England women's cricket team in Ireland in 2024

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England women's cricket team in Ireland in 2024
  Cricket Ireland flag.svg Flag of England.svg
  Ireland England
Dates 7 – 17 September 2024
Captains Gaby Lewis Kate Cross
One Day International series
Results England won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Orla Prendergast (87) Tammy Beaumont (212)
Most wickets Aimee Maguire (7) Kate Cross (9)
Player of the series Tammy Beaumont (Eng)
Twenty20 International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Orla Prendergast (132) Bryony Smith (86)
Most wickets Aimee Maguire (5) Kate Cross (3)
Charis Pavely (3)
Mady Villiers (3)
Player of the series Orla Prendergast (Ire)

The England women's cricket team toured Ireland in September 2024 to play the Ireland women's cricket team. [1] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [2] The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship. [3] In April 2024, Cricket Ireland (CI) published the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024 home international season. [4]

Contents

The tour was originally scheduled to include three T20Is, [5] but this was later reduced to two matches. [6]

England included five debutants in the opening ODI, which they won by four wickets, after Kate Cross had taken 6 wickets. [7] The tourists won the second ODI by 275 runs, their biggest margin of victory by runs, after Tammy Beaumont had scored 150 not out and Ireland were dismissed for their lowest ODI total (45). [8] In the rain-affected third ODI, Aimee Maguire took her maiden five-wicket haul and inspired Ireland to a victory by 3 wickets, which went down to the last ball of the match. [9]

England included four debutants in the first T20I, which they won by 67 runs. [10] However, Ireland won the second match by five wickets, their first victory over England, [11]  to ensure that the series finished level. [12]

Squads

Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of England.svg  England
ODIs [13] T20Is [14] ODIs [15] T20Is [16]

England named a second-string squad for the tour, which included only Bess Heath and Freya Kemp from the squad selected for October's 2024 Women's T20 World Cup. [17] Kate Cross was chosen to captain England for the first time. [18] On 10 September 2024, Seren Smale was added to the ODI squad for the 3rd ODI. [19] Katie George was added to the T20I squad as cover for Mahika Gaur. [20] [21] On 13 September 2024, Una Raymond-Hoey withdrew from Ireland's T20I squad due to injury and was replaced by Louise Little. [22]

ODI series

1st ODI

7 September 2024
10:45
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
210 (46.5 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
211/6 (34.5 overs)
Orla Prendergast 76 (87)
Kate Cross 6/30 (9.5 overs)
Hollie Armitage 44 (44)
Orla Prendergast 2/27 (6 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Roland Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Kate Cross (Eng)

2nd ODI

9 September 2024
10:45
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
320/8 (50 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
45 (16.5 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 150* (139)
Freya Sargent 2/60 (10 overs)
Una Raymond-Hoey 22 (37)
Kate Cross 3/8 (4 overs)
England won by 275 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Jonathan Kennedy (Ire)
Player of the match: Tammy Beaumont (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Georgia Davis (Eng) made her ODI debut. [24]
  • Tammy Beaumont (Eng) scored her 4,000th run and 10th century (the most by an England women's player) in ODIs. [25] [26]
  • Ireland scored their lowest total in ODIs. [27]
  • England recorded their highest margin of victory (by runs) in ODIs. [28]
  • Women's Championship Points: England 2, Ireland 0.

3rd ODI

11 September 2024
10:45
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
153 (20.5 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
155/7 (22 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 52 (42)
Aimee Maguire 5/19 (3.5 overs)
Gaby Lewis 72 (56)
Mady Villiers 3/30 (5 overs)
Ireland won by 3 wickets (DLS method)
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Roland Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Aimee Maguire (Ire)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 22 overs per side due to rain. Ireland were set a revised target of 155 from 22 overs.
  • Aimee Maguire (Ire) took her first five-wicket haul in ODIs. [29]
  • Women's Championship Points: Ireland 2, England 0.

T20I series

1st T20I

14 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
176 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
109 (18.3 overs)
Bryony Smith 58 (30)
Aimee Maguire 3/30 (4 overs)
Freya Sargent 3/30 (4 overs)
Orla Prendergast 52 (34)
Charis Pavely 3/19 (4 overs)
England won by 67 runs
Castle Avenue, Clontarf
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Jonathan Kennedy (Ire)
Player of the match: Bryony Smith (Eng)

2nd T20I

15 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
169/8 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
170/5 (19.5 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 40 (34)
Arlene Kelly 2/22 (4 overs)
Orla Prendergast 80 (51)
Kate Cross 2/29 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 5 wickets
Castle Avenue, Clontarf
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Roland Black (Ire)
Player of the match: Orla Prendergast (Ire)

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