External links
- Amy Hunter at ESPNcricinfo
- Amy Hunter at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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| Full name | Amy Hunter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut(cap 89) | 5 October 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 November 2024 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 48) | 24 May 2021 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNCricinfo,10 December 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amy Hunter (born 11 October 2005) is an Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland women's cricket team. [1] [2] [3] [4] She plays as Wicket-keeper batter for Ireland and Dragons. In October 2021,during the final match of Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe,Hunter became the youngest cricketer,male or female,to score a century in an ODI match, [5] doing so on her 16th birthday. [6] [7] As a result,Hunter was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October 2021. [8]
In January 2024,Hunter scored her first T20I century in the opening match of a series against Zimbabwe. [9] This meant that she became the first Irish woman,and the third overall,to score a century in both T20I and ODI cricket. [10] [11]
In October 2020,Hunter was named in Ireland's squad to play Scotland at the La Manga Club during their tour of Spain. [12] [13] However,the matches were called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] In May 2021,Hunter was again named in Ireland's squad to face Scotland,this time for a four-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series in Belfast. [15] She made her WT20I debut on 24 May 2021,for Ireland against Scotland. [16] [17]
In August 2021,Hunter was added to Ireland's squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Spain. [18] She replaced Shauna Kavanagh,after Kavanagh returned a positive test for COVID-19. [19]
In September 2021,Hunter was named in Ireland's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe, [20] the first WODI matches to be played by the Zimbabwe team. [21] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021,for Ireland against Zimbabwe. [22] In the fourth and final match against Zimbabwe,Hunter scored 121 not out,becoming the youngest cricketer to score a century in one-day cricket. [23] Hunter's century was also the highest individual score for Ireland in a WODI match,beating the previous record of 120 runs made by Karen Young. [24]
In November 2021,she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [25]
In January 2024 Hunter scored her maiden T20I century with 101*(66) against Zimbabwe in Harare. [26] She was named in the Ireland squad for their T20I and ODI tour to Bangladesh in November 2024. [27] [28]
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