Lucy Katherine O'Reilly (born 9 November 1999) is an Irish cricketer who plays primarily as a right-arm medium bowler.[1] In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[2] She was the leading wicket-taker for the tournament, with eleven dismissals in four matches.[3] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the rising star of Ireland's squad by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[4] In July 2018, she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[5] She played in the Women's Super Series for Scorchers.[6]
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| Full name | Lucy Katherine O'Reilly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1999 Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Peter O'Reilly (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 73) | 10 July 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 19 February 2017 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 29) | 8 July 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 November 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.[9] She was the leading wicket-taker for Ireland in the tournament, with four dismissals in three matches.[10] In April 2019, O'Reilly took a voluntary break from cricket.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Lucy O'Reilly". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Report card: Ireland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Player Profile: Lucy O'Reilly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Ireland Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Irish international Lucy O'Reilly to take a break from game". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
External links
edit- Lucy O'Reilly at ESPNcricinfo
- Lucy O'Reilly at CricketArchive (subscription required)