Amy Hunter (Irish cricketer)
Amy Hunter (born 11 October 2005) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Dragons and Ireland. In October 2021, during the final match of Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe, Hunter became the youngest cricketer, male or female, to score a century in an ODI match, doing so on her 16th birthday. As a result, Hunter was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October 2021.
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| Full name | Amy Hunter | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 89) | 5 October 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 October 2023 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 48) | 24 May 2021 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 26 January 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 29 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In January 2024, Hunter scored her first T20I century in the opening match of a series against Zimbabwe. This meant that she became the first Irish woman, and the third overall, to score a century in both T20I and ODI cricket.
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