# Ireland women's under-19 cricket team

The Ireland women's under-19 cricket team represents Ireland in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by Cricket Ireland.
The team played their first official matches at the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first ever international women's under-19 cricket competition, in which they reached the Super Six round.

## History

The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As a Full Member of the ICC, Ireland qualified automatically for the tournament.
Ireland announced their 15-player squad for the tournament on 1 December 2022. Glenn Querl, Head Coach of Scorchers, was chosen as Head Coach of the side for the tournament. At the tournament, Ireland qualified for the Super Six from the initial group stage, beating Indonesia, but lost all their matches in their Super Six group.

## Squad

For their tour to South Africa for a 5 match T20 series in October 2024 a 14 player squad was named, to be captained by Amy Hunter.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Abbi Harrison | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Annabel Squires | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-spin | |
| Millie Spence | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lucy Neely | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Julie McNally | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alice Walsh | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Amy Hunter | 19 | Right-handed | – | Captain |
| Spin Bowlers |||||
| Freya Sargent | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-Captain |
| Aimee Maguire | 18 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Kia McCartney | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Seam Bowlers |||||
| Alice Tector | 16 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Niamh MacNulty | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-Captain |
| Ellie McGee | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lara McBride | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Players with senior international caps are listed in bold.

## Records & statistics

International match summary
As of 23 January 2023
Playing records :
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
| Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2023 |
Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations
As of 23 January 2023
ICC Full members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2023 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 January 2023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 January 2023 |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2023 |
Associate members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 January 2023 | 19 January 2023 |

## Under-19 World Cup record

Ireland's U-19 Twenty20 World Cup Record :
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Super 6 | – | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | | | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |