Ireland's Mary Waldron Retires From International Cricket

Ireland women’s wicketkeeper-batter Mary Waldron called time on her international career on Friday (28th July). She has been the most capped player from her country in Women’s cricket, having made her debut in July 2010.

Mary Waldron earlier announced that she will be hanging up her boots after the third and final ODI against Australia women’s but she got injured and was ruled out of the game. This prompted her to take a big step and call time on her career.

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Mary Waldron represented Ireland in 56 ODIs and 88 T20Is, scoring 481 and 531 runs respectively in the two formats. She smashed one half-century throughout her career as well. Apart from this he also affected 148 dismissals behind the stumps.

Mary Waldron while talking about her retirement said that she’s proud of what she achieved. She went on to thank all those who helped her throughout her career.

She explained: “It’s obviously a very emotional time but I’m very proud of what I have achieved. I want to say a huge thank you to the staff and coaches at Cricket Ireland for the opportunity to represent my country, and to Pembroke and Malahide for shaping my journey and supporting me all the way.

“To my family and Roxane, thank you for your support – and for giving me a roof over my head whenever I needed it. More specifically, to Mum and Dad the best supporters in the world – thank you for everything. Finally, to my teammates, I will miss you so much, but can’t wait to follow your journey over the years ahead.”

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I’ll miss her dearly – Ireland skipper Laura Delany on Mary Waldron’s retirement

Ireland Women skipper Laura Delany also spoke about Mary Waldron announcing her retirement from international cricket. She said that it’s a sad day for the team but they will try to celebrate a legendary career. She explained:

“It’s a sad day when a teammate retires – but even more so when that teammate is Mary Waldron. We made our international debuts on the same day and I have loved every minute of playing alongside her.

“I’ll miss her dearly, but it’s at times like these that we should try to celebrate a legendary career and I’m sure Irish fans will let her know how highly-regarded she is – and rightly so,” she concluded.

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