Zimbabwe women's cricket team in Ireland in 2019

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Dates 3 – 14 July 2019
Captains Laura Delany
Twenty20 International series

The Zimbabwe women's cricket team were scheduled to play the Ireland women's cricket team in July 2019. [1] [2] It would have been the first time that the Zimbabwe women's team will tour Ireland. [3] However, in June 2019, the tour was cancelled 48 hours before it was due to take place, due to a funding issue from Zimbabwe Cricket. [4] [5] Warren Deutrom, the CEO of Cricket Ireland, expressed his disappointment at the late cancellation, but made alternative arrangements for the Ireland women's team ahead of the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. [6] [7]

Zimbabwe womens national cricket team

The Zimbabwe women's national cricket team represents Zimbabwe in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Zimbabwe Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Zimbabwe Cricket

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), known as the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) until 2004, is the governing body for the sport of cricket in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Cricket is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and administers the Zimbabwe national cricket team, organising Test tours, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals with other nations. It also organises domestic cricket, including the Castle Logan Cup, the Coca-Cola Metbank Pro50 Championship and the Stanbic Bank 20 Series in Zimbabwe.

Cricket Ireland Governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland

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The tour was scheduled to consist of three 50-over matches and three Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). The WT20Is would have taken place on the same days and venues as the corresponding men's fixtures. [8] [9] Prior to the cancellation by Zimbabwe, Cricket Ireland had also considered cancelling both of the tours, following poor ticket sales for international matches earlier in the season, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) provided a US $500,000 bailout. [10]

Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match played in a maximum of 150 minutes between two of the top 10 ranked countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in terms of women's cricket. The first Twenty20 International match was held in August 2004 between England and New Zealand, six months before the first Twenty20 International match was played between two men's teams. The ICC Women's World Twenty20 was first held in 2009.

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International Cricket Council Governing body of cricket

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Netherlands womens national cricket team

The Netherlands women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Lionesses, represents the Netherlands in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB), which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1966.

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50-oversT20Is
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland [14] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland [14] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

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Hannah Little is an Irish cricketer. In August 2019, she was named in the Irish Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series. She made her WT20I debut for Ireland, against the Netherlands, on 8 August 2019.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ireland Women to face Windies, Zimbabwe and Scotland in 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ireland v West Indies: Young Ireland squad ready for West Indies challenge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Delany returns to Ireland squad for Zimbabwe series". CricBuzz. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Zimbabwe cancel women's tour". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Zimbabwe women's tour to Ireland cancelled because of funding issues". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cricket Ireland expresses profound disappointment at women's tour cancellation". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Changes to Ireland Women schedule and amended start time to Ireland Men's 1st T20I against Zimbabwe". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Three double-headers announced among 12-match international summer schedule for Ireland Women". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ireland Women to play West Indies, Zimbabwe and Scotland in summer series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "ICC bailout Ireland after fraud shock". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Zimbabwe women's tour cancelled". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "ICC board and full council concludes in London". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Zimbabwe suspended by ICC over 'government interference'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Laura Delany: Ireland women's captain back for Zimbabwe series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Garth blow for Ireland". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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