Ciara Metcalfe

Ciara Metcalfe
Personal information
Full name Ciara Johanna Metcalfe
Born (1979-09-29) 29 September 1979
Dublin, Ireland
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg spin
International information
National side
Only Test 30 July 2000 v Pakistan women
ODI debut 19 July 1999 v Denmark women
Last ODI 28 April 2011 v Sri Lanka women
T20I debut 6 August 2009 v Netherlands women
Last T20I 5 December 2015 v Bangladesh women
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 1 42 9
Runs scored — 96 7
Batting average — 3.69 7.00
100s/50s — 0/0 0/0
Top score — 16 7
Balls bowled 120 1,848 162
Wickets 4 50 6
Bowling average 10.50 25.08 28.33
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 4/26 5/18 3/14
Catches/stumpings 0/– 10/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 December 2015

Ciara Johanna Metcalfe (born 29 September 1979) is an Irish international cricketer who debuted for the Irish national side in June 1999.

Metcalfe was born in Dublin, and has played club cricket for Malahide and Pembroke.[1] Her debut for Ireland came in June 1999, against an England A team,[2] and her One Day International (ODI) debut came the following month, at the age of 19, when she played three matches at the 1999 European Championship in Denmark.[3] In July 2000, Metcalfe was selected in Ireland's squad for its inaugural (and, so far, only) Test match, against Pakistan. In Pakistan's first innings, she took 4/26 from twelve overs to help bowl the team out for 53.[4] Several months later, Metcalfe was selected in the squad for the 2000 World Cup in New Zealand, although she would only play two matches at the tournament (against Sri Lanka and England).[3]

One of Ireland's best spinners, Metcalfe was a regular in the national team throughout the remainder of the 2000s, although she did not gain selection for the 2005 World Cup in South Africa.[5] In an ODI against the Netherlands at the 2007 European Championship, she took her only five-wicket haul at that level, 5/18 from 8.3 overs.[6] Her performance set a new record for the best ODI bowling figures by an Irishwoman (beating Susan Bray's 5/27 against Denmark in 1990), although it has since been surpassed.[7] The following year, at the 2008 World Cup Qualifier, Metcalfe took eight wickets at an average of 14.25, behind only Isobel Joyce for Ireland.[8]

Metcalfe announced her retirement from international cricket in 2011, concluding her ODI career with figures of 4/27 against Sri Lanka.[9] In 42 ODIs, she took 50 wickets at an average of 25.08, placing her behind only Isobel Joyce and Barbara McDonald in terms of wickets taken for Ireland.[10] In 2015, however, Metcalfe announced that she would again be available for the national team.[11] Her international appearances since her return have all been at Twenty20 International level, and have included a series against Australia and matches at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Ireland / Players / Ciara Metcalfe – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Women's miscellaneous matches played by Ciara Metcalfe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 Women's ODI matches played by Ciara Metcalfe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, Only Test: Ireland Women v Pakistan Women at Dublin, Jul 30-31, 2000 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Women's ODI bowling in each season by Ciara Metcalfe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Netherlands Women v Ireland Women, Women's European Championship 2007 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Records / Ireland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Bowling in ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2007/08 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Sri Lanka Women v Ireland Women, Women's Quadrangular Series 2010/11 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Records / Ireland Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most wickets – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  11. ↑ (2 July 2015). "Metcalfe returns after four year exile" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. ↑ Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Ciara Metcalfe – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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