Miriam Grealey

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]

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

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]