Leah Paul

Irish cricketer

Leah Paulywaly
Personal information
Full name
Leah Paul
Born (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 24)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 82)7 May 2017 v India
Last ODI21 October 2023 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 46)8 August 2019 v Netherlands
Last T20I20 February 2023 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Scorchers
2016–2019Typhoons
2020–2021Scorchers
2022–presentDragons
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 15 28
Runs scored 432 173
Batting average 28.80 13.30
100s/50s 1/2 0/0
Top score 137 47
Balls bowled 449 390
Wickets 6 20
Bowling average 59.16 18.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/24 4/16
Catches/stumpings 6/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2022

Leah Paul (born 10 September 1999) is an Irish cricketer.[1] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 7 May 2017.[2] In November 2018, she was named the Female Youth International Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Ireland Awards.[3] She plays in the Women's Super Series for Dragons.[4][5]

In May 2019, she was named in Ireland's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against the West Indies, but she did not play.[6][7] In August 2019, she was named in the Irish Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series.[8] She made her WT20I debut for Ireland, against the Netherlands, on 8 August 2019.[9]

In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10] In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.[11] In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Leah Paul". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Women's Quadrangular Series (in South Africa), 2nd Match: India Women v Ireland Women at Potchefstroom (Uni), May 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Murtagh, Delany take out top player awards at 2018 Turkish Airlines Cricket Ireland Awards". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Leah Paul". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "'Bigger and better than ever' - Arachas Super Series returns to three team format in 2022". Cricket Ireland. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Ireland Women receive first ever part-time professional contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Ireland Women's squad announced for West Indies series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Women's Squad Quadrangular T20I Tournament". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. ^ "1st Match, Women's T20I Quadrangular Series (in Netherlands) at Deventer, Aug 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Ireland squad announced for Women's World Cup Qualifier; amendments made to tournament schedule". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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