Amy Hunter (Irish cricketer)
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Amy Hunter (born 11 October 2005) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Dragons and Ireland.[1][2][3][4] 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,[5] doing so on her 16th birthday.[6][7] As a result, Hunter was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October 2021.[8]
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Full name | Amy Hunter | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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In January 2024, Hunter scored her first T20I century in the opening match of a series against Zimbabwe.[9] This meant that she became the first Irish woman, and the third overall, to score a century in both T20I and ODI cricket.[10][11]