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Cara Murray (born 1 November 2000) is an Irish cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Ireland against New Zealand on 6 June 2018. She plays in the Women's Super Series for Dragons.

She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for Ireland, also against New Zealand, on 8 June 2018. On her debut, she returned the worst bowling figures in WODIs, with two wickets for 119 runs from her ten overs.

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year. In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.

On 24 August 2022, Murray took her maiden five-wicket haul in WODIs with 5/39 against Netherlands in Amstelveen.

On 23 January 2024, Murray became the first Irish player to take six wickets in a WODI with 6/31 against Zimbabwe in Harare.

She was named in the Ireland squad for their T20I and ODI tour to Bangladesh in November 2024.

References

1. "Cara Murray". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
2. "Cara Murray". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
3. "Rising star Cara Murray out to become a big hitter for Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
4. "Only T20I, New Zealand Women tour of Ireland and England at Dublin, Jun 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
5. "Cara Murray". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
6. "'Bigger and better than ever' - Arachas Super Series returns to three team format in 2022". Cricket Ireland. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
7. "1st ODI, New Zealand Women tour of Ireland and England at Dublin, Jun 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
8. "Cara Murray's 2 for 119: the most expensive figures in all ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
9. "New Zealand women make record ODI total against Ireland in Dublin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
10. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
11. "Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
12. "Ireland squad announced for Women's World Cup Qualifier; amendments made to tournament schedule". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
13. "Netherlands v Ireland: Leah Paul & Laura Delany hit centuries as Irish win ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
14. "The Netherlands show some resilience despite heavy defeat". KNCB. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
15. "Zimbabwe v Ireland: Cara Murray's 6-31 helps tourists clinch Harare ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
16. "Cara Murray's historic six-wicket haul leads Ireland to Zimbabwe series win". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
17. "Ireland name squad for Bangladesh series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
18. "Young Ireland squad named for Bangladesh tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

External links

• Cara Murray at ESPNcricinfo
• Cara Murray at CricketArchive (subscription required)

v t e Ireland squad – 2023 Women's T20 World Cup
1 L Delany (c) 2 R Delaney 3 Dempsey 4 Hunter 5 Kavanagh (wk) 6 Kelly 7 Lewis 8 Little 9 MacMahon 10 Maguire 11 Murray 12 Paul 13 Prendergast 14 Richardson 15 Waldron Coach: Joyce

• 2000 births
• Living people
• Cricketers from Belfast
• Irish women cricketers
• Ireland women One Day International cricketers
• Ireland women Twenty20 International cricketers
• Dragons (women's cricket) cricketers
• Scorchers (women's cricket) cricketers
• 21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland