Isobel Joyce
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Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce (born 25 July 1983 in Wicklow
, Ireland
) is an Irish cricket
er. 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.
in June 1999. She then played in the Women's European Championship
the following month. In 2000, she played four ODIs against Pakistan and played her only Test match, also against Pakistan. This is Ireland's only Test match to date. 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, also playing in the European Championship in 2001 and 2005, and in the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands
in 2003.
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.
Wicklow
Wicklow) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census. The town is situated to the east of the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
) is an Irish cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A right-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, she has played one Test
Women's Test cricket
Women's Test cricket is the longest format of women's cricket and is the gender equivalent to men's Test cricket. Matches comprise four-innings and are held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations...
and 36 ODIs
Women's One-day International cricket
Women's One Day International cricket is the limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs, equivalent to the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was held in England...
for the Ireland women's cricket team to date.
Playing career
Joyce made her debut for Ireland in a One-Day International (ODI) against India in Milton KeynesMilton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
in June 1999. She then played in the Women's European Championship
Women's European Cricket Championship
The Women's European Cricket Championship is a women's cricket tournament for teams representing European countries. The first edition was contested in 1989.-History:...
the following month. In 2000, she played four ODIs against Pakistan and played her only Test match, also against Pakistan. This is Ireland's only Test match to date. She played in the Women's World Cup
Women's Cricket World Cup
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket competition. The first tournament was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's ICC Cricket World Cup....
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
towards the end of the year.
Since the 2000 World Cup, she has played ODIs against Australia, India, the Netherlands and New Zealand, also playing in the European Championship in 2001 and 2005, and in the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 2003.
Family
Joyce comes from a cricketing family. Her twin sister CeceliaCecelia Joyce
Cecelia Nora Isobel Mary Joyce is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, she has played twenty One-Day Internationals for the Ireland women's cricket team since July 2001....
has also played for the Irish women's team, whilst three of her brothers, Dominick
Dominick Joyce
Dominick Ignatius Joyce is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he has played 66 times for the Ireland cricket team including one One Day International, six first-class matches and seventeen List A matches...
, Ed
Ed Joyce
Edmund Christopher Joyce is an Irish cricketer who has played for both the Irish and English national cricket teams. After beginning his career with Middlesex, he moved to Sussex in 2009. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm bowler of medium pace, Joyce is widely regarded as one of the...
and Gus
Gus Joyce
Augustine "Gus" Joyce is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team in 2000, a first-class match against Scotland and matches against Italy and Scotland in the European Championship. Other members of his family have played...
have all played for the Ireland men's team. Ed has also played cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
for England.