Leah Paul (born 10 September 1999) is an Irish cricketer.[1] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 7 May 2017.[2] In November 2018, she was named the Female Youth International Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Ireland Awards.[3] She plays in the Women's Super Series for Dragons.[4][5]
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| Full name | Leah Paul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1999 Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 82) | 7 May 2017 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 October 2023 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 46) | 8 August 2019 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 February 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In May 2019, she was named in Ireland's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against the West Indies, but she did not play.[6][7] In August 2019, she was named in the Irish Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series.[8] She made her WT20I debut for Ireland, against the Netherlands, on 8 August 2019.[9]
In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10] In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.[11] In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[12]
References
External links
- Leah Paul at ESPNcricinfo
- Leah Paul at CricketArchive (subscription required)