Clare Shillington
Clare Mary Alice Shillington is an Irish former cricketer. She is a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler who she has represented Ireland women's cricket team in a Test, Women's One Day Internationals and in Women's Twenty20 Internationals since August 1997. She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.Career
She started her career as off-spinner and lower order batsman but later she became one of successful Irish opener. She was first woman to reach 100 caps for Ireland in women's cricket. She scored an unbeaten 114 against Japan women's national cricket team in 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. She also captained Ireland women's cricket team in 15 ODIs from 2003 to 2011 as well as in Twenty20 Internationals.
In February 2016, Shillington announced her retirement from One Day Internationals after playing in Ireland's final World Cup Qualifier game against South Africa women's cricket team which Ireland lost.
In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 126 runs in five matches, and was named the player of the tournament.
In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. She announced that she will retire from international cricket following the end of the tournament. Ahead of the tournament, she was also named as one of the players to watch. During Ireland's match against India, she scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is. She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 81 runs in four matches.
