Laura Delany

Laura Delany (born 23 December 1992) is an Irish cricketer.[1][2] She is a right-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace bowler. Delany made her debut for Ireland in a Women's One-Day International (WODI) against New Zealand women's national cricket team at Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground in July 2010.[3]

Laura Delany
Personal information
Full nameLaura Delany
Born (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 61)4 July 2010 v New Zealand
Last ODI13 June 2018 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 17)14 October 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I7 September 2019 v PNG
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2019

In April 2016, she 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.[4][5][6] In May 2017, she played in her 100th international match, when Ireland played South Africa in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series.[7]

In June 2018, she was named as captain of Ireland for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[8] In October 2018, she was named as captain of Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[9][10] The following month, she was named the Women's International Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Ireland Awards.[11]

In August 2019, she was named as the captain of Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[12][13] In July 2020, she was awarded a part-time professional contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.[14]

References
  1. "Irish women's cricket captain Laura Delany on upcoming West Indies series; matches livestreamed". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Ireland's new generation ready to shine". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "Laura Delany". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. Delany named Ireland Women captain
  5. "Laura Delany named as the new Irish cricket captain". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. Laura Delany named as new Ireland women's captain
  7. "Ireland beaten by hosts South Africa in women's quadrangular series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  8. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  9. "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  10. "Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  11. "Murtagh, Delany take out top player awards at 2018 Turkish Airlines Cricket Ireland Awards". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  13. "Captains ready for Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  14. "Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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