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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 | 21 October 2023 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 48) | 24 May 2021 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 26 January 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNCricinfo,29 November 2022 |
Amy Hunter (born 11 October 2005) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Dragons and Ireland. [1] [2] [3] [4] 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]
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