Ava Canning

Ava Canning (born 2 February 2004) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Typhoons and Ireland.^[1]

Ava Canning

Personal information
Born	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 21)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Ireland
ODI debut (cap 96)	26 June 2023 v West Indies
Last ODI	27 November 2024 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 47)	24 May 2021 v Scotland
Last T20I	15 September 2024 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018	Typhoons
2019	Dragons
2020–present	Typhoons
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 13 32 Runs scored 63 48 Batting average 6.30 9.60 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 20 25 Balls bowled 475 558 Wickets 10 16 Bowling average 29.60 29.81 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/36 2/5 Catches/stumpings 3/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2024

International Career

In May 2021, Canning was named in Ireland's squad to face Scotland, for a four-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series in Belfast.^[2][3][4]

She made her WT20I debut on 24 May 2021, for Ireland against Scotland.^[5][6]

The following month, Canning was offered a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland and joined the senior women's performance squad.^[7][8]

On 26 June 2023 she made her WODI debut against West Indies in St Lucia, dismissing Hayley Matthews for her first wicket in the format.^[9]

Canning was named in the Ireland squad for their T20I and ODI tour to Bangladesh in November 2024.^[10][11]

Canning was part of the Ireland squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.^[12][13]