Meet the players
Leah Paul
- Born On: 10 September 1999
- Club: Dragons / Merrion
- Cap Number: 94
- Debut Match: 24 April 2017 v England
- Batting Style: Left-Hand
- Bowling Style: left-arm spin
- Career Best: 95 v Zimbabwe, 2021; 4-16 v Scotland, 2021
Bio:
Currently Ireland’s sole left-hander, Paul combines opening the batting with her ever-improving left-arm spin. Energy is the name of the all-rounder’s game and she drives the standards in the field. Has the ability to spend a long time at the crease and good running between the wickets is a hallmark of her game. Her role changes when in the T20 game where she is used as a lower-order batter who gets up and down the wicket and usually comes on with the ball in the second half of the fielding innings to tie batters down by taking the pace off.
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A magic over by Ireland's Leah Paul!
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A triple-wicket maiden, with three wickets in four balls #IREvSCO pic.twitter.com/yNgvbeiNYA
Leah Paul's statistics coming soon
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Isobel Joyce Discusses Irish Cricket Ahead of a Full Series Against South Africa
July 30th 2016
Isobel Joyce discusses her Irish cricket career as she looks ahead at the upcoming Ireland V South Africa fixtures.
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Isobel Joyce steps down as Ireland captain
March 31st 2016
Isobel Joyce has stepped down as captain of the women's team following Ireland's exit at the group stages of the ICC World Twenty20 in India.
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Australia Win Third and Final T20I
August 22nd 2015
Australia showed their strength today with a 99 run victory over Ireland thanks to superb half centuries from Elyse Villani and Ellyse Perry helped them post a daunting 186-1 before restricting Ireland to 87-7 in the third and final T20 International between the sides.
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Australia Beat Ireland in 2nd T20I
August 21st 2015
Ireland lost out in the second of three T20 Internationals against World Champions Australia on a hot and sunny evening in Dublin.
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Australia Beat Ireland in T20 Opener
August 19th 2015
On a wet day in Dublin the sun arrived just in time to allow Ireland and Australia to get in the first T20 International at Sandymount in Dublin, although there was a 30 minute delay to proceedings.
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Nominees for 2014 Cricket Ireland Awards Announced
November 4th 2014
The nominations for the 2014 Cricket Ireland Awards have been announced, with Kevin O’Brien, Max Sorensen and William Porterfield all in the running for the RSA Men’s International Player of the Year Award.
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Ireland Women name squad for South Africa Series
September 2nd 2014
Ireland's women cricketers will look to cap a successful season when they play South Africa in a three game International T20 Series next week in England.
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Ireland start Euros with a win over Netherlands
August 12th 2014
Ireland got the ICC European Championships off to a winning start with a 32 run win over the Netherlands at Rugby School.
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Ireland Women chase 9th in the World against hosts
April 3rd 2014
Ireland Women are the only side without a win in the group stages of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 but in many ways they have drawn one of the glamour ties of the competition as they play the hosts Bangladesh in the 9th/10th Place Play-Off.
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Joyce & Shillington stay in rankings
April 2nd 2014
Despite four defeats for Ireland in their four matches so far at the ICC Women's World Twenty20, two of Ireland's most experienced players have stayed prominently placed in the latest T20 Reliance ICC Women's Player Rankings.
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WATCH: Highlights of Ireland Women v New Zealand Women
March 25th 2014
Highlights from Ireland's 42 run loss to New Zealand in their opening group match of the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.
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Ireland Women ready to take on the World
March 24th 2014
The Ireland men’s cricket team might be out of the ICC World Twenty20 2014 but Irish fans can now look forward to the Ireland Women's inaugural appearance at the ICC World Twenty 20 when their campaign begins against New Zealand at Sylhet tomorrow.
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Joyce and Shillington feature prominently in Rankings
March 23rd 2014
Isobel Joyce and Clare Shillington are the two Ireland players who feature prominently in the latest ICC T20 rankings published today.
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Ireland Women lose warm-up match to Sri Lanka
March 20th 2014
Ireland Women began their final preparations for their first ever World Twenty20 tournament with their first warm-up match in Bangladesh against Sri Lanka this morning in Savar.
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Ireland Women’s fixtures for 2014 confirmed
February 11th 2014
Having just returned from an international series in Qatar and with a first ever ICC Women's World Twenty20 appearance coming up next month in Bangladesh there is little doubt it is an extremely exciting time for the Ireland Women Squad.
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Isobel Joyce up to 3rd in the World
February 3rd 2014
Ireland Women's Captain Isobel Joyce has moved up to a career high of 3rd in the World as the latest Reliance ICC Women’s Player Rankings for T20Is have been released today, a strong series for the Irish skipper in Qatar with bat and ball has seen her move up to a ranking of 3rd in the All-Rounders category.
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Pakistan beat Ireland by seven wickets
January 13th 2014
Ireland's Women cricketers slumped to a seven wicket defeat by Pakistan in Doha after a poor batting display saw them skittled for just 92.
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Pakistan too strong for Ireland in tour opener
January 10th 2014
Ireland Women suffered a comprehensive 111 run defeat by Pakistan in their opening fixture of the Qatar International Tri-Series in Doha.
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Ireland Women handed massive boost with prestigious invitation
December 9th 2013
The growing stature of Ireland's women cricketers has been handed a massive boost with an invitation to take part in a presitigious tri-series with South Africa and Pakistan which the PCB is hosting in Qatar.
