Leah Paulywaly
Personal information
Full name
Leah Paul
Born (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999
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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