Ireland women announce squad against England for limited overs series

Cricket Ireland recently came forward and announced their women’s squad for the upcoming five-match England Women’s series in Ireland next month. Both the ODI and T20I squads have been named. Star player Gaby Lewis will be leading the side in the absence of permanent skipper, Laura Delany.

The series will begin with three one-day internationals, which are part of the ICC women’s championship. After the ODI series, both sides will travel to Dublin. The side will hope to register wins in the series and put in a good showing.

Ireland Women’s ODI squad:

Gaby Lewis (captain) (Phoenix), Alana Dalzell (Bready), Sarah Forbes (Pembroke), Amy Hunter (Instonians/Malahide), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Joanna Loughran (Leinster), Aimee Maguire (The Hills), Jane Maguire (The Hills), Leah Paul (Merron), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Una Raymond-Hoey (Ringwood), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Rebecca Stokell (Merrion), Alice Tector (Phoenix).

Ireland Women’s T20I squad:

Gaby Lewis (captain) (Phoenix), Ava Canning (Leinster), Christina Coulter Reilly (Clontarf), Sarah Forbes (Pembroke), Amy Hunter (Instonians/Malahide), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Aimee Maguire (The Hills), Jane Maguire (The Hills), Leah Paul (Merron), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Una Raymond-Hoey (Ringwood), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Rebecca Stokell (Merrion), Alice Tector (Phoenix).

 With the squad announcement, the national women’s selector Ciara O’Brien took centre stage and talked about how confident Ireland women feel after their recent performances. She also highlighted how they were looking forward to taking on England in a tough series.

“Following on from the series win against Sri Lanka, we are excited about the prospect of taking on the world’s number two side and look forward to a competitive series against England,” Ciara O’Brien was quoted as saying by Cricket Ireland.

  “We are disappointed that Laura’s [Delany] injury is more serious than first thought, and her years of experience and leadership will be missed. However, Gaby [Lewis] has led before in Laura’s absence – we’re very comfortable with her stepping in to lead for the England series and know that she will bring her impeccable high standards to the role,” she added.