Full name
Ireland women's national cricket team
Nickname
Ireland women
Founded
1983
Team Owned By
Ireland women Twitter
Ireland women Instagram
Main Players
Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly
Ireland women
Ireland women
Ireland women's national cricket team
The Ireland women's national cricket team is the international representative team for Ireland, governed by Cricket Ireland. Active since 1983, the team plays all formats of international cricket (Test, ODI, and T20I), with Laura Delany as the current captain. They recently qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup Global Qualifier and are preparing for it under new Head Coach Lloyd Tennant.
Table of Content
Matches
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Pakistan Women Pakistan Women
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Pakistan Women Pakistan Women
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Thailand Women Thailand Women
Ireland Women Ireland Women
Netherlands Women Netherlands Women
Points Table
Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
Scotland Women5
3
2
0
0
6
+0.292
Netherlands Women5
3
2
0
0
6
-0.836
United States of America Women5
1
4
0
0
2
-0.772
Thailand Women5
0
5
0
0
0
-1.883
Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
United States of America Women4
2
2
0
0
4
-0.209
Papua New Guinea Women4
1
3
0
0
2
-1.025
Namibia Women4
0
4
0
0
0
-1.669
Team
M
W
L
T
NR
PTS
NRR
Netherlands Women4
4
0
0
0
8
+0.600
Scotland Women4
3
1
0
0
6
+2.045
Thailand Women4
2
2
0
0
4
-0.424
Nepal Women4
1
3
0
0
2
-1.151
Zimbabwe Women4
0
4
0
0
0
-0.942
Ireland Women Cricket 2025 Squad
| Player Name | Role | Style | Jersey Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| WK-Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium seam | 54 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium | 73 | |
| WK-Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-Arm Leg Spin | 44 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox | 9 | |
| Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium | 13 | |
| All-rounder | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium | 84 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium seam | 42 | |
| All-rounder | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Left-arm medium pace | 14 | |
| Batting Allrounder | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium-pace | 11 | |
| WK-Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-Arm Off Spin | 68 | |
| Batting Allrounder | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium | 28 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm leg break | 89 | |
| All-rounder | Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox | 16 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm Medium | 26 | |
| Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm leg-break | 66 |
Records By Team
ODI record
- Total Matches: 192 played, 56 won, 128 lost (1 tie, 7 no results)
- World Cup: Participated in 5 editions, with a best result of 4th place in 1988
- Recent Series: Won the series against Zimbabwe 2-0 in 2025 and against India 3-0 in 2024/25
T20I record
- Total Matches: 115 played, 45 won, 69 lost
- World Cup: Lost all 17 matches played across four editions
- Most Wins: Against the Netherlands (13 times)
- Most Losses: Against Pakistan (15 times)
Other records
- Test Status: Awarded permanent Test status by the ICC in April 2021
- Highest Total: 337/8 in an ODI
- Player Records: The records for most career runs and best batting averages are held by Clare Shillington and Caitriona Beggs respectively in ODIs. G.H. Lewis has the most runs in T20Is.
Major Stadiums
The Ireland women's national cricket team trains at the Cricket Ireland High Performance Centre in Dublin and uses multiple major stadiums for matches, including Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, and Bready. The High Performance Centre is the main training hub, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
Trophies And Major Tournament Performances
- European Championship: Won in 2001, which was the only time the team won the tournament.
- World Cup (ODI): Finished fifth in the 1993 World Cup and qualified for the tournament multiple times, with their last appearance being in 2005.
- T20 World Cup: Qualified for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2014 and 2016.
- Test Status: Awarded permanent Test status by the ICC in April 2021, though they have only played one Test match against Pakistan in 2000.
- World Cup Qualifier: Won the inaugural 2003 IWCC Trophy, which qualified them for the 2005 World Cup.
