Clare Shillington

Clare Shillington

Personal information
Full name	Clare Mary Alice Shillington
Born	(1981-01-08) 8 January 1981 (age 43) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
International information
National side	Ireland (1997–2018)
Only Test (cap 9)	30 July 2000 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 36)	8 August 1997 v South Africa
Last ODI	19 February 2017 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 11)	27 July 2008 v West Indies
Last T20I	17 November 2018 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–2018	Typhoons
2019	Dragons
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA Matches 1 90 56 129 Runs scored – 1,276 1,019 2,234 Batting average – 17.72 18.52 21.07 100s/50s – 0/6 0/1 1/10 Top score – 95* 58* 107 Balls bowled – 746 – 821 Wickets – 20 – 22 Bowling average – 20.60 – 20.36 5 wickets in innings – 0 – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 – 0 Best bowling – 3/34 – 3/34 Catches/stumpings 1/– 28/– 12/– 40/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 May 2021

Clare Mary Alice Shillington (born 8 January 1981) is an Irish former cricketer and the current coach of Typhoons.^[1][2] She played as a right-handed batter and appeared in 1 Test match, 90 One Day Internationals and 56 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 1997 and 2018. She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.^[3]

Career

She started her career as off-spinner and lower order batsman but later she became an opening batter. She was first woman to reach 100 caps for Ireland in women's cricket. She scored an unbeaten 114 against Japan in 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.^[4] She also captained Ireland in 15 ODIs from 2003 to 2011 as well as in Twenty20 Internationals.^[5]

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.^[6]

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[7] She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 126 runs in five matches,^[8] and was named the player of the tournament.^[9][10]

In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.^[11] She announced that she will retire from international cricket following the end of the tournament.^[12] Ahead of the tournament, she was also named as one of the players to watch.^[13] During Ireland's match against India, she scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is.^[14] She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 81 runs in four matches.^[15]

References

1. "Clare Shillington". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
2. "Super Series squads announced for 2021 season". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
3. "Over 40 years of experience: Two Irish cricket legends to bow out against New Zealand". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
4. Ireland Women v Japan Women ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 (Group B)
5. Cricket Ireland Profile
6. "Clare Shillington: Ireland veteran quits one-day internationals after World Cup Qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
7. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
8. "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Ireland Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
9. "Bangladesh Women defeat Ireland in Qualifier final but both sides progress to World T20 Tournament". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
10. "'Wickets just got the better of us' – Clare Shillington". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
11. "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
12. "Ireland women's opener Shillington aims to go out on a high". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
13. "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
14. "Women's World Twenty20: India beat Ireland to reach semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
15. "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Ireland Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

External links

• Clare Shillington at ESPNcricinfo
• Clare Shillington at CricketArchive (subscription required)