Eimear Richardson

Eimear Ann Jermyn Richardson (born 14 September 1986) is an Irish cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler.^[1] She plays domestic cricket for Northern Districts, having previously played for Central Districts and Wellington in New Zealand and Typhoons and Scorchers in Ireland.^[2]

Eimear Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Eimear Ann Jermyn Richardson
Born	(1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 38) Dublin, Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Ireland (2005–present)
ODI debut (cap 53)	31 July 2005 v Australia
Last ODI	9 November 2022 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 9)	27 June 2008 v West Indies
Last T20I	20 February 2023 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010/11–2013/14	Central Districts
2014/15–2017/18	Wellington
2016–2017	Typhoons
2018/19–present	Northern Districts
2022	Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 30 54 Runs scored 397 503 Batting average 15.26 15.24 100s/50s 0/1 0/2 Top score 50* 63* Balls bowled 1,141 1,028 Wickets 22 48 Bowling average 28.95 20.06 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/13 3/9 Catches/stumpings 3/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2022

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[3] In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^[4][5]

In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[6] She was the leading wicket-taker for Ireland in the tournament, with nine dismissals in five matches.^[7] In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.^[8] In August 2021, she was named the player of the tournament in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Spain.^[9] In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[10]