Clare Shillington

Clare Mary Alice Shillington (born 8 January 1981) is an Irish former cricketer.[1] She is a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler who she has represented Ireland women's cricket team in a Test, Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and in Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) since August 1997. She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.[2]

Clare Shillington
Personal information
Full nameClare Mary Alice Shillington
Born (1981-01-08) 8 January 1981
Belfast, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 9)30 July 2000 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 36)8 August 1997 v South Africa
Last ODI9 September 2016 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 11)27 July 2008 v West Indies
Last T20I17 November 2018 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996-presentMalahide women
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 90 43
Runs scored - 1276 785
Batting average - 17.72 18.69
100s/50s -/- 0/6 0/1
Top score - 95* 58*
Balls bowled 746 -
Wickets - 20 -
Bowling average - 20.60 -
5 wickets in innings - 0 -
10 wickets in match - - -
Best bowling -/- 3/34 -/-
Catches/stumpings 1/– 30/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2020

Career

She started her career as off-spinner and lower order batsman but later she became one of successful Irish opener. She was first woman to reach 100 caps for Ireland in women's cricket. She scored an unbeaten 114 against Japan women's national cricket team in 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.[3] She also captained Ireland women's cricket team in 15 ODIs from 2003 to 2011 as well as in Twenty20 Internationals.[4]

In February 2016, Shillington announced her retirement from One Day Internationals after playing in Ireland's final World Cup Qualifier game against South Africa women's cricket team which Ireland lost.[5]

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6] She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 126 runs in five matches,[7] and was named the player of the tournament.[8][9]

In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[10] She announced that she will retire from international cricket following the end of the tournament.[11] Ahead of the tournament, she was also named as one of the players to watch.[12] During Ireland's match against India, she scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is.[13] She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 81 runs in four matches.[14]

References
  1. "Clare Shillington". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. "Over 40 years of experience: Two Irish cricket legends to bow out against New Zealand". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. Ireland Women v Japan Women ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 (Group B)
  4. Cricket Ireland Profile
  5. "Clare Shillington: Ireland veteran quits one-day internationals after World Cup Qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Ireland Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  8. "Bangladesh Women defeat Ireland in Qualifier final but both sides progress to World T20 Tournament". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. "'Wickets just got the better of us' – Clare Shillington". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  11. "Ireland women's opener Shillington aims to go out on a high". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  12. "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  13. "Women's World Twenty20: India beat Ireland to reach semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  14. "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Ireland Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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