11 Facts About Clare Shillington

Clare Mary Alice Shillington was born on 8 January 1981 and is an Irish former cricketer and the current coach of Typhoons.

Clare Shillington played as a right-handed batter and appeared in 1 Test match, 90 One Day Internationals and 56 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 1997 and 2018.

Clare Shillington played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.

Clare Shillington started her career as off-spinner and lower order batsman but later she became an opening batter.

Clare Shillington was first woman to reach 100 caps for Ireland in women's cricket.

Clare Shillington scored an unbeaten 114 against Japan in 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.

Clare Shillington captained Ireland 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.

Clare Shillington was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 126 runs in five matches, and was named the player of the tournament.

Clare Shillington announced that she will retire from international cricket following the end of the tournament.

Clare Shillington was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 81 runs in four matches.