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||||
| Rebecca Stokell | 25 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Gaby Lewis | 24 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | Full-time | ODI & T20I | Captain |
| Una Raymond-Hoey | 29 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Retainer | ODI & T20I | |
| Sarah Forbes | 23 | Right-handed | Educational | ODI & T20I | ||
| Christina Coulter Reilly | 22 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | Casual | ODI & T20I | |
| Abbi Harrison | 19 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Casual | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Orla Prendergast | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Leah Paul | 26 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Laura Delany | 33 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Sophie MacMahon | 28 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Louise Little | 22 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Amy Hunter | 20 | Right-handed | – | Educational | ODI & T20I | |
| Joanna Loughran | 21 | Right-handed | – | Educational | ODI | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Cara Murray | 25 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Freya Sargent | 19 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Aimee Maguire | 19 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Educational | ODI & T20I | |
| Kia McCartney | 20 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Casual | ||
| Seam Bowlers | ||||||
| Arlene Kelly | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Ava Canning | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Educational | ODI & T20I | |
| Jane Maguire | 22 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Georgina Dempsey | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Educational | ODI & T20I | |
| Alana Dalzell | 24 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Full-time | ODI & T20I | |
| Alice Tector | 17 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Casual | ODI & T20I | |
Updated as of 11 September 2024.
International match summary – Ireland Women[20][21][22]
Last updated 27 August 2025.
| Playing record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
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| Test matches | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2000 |
| One-Day Internationals | 192 | 56 | 128 | 1 | 7 | 28 June 1987 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 140 | 66 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 27 June 2008 |
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 |
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| v. Full Members | |||||||
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2000 | 30 July 2000 |
Most ODI runs for Ireland Women[29]
| Most ODI wickets for Ireland Women[30]
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Highest individual innings in Women's ODI[31]
| Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI[32]
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ODI record versus other nations[21]
Records complete to WODI #1476. Last updated 28 July 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| v. Full Members | |||||||
| Australia | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 28 June 1987 | |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 November 2011 | 21 August 2012 |
| England | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 1988 | 12 August 2001 |
| India | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 1993 | |
| New Zealand | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 29 November 1998 | |
| Pakistan | 22 | 6 | 16 | 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 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 29 July 1993 | 21 July 2001 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 7 | 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 August 2001 | 11 August 2001 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 April 2025 | 15 April 2025 |
Most WT20I runs for Ireland Women[36]
| Most WT20I wickets for Ireland Women[37]
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WT20I record versus other nations[22]
Records complete to WT20I #2450. Last updated 27 August 2025.
| 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 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 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 | 10 | 10 | 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2025 | 23 August 2025 |
 Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 31 August 2019 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 16 | 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 |
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