England women's cricket team in Ireland in 2024
The England women's cricket team are touring Ireland in September 2024 to play the Ireland women's cricket team.[1] The tour consists of three One Day International (ODI) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] The ODI series forms part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[3] In April 2024, Cricket Ireland (CI) published the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024 home international season.[4]
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| Ireland | England | ||
| Dates | 7 – 17 September 2024 | ||
| Captains | Gaby Lewis | Kate Cross | |
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The tour was originally scheduled to include three T20Is,[5] but this was later reduced to two matches.[6]
England included five debutants in the opening ODI, which they won by four wickets.[7] The tourists won the second ODI by 275 runs, their biggest margin of victory by runs, after Tammy Beaumont had scored 150 not out and Ireland were dismissed for their lowest ODI total (45).[8]
Squads
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England named a second-string squad for the tour, which included only Bess Heath and Freya Kemp from the squad selected for October's 2024 Women's T20 World Cup.[13]
ODI series
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hollie Armitage, Hannah Baker, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Paige Scholfield and Mady Villiers (Eng) all made their ODI debuts.
- Women's Championship Points: England 2, Ireland 0.
2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Georgia Davis (Eng) made her ODI debut.
- Tammy Beaumont (Eng) scored her 4,000th run and 10th century (the most for an England women's player) in ODIs.[14][15]
- Ireland scored their lowest total in ODIs.[16]
- England recorded their highest margin of victory (by runs) in ODIs.[17]
- Women's Championship Points: England 2, Ireland 0.
3rd ODI
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edit- ^ "Action-Packed Summer for Ireland Women, Sri Lanka and England Tours Await". Female Cricket. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Ireland name squad for home England series, starts September 7". Female Cricket. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "T20 World Cup in focus as Ireland outline busy summer schedule". International Cricket Council. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Fixtures released for 2024". Cricket Ireland. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Ireland to host South Africa in Abu Dhabi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "England fixtures announced for 2025". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Cross leads youthful England to win over Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "England claim record-breaking ODI victory after skittling Ireland for 45". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Ireland Women's squads announced for England series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Gaby Lewis to lead as Ireland name squads for white-ball series against England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "England Women squads for bilateral series in Ireland announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "England announce squads for T20I and ODI series against Ireland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "England name Smith and Heath in T20 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Tammy Beaumont breaks several records with her unbeaten 150 against Ireland". Female Cricket. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Tammy Beaumont's 150* leads England to massive win over Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "England dominate 2nd ODI". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Brilliant Beaumont stars in record England victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2024.