Isobel Joyce

Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is a former Irish cricketer. She is a right-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace bowler, She played one Test match and 79 One Day Internationals for the Ireland women's cricket team.[1] She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.[2]

Isobel Joyce

Joyce batting for the Hobart Hurricanes, 2018
Personal information
Full name	Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce
Born	25 July 1983 Wicklow, Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Ed Joyce (brother) Gus Joyce (brother) Dominick Joyce (brother) Cecelia Joyce (sister) John Anderson (husband)
International information
National side	Ireland (1999-2018)
Only Test (cap 3)	30 July 2000 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 39)	26 June 1999 v India
Last ODI	8 June 2018 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	9
T20I debut (cap 6)	27 June 2008 v West Indies
Last T20I	17 November 2018 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–2018	Ireland Women
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 1 79 55 Runs scored – 995 944 Batting average – 17.15 20.08 100s/50s – 0/4 0/1 Top score – 67* 56* Balls bowled 67 3,118 1,046 Wickets 6 66 33 Bowling average 3.50 30.45 30.81 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/21 4/20 3/16 Catches/stumpings 1/– 23/– 17/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 January 2020

Playing career

Joyce made her debut for Ireland in a One-Day International (ODI) against India in Milton Keynes in June 1999.[3] She then played in the Women's European Championship the following month.[4] In 2000, she played four ODIs against Pakistan[5] and played her only Test match, also against Pakistan.[6] This is Ireland's only Test match to date.[7] She played in the Women's World Cup in New Zealand towards the end of the year.

Since the 2000 World Cup, she has played ODIs against Australia, India, the Netherlands and New Zealand,[5] also playing in the European Championship in 2001[8] and 2005,[9] and in the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands in 2003.[10]

In April 2016, she stepped down as captain of the Ireland women's cricket team following their exit at the group stages of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India. She captained Ireland in 62 matches across all formats of the games including two ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournaments.[11][12]

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[13] In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[14][15] The following month, she was named the Female Club Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Ireland Awards.[16]

Family

Joyce comes from a cricketing family.[17] Her twin sister Cecelia has also played for the Irish women's team, whilst three of her brothers, Dominick, Ed and Gus have all played for the Ireland men's team. Ed has also played cricket for England. Isobel married former Irish cricketer John Anderson. Thus they became one of the very few cricketing couples to play international cricket.[1]

Field hockey

In 2009–10, together with her sister Cecelia, Kate McKenna, Emer Lucey and Nicola Evans, Joyce was a member of the Railway Union team that won the Women's Irish Hockey League title.[18][19][20][21]

References

1. Cricket Archive profile
2. "Ireland stalwarts bow out of international cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
3. Cricinfo profile
4. Squads for the 1999 Women's European Championship at CricketEurope
5. Women's ODIs played by Isobel Joyce at CricketArchive
6. Women's Test matches played by Isobel Joyce at Cricket Archive
7. List of Women's Test matches played by Ireland at Cricket Archive
8. Ireland squad for the 2001 Women's European Championship at CricketEurope
9. Squads for the 2005 Women's European Championship at CricketEurope
10. Squads for the 2003 IWCC Trophy at CricketEurope
11. Joyce steps down as Ireland Women captain
12. Isobel Joyce resigns captaincy
13. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
14. "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
15. "Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
16. "Murtagh, Delany take out top player awards at 2018 Turkish Airlines Cricket Ireland Awards". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
17. "CBP Ep.5: The Joy(ce)s of cricket". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
18. "Hockey: History for Railway". www.independent.ie. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
19. "No stopping Railway at full steam". www.irishtimes.com. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
20. "Emphatic Railway claim maiden outdoor title". www.hookhockey.com. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
21. "Joyce getting used to mixing it with world's best as Railway take on Dutch giants Den Bosch". www.hookhockey.com. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

External links

• Isobel Joyce at ESPNcricinfo