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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]

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]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Miriam Grealey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Miriam Grealey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "'Legend of the Irish game' Miriam Grealey to end 40-year involvement with national side". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Pathmakers – First to 1000 ODI runs from each country". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2nd ODI, Dublin, Jul 25 2000, Pakistan Women tour of Ireland: Ireland Women v Pakistan Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Stirling displays make Paul a worthy winner of top award". Independent.ie.
  7. ^ "Miriam Grealey made Honorary Life Member of MCC". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 1 December 2021.


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