Miriam Grealey

Miriam Grealey

Personal information
Full name	Miriam Elizabeth Grealey
Born	(1965-12-27) 27 December 1965 (age 59) Donegal, Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Ireland (1987–2005)
Only Test (cap 2)	30 July 2000 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 4)	28 June 1987 v Australia
Last ODI	1 April 2005 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WLA Matches 1 79 81 Runs scored 16 1,412 1,428 Batting average 16.00 23.14 23.03 100s/50s 0/0 1/5 1/5 Top score 16 101 101 Balls bowled – 2,803 2,887 Wickets – 38 42 Bowling average – 44.71 41.02 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 Best bowling – 2/5 4/16 Catches/stumpings 0/– 13/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 December 2021

Miriam Elizabeth Grealey (born 27 December 1965) is an Irish former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in one Test match and 79 One Day Internationals for Ireland between 1987 and 2005.^[1][2] She was the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for Ireland.^[3][4]

Her ODI high score came in 2000, when she hit 101 against Pakistan.^[5] In 2017, she was one of two women inducted into the Cricket Writers' Hall of Fame.^[6] She is also an Honorary Life Member of the MCC, the first Irish citizen to be so honoured.^[7]

References

1. "Player Profile: Miriam Grealey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Miriam Grealey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
3. "'Legend of the Irish game' Miriam Grealey to end 40-year involvement with national side". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
4. "Pathmakers – First to 1000 ODI runs from each country". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
5. "2nd ODI, Dublin, Jul 25 2000, Pakistan Women tour of Ireland: Ireland Women v Pakistan Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
6. "Stirling displays make Paul a worthy winner of top award". Independent.ie.
7. "Miriam Grealey made Honorary Life Member of MCC". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

External links

• Miriam Grealey at ESPNcricinfo
• Miriam Grealey at CricketArchive (subscription required)