The Ireland women's cricket team is the team that 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 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 Pakistan . 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 .
Statistics and Records [ ]
Playing Record
Format
M
W
L
T
D/NR
Inaugural Match
Test Matches
1
1
0
0
0
30 July 2000
One Day Internationals
162
45
111
0
6
28 June 1987
Twenty20 Internationals
102
36
65
0
1
27 June 2008
Test Matches [ ] Team Records [ ]
Highest Team Total 193/3d
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Lowest Team Total
Highest Total Conceded 86
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Lowest Total Conceded 53
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Most Career Runs [ ]
Player
Runs
Average
Career Span
Caitriona Beggs 68
-
2000-2000
Karen Young 58
58.00
2000-2000
Anne Linehan 27
-
2000-2000
Miriam Grealey 16
16.00
2000-2000
Most Career Wickets [ ]
Player
Wickets
Average
Career Span
Isobel Joyce 6
3.50
2000-2000
Catherine O'Neill 6
4.50
2000-2000
Barbara McDonald 4
7.00
2000-2000
Ciara Metcalfe 4
10.50
2000-2000
Highest Scores [ ]
Player
Score
Opponent
Venue
Date
Caitriona Beggs 68*
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Karen Young 58
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Anne Linehan 27*
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Miriam Grealey 16
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Best Innings Bowling Figures [ ]
Player
Figures
Opponent
Venue
Date
Isobel Joyce 6/21
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Ciara Metcalfe 4/26
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Barbara McDonald 3/9
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Catherine O'Neill 3/12
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Catherine O'Neill 3/15
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Best Match Bowling Figures [ ]
Player
Figures
Opponent
Venue
Date
Isobel Joyce 6/21
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Catherine O'Neill 6/27
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Barbara McDonald 4/28
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Ciara Metcalfe 4/42
Pakistan College Park , Dublin30-31 July 2000
Win/Loss Record [ ]
Opponent
M
W
L
T
D
First Match
First Win
Pakistan 1
1
0
0
0
30 July 2000
31 July 2000
One Day Internationals [ ] Team Records [ ]
Highest Team Total 337/8
Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground , Amstelveen24 August 2022
Lowest Team Total 46
Australia College Park , Dublin15 July 2001
Highest Total Conceded 491/4
New Zealand YMCA Cricket Club , Dublin8 June 2018
Lowest Total Conceded 52
West Indies Sportpark Het Loopveld , Amstelveen21 July 2003
Most Career Runs [ ]
Player
Runs
Average
Career Span
Miriam Grealey 1,412
23.14
1987-2005
Clare Shillington 1,276
17.72
1997-2017
Caitriona Beggs 1,217
24.83
1995-2008
Cecelia Joyce 1,172
23.44
2001-2018
Isobel Joyce 995
17.15
1999-2018
Most Career Wickets [ ]
Player
Wickets
Average
Career Span
Isobel Joyce 66
30.45
1999-2018
Ciara Metcalfe 60
27.00
1999-2017
Barbara McDonald 54
26.75
1993-2005
Catherine O'Neill 45
22.84
1993-2003
Miriam Grealey 38
44.71
1987-2005
Highest Scores [ ] Best Innings Bowling Figures [ ]
Player
Figures
Opponent
Venue
Date
Eimear Richardson 5/13
Netherlands The Vineyard , Dublin5 August 2009
Ciara Metcalfe 5/18
Netherlands Sportpark Het Schootsveld , Deventer17 August 2007
Susan Bray 5/27
Denmark Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club , Kirby Muxloe18 July 1990
Cara Murray 5/39
Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground , Amstelveen24 August 2022
Barbara McDonald 4/8
Pakistan Pembroke Cricket Club , Dublin27 July 2000
Win/Loss Record [ ]
Opponent
M
W
L
T
NR
First Match
First Win
vs Full Members
Australia 15
0
15
0
0
28 June 1987
Bangladesh 6
1
3
0
2
26 December 2011
21 August 2012
England 17
1
16
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 1988
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 4
0
3
0
1
5 December 2000
West Indies 8
1
7
0
0
29 July 1993
21 July 2003
Zimbabwe 4
3
1
0
0
5 October 2021
7 October 2021
vs 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 2
2
0
0
0
11 August 2001
11 August 2001
Twenty20 Internationals [ ] Team Records [ ]
Highest Team Total 213/4
Netherlands Sportpark Het Schootsveld , Deventer12 August 2019
Lowest Team Total 62/9
Sri Lanka Merrion Cricket Club , Dublin27 July 2013
Highest Total Conceded 191/4
Australia Sylhet Cricket Stadium , Sylhet27 March 2014
Lowest Total Conceded 24
France La Manga Club Ground , Cartagena29 August 2021
Most Career Runs [ ]
Player
Runs
Average
Career Span
Gaby Lewis 1,557
26.84
2014-2023
Clare Shillington 1,019
18.52
2008-2018
Laura Delany 983
17.55
2010-2023
Isobel Joyce 944
20.08
2008-2018
Kim Garth 762
23.09
2010-2019
Most Career Wickets [ ]
Player
Wickets
Average
Career Span
Laura Delany 60
22.00
2010-2023
Eimear Richardson 54
22.24
2008-2023
Kim Garth 42
19.88
2010-2019
Isobel Joyce 33
30.81
2008-2018
Lucy O'Reilly 27
25.03
2013-2018
Highest Scores [ ]
Player
Score
Opponent
Venue
Date
Gaby Lewis 105*
Germany La Manga Club Ground , Cartagena26 August 2021
Nikki Symmons 86
Netherlands Witrand Cricket Field , Potchefstroom16 October 2010
Orla Prendergast 75*
Scotland Grange Cricket Club , Edinburgh5 September 2022
Gaby Lewis 71
Netherlands Sportpark Het Schootsveld , Deventer12 August 2019
Gaby Lewis 71
Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore16 November 2022
Best Innings Bowling Figures [ ] Win/Loss Record [ ]
Opponent
M
W
L
T
NR
First Match
First Win
vs Full Members
Australia 8
0
8
0
0
27 March 2014
Bangladesh 11
3
8
0
0
28 August 2012
5 December 2015
England 2
0
2
0
0
23 June 2012
India 2
0
2
0
0
15 November 2018
New Zealand 4
0
4
0
0
25 March 2014
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 3
0
3
0
0
14 October 2010
West Indies 5
0
5
0
0
27 June 2008
Zimbabwe 1
1
0
0
0
23 September 2022
23 September 2022
vs 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 12
10
1
0
1
6 August 2009
6 August 2009
Papua New Guinea 2
2
0
0
0
12 July 2018
12 July 2018
Scotland 11
8
3
0
0
8 July 2018
8 July 2018
Thailand 4
1
3
0
0
7 July 2018
7 July 2018
Uganda 1
1
0
0
0
10 July 2018
10 July 2018
United States 1
1
0
0
0
19 September 2022
19 September 2022
Pakistan at College Park, Dublin, 30-31 July 2000
Australia at Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast, 28 June 1987
West Indies at Rush Cricket Club, Dublin, 27 June 2008
India at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, 20 February 2023
Netherlands
New Zealand
Zimbabwe
Denmark
Bangladesh
England
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Japan
Scotland
France
Germany
Namibia
Papua New Guinea
Thailand
Uganda
United States