Ciara Metcalfe

Ciara Johanna Metcalfe (born 29 September 1979) is an Irish former international cricketer who debuted for the Irish national side in June 1999. She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.[1]

Ciara Metcalfe
Personal information
Full nameCiara Johanna Metcalfe
Born (1979-09-29) 29 September 1979
Dublin, Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg spin
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 6)30 July 2000 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 41)19 July 1999 v Denmark
Last ODI28 April 2011 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 16)6 August 2009 v Netherlands
Last T20I17 November 2018 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 1 42 9
Runs scored — 96 7
Batting average — 3.69 7.00
100s/50s — 0/0 0/0
Top score — 16 7
Balls bowled 120 1,848 162
Wickets 4 50 6
Bowling average 10.50 25.08 28.33
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 4/26 5/18 3/14
Catches/stumpings 0/– 10/– 0/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 17 November 2018

Career

Metcalfe was born in Dublin, and has played club cricket for Malahide and Pembroke.[2] Her debut for Ireland came in June 1999, against an England A team,[3] and her One Day International (ODI) debut came the following month, at the age of 19, when she played three matches at the 1999 European Championship in Denmark.[4] In July 2000, Metcalfe was selected in Ireland's squad for its inaugural (and, so far, only) Test match, against Pakistan. In Pakistan's first innings, she took 4/26 from twelve overs to help bowl the team out for 53.[5] Several months later, Metcalfe was selected in the squad for the 2000 World Cup in New Zealand, although she would only play two matches at the tournament (against Sri Lanka and England).[4]

One of Ireland's best spinners, Metcalfe was a regular in the national team throughout the remainder of the 2000s, although she did not gain selection for the 2005 World Cup in South Africa.[6] In an ODI against the Netherlands at the 2007 European Championship, she took her only five-wicket haul at that level, 5/18 from 8.3 overs.[7] Her performance set a new record for the best ODI bowling figures by an Irishwoman (beating Susan Bray's 5/27 against Denmark in 1990), although it has since been surpassed.[8] The following year, at the 2008 World Cup Qualifier, Metcalfe took eight wickets at an average of 14.25, behind only Isobel Joyce for Ireland.[9]

Metcalfe announced her retirement from international cricket in 2011, concluding her ODI career with figures of 4/27 against Sri Lanka.[10] In 42 ODIs, she took 50 wickets at an average of 25.08, placing her behind only Isobel Joyce and Barbara McDonald in terms of wickets taken for Ireland.[11] In 2015, however, Metcalfe announced that she would again be available for the national team.[12] Her international appearances since her return have all been at Twenty20 International level, and have included a series against Australia and matches at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier.[13]

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[14] During the tournament match against Uganda, she took her 100th wicket for Ireland.[15][16] In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[17] She announced that she will retire from international cricket following the end of the tournament.[18]

References
  1. "Over 40 years of experience: Two Irish cricket legends to bow out against New Zealand". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. Ireland / Players / Ciara Metcalfe – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. Women's miscellaneous matches played by Ciara Metcalfe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. Women's ODI matches played by Ciara Metcalfe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, Only Test: Ireland Women v Pakistan Women at Dublin, Jul 30-31, 2000 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. Women's ODI bowling in each season by Ciara Metcalfe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. Netherlands Women v Ireland Women, Women's European Championship 2007 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. Records / Ireland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. Bowling in ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2007/08 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  10. Sri Lanka Women v Ireland Women, Women's Quadrangular Series 2010/11 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  11. Records / Ireland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. (2 July 2015). "Metcalfe returns after four year exile" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  13. Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Ciara Metcalfe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  14. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  15. "'Special occasion to get to 100 wickets' – Ciara Metcalfe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  16. "Ireland Women complete comprehensive win over Uganda to top Group and move to Semi-Finals". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  17. "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  18. "Ireland women's opener Shillington aims to go out on a high". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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