External links
- Orla Prendergast at ESPNcricinfo
- Orla Prendergast at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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| Full name | Orla Patricia Prendergast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut(cap 90) | 5 October 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 November 2024 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 44) | 29 June 2019 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | The Blaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,27 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orla Patricia Prendergast (born 1 June 2002) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Dragons and Ireland. [1] [2] In August 2019,she was named in the Irish Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series. [3] She made her WT20I debut for Ireland,against the Netherlands,on 8 August 2019. [4]
In August 2019,she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. [5]
She also played for the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team in 2018 and 2019, [6] and at club level for Cabinteely F.C. She attended The High School,Dublin. [7] In July 2020,she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year. [8]
In September 2021,Prendergast was named in Ireland's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe, [9] the first WODI matches to be played by the Zimbabwe team. [10] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021,for Ireland against Zimbabwe. [11]
In November 2021,she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [12] In April 2023,it was announced that Prendergast had signed for Western Storm,to play for the side in May and June that year. [13] She scored 115 on debut for the side,against North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. [14] She played ten matches overall for the side,including scoring 117 runs and taking six wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. [15] [16]
In August 2023 she signed for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Women's Caribbean Premier League. [17]
On 16 August 2024,Prendergast signed for English regional club The Blaze for the remainder of the season. [18] [19] That same day she made her first WODI century,scoring 122 not out from 107 balls,including 10 4s and two 6s,against Sri Lanka at Stormont in Belfast. [20] [21]
In September Prendergast was drafted in the final round by the Adelaide Strikers for the 2024–25 Women's Big Bash League. [22]
She was named in the Ireland squad for their T20I and ODI tour to Bangladesh in November 2024. [23] [24]
Prendergast was among the four player shortlist for the 2024 ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year. [25] [26]
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