Isobel Joyce

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Isobel Joyce
Ireland (Ire)
Isobel Joyce
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling type Left-arm medium pace
Tests ODIs
Matches 1 36
Runs scored 0 233
Batting average - 11.09
100s/50s - 0/1
Top score - 67*
Balls bowled 67 1528
Wickets 6 34
Bowling average 3.50 28.76
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 6/21 4/20
Catches/stumpings 1/0 9/0

As of 24 May 2007
Source: Cricket Archive

Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce (born 25 July 1983 in Wicklow, Ireland) is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace bowler, she has played one Test and 36 ODIs for the Ireland women's cricket team to date.[1]

[edit] Playing career

Joyce made her debut for Ireland in a One-Day International (ODI) against India in Milton Keynes in June 1999.[2] She then played in the Women's European Championship the following month.[3] In 2000, she played four ODIs against Pakistan[4] and played her only Test match, also against Pakistan.[5] This is Ireland's only Test match to date.[6] She played in the Women's World Cup in New Zealand towards the end of the year.

Since the 2000 World Cup, she has played ODIs against Australia, India, the Netherlands and New Zealand,[4] also playing in the European Championship in 2001[7] and 2005,[8] and in the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands in 2003.[9]

[edit] Family

Joyce comes from a cricketing family. Her twin sister Cecelia has also played for the Irish women's team, whilst three of her brothers, Dominick, Ed and Gus have all played for the Ireland men's team. Ed has also played cricket for England.[1]

[edit] References

Persondata
NAME Joyce, Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Joyce, Isobel
SHORT DESCRIPTION Female Irish cricketeer
DATE OF BIRTH 25 July 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Wicklow, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH