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Full name | Amy Hunter | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 89) | 5 October 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 October 2023 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 48) | 24 May 2021 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 26 January 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 29 November 2022 |
Amy Hunter (born 11 October 2005) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Dragons and Ireland.[1][2][3][4] In October 2021, during the final match of Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe, Hunter became the youngest cricketer, male or female, to score a century in an ODI match,[5] doing so on her 16th birthday.[6][7] As a result, Hunter was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October 2021.[8]
In January 2024, Hunter scored her first T20I century in the opening match of a series against Zimbabwe.[9] This meant that she became the first Irish woman, and the third overall, to score a century in both T20I and ODI cricket.[10][11]
In October 2020, Hunter was named in Ireland's squad to play Scotland at the La Manga Club during their tour of Spain.[12][13] However, the matches were called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] In May 2021, Hunter was again named in Ireland's squad to face Scotland, this time for a four-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series in Belfast.[15] She made her WT20I debut on 24 May 2021, for Ireland against Scotland.[16][17]
In August 2021, Hunter was added to Ireland's squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Spain.[18] She replaced Shauna Kavanagh, after Kavanagh returned a positive test for COVID-19.[19]
In September 2021, Hunter was named in Ireland's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe,[20] the first WODI matches to be played by the Zimbabwe team.[21] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[22] In the fourth and final match against Zimbabwe, Hunter scored 121 not out, becoming the youngest cricketer to score a century in one-day cricket.[23] Hunter's century was also the highest individual score for Ireland in a WODI match, beating the previous record of 120 runs made by Karen Young.[24]
In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[25]