Ireland women's cricket team

The Irish women's team entered the international arena well before their male counterparts, playing their first ODIs in a three match series against Australia in 1987, a full 19 years before the men's team would make their ODI debut. They lost all three games by more than 100 runs, but were still invited to take part in the World Cup the following year in Australia.

In that World Cup, they finished fourth, losing to New 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 against The Netherlands. The next year, Ireland took part in the first Women's European Championship in Denmark, finishing fourth on run rate, with their only win coming against the hosts.

The first two years of the 1990s again saw Ireland compete in the European Championships, finishing as runners up to England 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 ever Test match in 2000, beating Pakistan by an innings inside two days in Dublin.[8] 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 the 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now known simply as the World 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 played Bermuda, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, South Africa and an African qualifier.

In 2009, Ireland beat the Netherlands to win the European Championship.[9]

In April 2016, Laura Delany was named as captain of Ireland women's cricket team replacing Isobel Joyce who stepped down after the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in India.[10][11][12]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[13] Ireland were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams.[14]

• 1988: 4th place
• 1993: 5th place
• 1997: Quarter finals
• 2000: 7th place
• 2005: 8th place

• 1989: 4th place
• 1990: Runners-up
• 1991: 3rd place
• 1995: Runners-up
• 1999: Runners-up
• 2001: Winners
• 2005: Runners-up
• 2009: Winners

• 2015: 3rd (DNQ)
• 2015: Qualify
• 2018: Qualify
• 2019: 3rd (DNQ)

• Highest team total: 193/3 declared v. Pakistan on 30 July 2000 at Trinity College Park, Dublin. [18]
• Highest individual score: 68*, Caitriona Beggs v. Pakistan on 30 July 2000 at Trinity College Park, Dublin.[19]
• Best innings bowling: 6/21, Isobel Joyce v. Pakistan on 30 July 2000 at Trinity College Park, Dublin. [20]

Test record versus other nations[15]

Records complete to Women's Test #111. Last updated 30 July 2000.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
v. Full Members
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	0	30 July 2000	30 July 2000

• Highest team total: 309/2 v. Netherlands on 19 August 2005 at Miskin Manor Cricket Club Ground, Wales. [21]
• Highest individual score: 120, Karen Young v. Pakistan on 27 July 2000 at Sydney Parade, Dublin. [22]
• Best innings bowling: 5/13, Eimear Richardson v. Netherlands on 5 August 2009 at The Vineyard, Dublin. [23]

Highest individual innings in Women's ODI[26] Player Score Opposition Venue Match Date Karen Young 120  Pakistan Dublin 27 July 2000 Mary-Pat Moore 114*  Denmark Dublin 18 July 1995 Miriam Grealey 101  Pakistan Dublin 25 July 2000 Mary-Pat Moore 99  Denmark Kirby Muxloe 18 July 1990 Clare Shillington 95*  Netherlands Miskin Manor 19 August 2005

Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI[27] Player Score Opposition Venue Match Date Eimear Richardson 5/13  Netherlands Dublin 5 August 2009 Ciara Metcalfe 5/18  Netherlands Deventer 17 August 2007 Susan Bray 5/27  Denmark Kirby Muxloe 18 July 1990 Barbara McDonald 4/8  Pakistan Dublin 27 July 2000 Catherine O'Neill 4/10  Pakistan Guragon 18 December 1997

ODI record versus other nations[16]

Records complete to WODI #1119. Last updated 13 June 2018.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
v. Full Members
Australia	15	0	15	0	0	28 June 1987
Bangladesh	6	1	3	0	2	26 November 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 1998
Pakistan	18	6	12	0	0	18 December 1997	18 December 1997
South Africa	17	1	15	0	1	5 August 1997	11 August 2016
Sri Lanka	4	0	3	0	1	5 December 2000
West Indies	7	1	6	0	0	29 July 1993	21 July 2001
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	22	20	2	0	0	30 November 1998	30 November 1998
Scotland	2	2	0	0	0	11 August 2001	11 August 2001

• Highest team total: 213/4, v Netherlands on 12 August 2019 at Sportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer. [28]
• Highest individual innings: 81, Nikki Symmons v Netherlands on 16 October 2010 at Witrand Cricket Field, Potchefstroom. [29]
• Best innings bowling: 4/15, Ciara Metcalfe v Sri Lanka on 20 March 2016 at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. [30]

WT20I record versus other nations[17]

Records complete to WT20I #753. Last updated 7 September 2019.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
v. Full Members
Australia	6	0	6	0	0	27 March 2014
Bangladesh	9	3	6	0	0	28 August 2012	5 December 2015
England	1	0	1	0	0	23 June 2012
India	1	0	1	0	0	15 November 2018
New Zealand	4	0	4	0	0	18 March 2016
Pakistan	14	2	12	0	0	25 May 2009	25 May 2009
South Africa	10	1	9	0	0	1 August 2008	3 August 2016
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	0	14 October 2010
West Indies	4	0	4	0	0	27 June 2008
v. Associate Members
Namibia	1	1	0	0	0	31 August 2019	31 August 2019
Netherlands	8	7	0	0	1	6 August 2009	6 August 2009
Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	0	0	12 July 2018	12 July 2018
Scotland	3	2	1	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