Orla Patricia Prendergast (born 1 June 2002) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Dragons and Ireland.[1][2] In August 2019, she was named in the Irish Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series.[3] She made her WT20I debut for Ireland, against the Netherlands, on 8 August 2019.[4]
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| Full name | Orla Patricia Prendergast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 90) | 5 October 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 44) | 29 June 2019 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | The Blaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[5]
She also played for the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team in 2018 and 2019,[6] and at club level for Cabinteely F.C. She attended The High School, Dublin.[7] In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.[8]
In September 2021, Prendergast was named in Ireland's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe,[9] the first WODI matches to be played by the Zimbabwe team.[10] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[11]
In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[12] In April 2023, it was announced that Prendergast had signed for Western Storm, to play for the side in May and June that year.[13] She scored 115 on debut for the side, against North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[14] She played ten matches overall for the side, including scoring 117 runs and taking six wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[15][16]
In August 2023 she signed for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Women's Caribbean Premier League.[17]
On 16 August 2024, Prendergast signed for English regional club The Blaze for the remainder of the season.[18][19] That same day she made her first WODI century, scoring 122 not out from 107 balls, including 10 4s and two 6s, against Sri Lanka at Stormont in Belfast.[20][21]
In September Prendergast was drafted in the final round by the Adelaide Strikers for the 2024–25 Women's Big Bash League.[22]
References
edit- ^ "Orla Prendergast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "'Bigger and better than ever' - Arachas Super Series returns to three team format in 2022". Cricket Ireland. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Women's Squad Quadrangular T20I Tournament". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, Women's T20I Quadrangular Series (in Netherlands) at Deventer, Aug 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Orla Prendergast - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Orla Prendergast". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Ireland Women's squad for tour of Zimbabwe announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Ireland squad announced for Women's World Cup Qualifier; amendments made to tournament schedule". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Orla joins Storm". Western Storm. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Orla Prendergast century on debut propels Western Storm to victory over Thunder". ESPNcricinfo. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Records in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Western Storm Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Records in Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023/Western Storm Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Trinbago Knight Riders' Orla Prendergast – Ex-footballer turns to cricket". Trinidad and Tabago Newsday. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "PRENDERGAST JOINS FOR 50-OVER RUN-IN". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Prendergast joins Blaze". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Prendergast stars as Ireland beat Sri Lanka in ODI". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "All-round Prendergast helps Ireland notch up their highest ODI chase". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "WPL and WCPL mates Rodrigues, Jonassen and Pandey reunite for Brisbane Heat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
External links
edit- Orla Prendergast at ESPNcricinfo
- Orla Prendergast at CricketArchive (subscription required)