Irish women's cricket team
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| Association | Cricket Ireland |
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| ICC status | Associate (1993) |
| ICC region | Europe |
| Coach | Aaron Hamilton |
| Captain | Laura Delany |
| First international | |
 Ireland vs. Netherlands  (Utrecht; 26 July 1983) |
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| First Test | |
Ireland vs. Pakistan  (Dublin; 30 July 2000) |
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| First ODI | |
Ireland vs. Australia  (Belfast; 28 June 1987) |
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| First T20I | |
Ireland vs. West Indies  (Dublin; 27 June 2008) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1988) |
| Best result | 4th (1988) |
| World Cup Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2003) |
| Best result | Champion (2003) |
| World Twenty20 | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | First round (2014) |
| World Twenty20 Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | Champion (2015) |
| as of 25 November 2015 | |
The Ireland women's cricket team is the team that represents Ireland in international women's cricket. Cricket in Ireland is governed by Cricket Ireland and organised on an All-Ireland basis, meaning the Irish women's team represents both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Ireland made its One Day International (ODI) debut in 1987, against Australia, and the following year played at the 1988 World Cup, making the first of five appearances at the tournament. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s Ireland was considered to be a top-level team, playing regular ODI series and placing as high as fifth at the World Cup (in 1993, out of eight teams). In 2000, the team played its first and only Test match, defeating Pakistan. Although it still retains ODI status, Ireland has not qualified for a World Cup since the 2005 event. The team has, however, qualified for the ICC World Twenty20 on two occasions, in 2014 and 2016.
The Irish women's team entered the international arena well before their male counterparts, playing their first ODIs in a three match series against Australia in 1987, a full 19 years before the men's team would make their ODI debut. They lost all three games by more than 100 runs, but were still invited to take part in the World Cup the following year in Australia.
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