Robyn Lewis (cricketer)

Robyn Allana Lewis (born 21 July 1999) is an Irish international cricketer who made her senior debut for the Irish national team in July 2014, aged 15. She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut in December 2015.

Robyn Lewis
Personal information
Full nameRobyn Allana Lewis
Born (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RelationsAlan Lewis (father)
Ian Lewis (grandfather)
Gaby Lewis (sister)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 79)8 February 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI15 February 2017 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 34)5 December 2015 v Bangladesh
Last T20I26 March 2016 v Australia
Source: CricketArchive, 30 October 2015

Lewis was born in Dublin. Her younger sister, Gaby Lewis, has played alongside her both at club and national level,[1] while her father, Alan Lewis, and grandfather, Ian Lewis, both represented the Irish men's side.[2][3] Both members of Dublin's YMCA Cricket Club, the Lewis sisters first came to attention in November 2013, when they were named in Cricket Ireland's Emerging Players Squad.[4] Having played for Ireland A in 2013, Robyn Lewis was first called up to Ireland's senior team in July 2014, playing a match against Somerset in an English county competition.[5] Her international debut came in November 2015, against the Netherlands at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier.[6] In the final of the tournament, against Bangladesh, Lewis made her Twenty20 International debut.[7]

She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against Sri Lanka in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 8 February 2017.[8]

References
  1. Ireland / Players / Gaby Lewis – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. Ireland / Players / Alan Lewis – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. Ireland / Players / Ian Lewis – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. (7 November 2013). "Details of Irish Womens Squads" – Cricket Leinster. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. Limited-overs matches played by Robyn Lewis – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  6. Women's Twenty20 matches played by Robyn Lewis – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  7. Bangladesh Women v Ireland Women, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015/16 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  8. "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 5th Match, Group A: Sri Lanka Women v Ireland Women at Colombo (NCC), Feb 8, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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