Orla Prendergast (born 1 June 2002) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Dragons and Ireland.[1][2] In August 2019, she was named in the Irish Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series.[3] She made her WT20I debut for Ireland, against the Netherlands, on 8 August 2019.[4]
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| Full name | Orla Prendergast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 90) | 5 October 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 August 2022 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 44) | 29 June 2019 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 September 2022 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Typhoons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[5]
She also played for the Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team in 2018 and 2019,[6] and at club level for Cabinteely F.C. She attends The High School, Dublin.[7] In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.[8]
In September 2021, Prendergast was named in Ireland's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe,[9] the first WODI matches to be played by the Zimbabwe team.[10] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[11]
In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[12]