Cecelia Joyce
Cecelia Nora Isobel Mary Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is an Irish cricketer.[1] A right-handed batter and leg break bowler,[1] she played 57 One-Day Internationals and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 2001 and 2018.[2] She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.[3] In 2021, Joyce returned to competitive cricket to play for Typhoons in the Women's Super Series after injuries to players in the original squad.[4]
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| Full name | Cecelia Nora Isobel Mary Joyce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1983 Wicklow, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 44) | 14 July 2001 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 10 June 2018 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 5) | 27 June 2008 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 November 2018 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2018 | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Joyce made her ODI debut for Ireland against Australia on 14 July 2001, in the second match of a series. She also played in the third match of the series, and against Scotland in the European Championship.[2] She next played in 2003 IWCC Trophy, held in the Netherlands in July 2003.[5]
The following year, she played three ODIs against New Zealand in Dublin[2] and in 2005, played in the World Cup in South Africa.[6] She also played against Australia[2] and in the European Championship in 2005.[7] She played four ODIs in 2006, two each against India and the Netherlands.[2]
In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[8] In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[9][10]
Family edit
Joyce is one of nine children of James "Jimmy" and Maureen Joyce.[11][12]
Joyce comes from a cricketing family.[13] Her twin sister Isobel has played Test and ODI cricket for Ireland, whilst her three brothers Dominick, Ed and Gus have played for the Ireland men's team. Ed has also played for England.[1] Her mother Maureen was a cricket scorer. She was also scorer in two WODIs in 2002 when New Zealand women toured to Netherlands and Ireland.[14]
Her sister Helen is Britain Editor at The Economist.[15][13]
Field hockey edit
In 2009–10, together with her sister Isobel, Kate McKenna, Emer Lucey and Nicola Evans, Joyce was a member of the Railway Union team that won the Women's Irish Hockey League title.[16][17][18][19]
References edit
- ^ a b c Cricket Archive profile
- ^ a b c d e . Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- ^ "Ireland stalwarts bow out of international cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Cecelia Joyce to come back to competitive cricket with Typhoons in Super Series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Squads for the 2003 IWCC Trophy at CricketEurope 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Squads for the 2005 Women's World Cup at CricketEurope 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Squads for the 2005 Women's European Championship at CricketEurope 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Wigmore, Tim (June 2016). "The first family of cricket". The Cricket Monthly. from the original on 3 June 2016.
- ^ Hariharan, Shruti (21 March 2016). "The Joyces: Ireland's greatest cricketing family". Cricket Country. from the original on 23 March 2016.
- ^ a b "CBP Ep.5: The Joy(ce)s of cricket". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Profile: Maureen Joyce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Hockey: History for Railway". www.independent.ie. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "No stopping Railway at full steam". www.irishtimes.com. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Emphatic Railway claim maiden outdoor title". www.hookhockey.com. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ . www.hookhockey.com. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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External links edit
- Cecelia Joyce at ESPNcricinfo