Ava Canning (born 2 February 2004) is an Irish cricketer who plays for Typhoons and Ireland.[1]

Ava Canning
Personal information
Born (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 96)26 June 2023 v West Indies
Last ODI20 August 2024 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 47)24 May 2021 v Scotland
Last T20I15 September 2024 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Typhoons
2019Dragons
2020–presentTyphoons
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 12 32
Runs scored 63 48
Batting average 7.00 9.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 20 25
Balls bowled 415 558
Wickets 10 16
Bowling average 26.10 29.81
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/36 2/5
Catches/stumpings 3/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 September 2024

International Career

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In May 2021, Canning was named in Ireland's squad to face Scotland, for a four-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series in Belfast.[2][3][4]

She made her WT20I debut on 24 May 2021, for Ireland against Scotland.[5][6]

The following month, Canning was offered a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland and joined the senior women's performance squad.[7][8]

On 26 June 2023 she made her WODI debut against West Indies in St Lucia, dismissing Hayley Matthews for her first wicket in the format.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Ava Canning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Ireland Women's squad announced for Scotland series in late May". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Five new faces as Ireland eye first game in 20 months". RTE. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Joyce has young guns primed for Scots clash". Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "1st T20I, Belfast, May 24 2021, Scotland Women Tour of Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Ireland v Scotland T20 series: Scots defeat hosts in Stormont opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Ava Canning joins Senior Performance Squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Ava Canning added to Ireland senior squad". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ^ "WI-W vs IRE-W Cricket Scorecard, 1st ODI at Gros Islet, June 26, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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