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Mary Waldron
Personal information
Full name Mary Veronica Waldron
Date of birth (1984-05-05)5 May 1984(age 40)
Place of birth Dublin,Ireland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St James's Gate
UCD
St Francis
St Catherine's
2011– Raheny United
International career‡
Republic of Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2011

Mary Veronica Waldron(born 5 May 1984) is an Irishassociation footballplayer andcricketerwho has represented both theRepublic of Ireland women's national football teamand theIreland women's cricket team.She has also stood as anumpirein cricket matches.[1]

Football[edit]

Club career[edit]

Waldron was nominated for the FAI Under-18 Women Player of the Year in 2001[2]and 2002,[3]while playing forSt James's Gate.She was awarded a sport scholarship toUniversity College Dublinin 2003.[4]In the 2004FAI Women's Cupfinal atLansdowne Road,Waldron played inUCD's 4–1 win overDundalk City.[5]

In July 2004 Waldron made herUEFA Women's Cupdebut for UCD; in a 5–0 defeat toMontpellier HSC.[6]

Waldron hit an injury–time winner from the penalty spot, asSt FrancisbeatPeamount United2–1 in the final of the 2008 FAI Women's Cup atRichmond Park.[7]She also played in 2009 as St Francis beat St Catherine's 1–0 to retain the Cup.[8]In the 2011 final Waldron headed the opening goal inSt Catherine's3–1 win over Wilton United atTurners Cross.[9]

International career[edit]

Waldron captainedIrelandat Under-19 level.[10]CoachNoel Kinggave her an appearance in Ireland's senior team in a 2–1friendlywin overFaroe IslandsinKlaksvíkon 12 October 2004.[11]In August 2011 she reappeared for the senior team, as an 86th-minute substitute forShannon Smythin a 1–0 home friendly defeat toSwitzerland.[12]

Waldron also represented Irish Universities at theWorld University Games,playing in the 2009 tournament inBelgrade.[10]

Cricket[edit]

Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper;umpire
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap63)4 July 2010 vNew Zealand
Last ODI25 July 2023 vAustralia
T20I debut (cap20)14 October 2010 vSri Lanka
Last T20I20 February 2023 vIndia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2019Dragons
2021–presentTyphoons
Umpiringinformation
T20Isumpired6 (2019)
FCumpired1 (2019)
LAumpired1 (2019)
T20umpired2 (2018)
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 56 88
Runs scored 481 531
Batting average 13.00 11.54
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 42 55*
Catches/stumpings 33/16 34/28
Source:Cricinfo,28 July 2023

In July 2010 Waldron made herOne Day Internationaldebut forIreland women's cricket team,againstNew ZealandatKibworth Cricket Club New Ground.She is awicket-keeper.[13]She was a member of Ireland's squad for the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifiertournament.[14]In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20tournament in the West Indies.[15][16]

In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifiertournament in Scotland.[17]In July 2020, she was awarded a part-time professional contract byCricket Irelandfor the following year.[18]In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifiertournament in Zimbabwe.[19]

On 27 July 2023, Waldron announced her retirement from international cricket.[20][21][22][23]

Umpiring[edit]

Waldron is also pursuing a career as a cricketumpire.[24][25]In October 2016, she became the first woman for 38 years to stand as an umpire in a men'sGrade cricketmatch in South Australia.[26]In August 2018, she became the first Irish woman to umpire in a men'sList Afixture.[27]In May 2019, theInternational Cricket Councilnamed her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.[28][29]On 15 June 2019, she stood in her firstTwenty20 International(T20I) match, between Italy and Norway, in theRegional Finalsof the2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiertournament.[30]In September–October 2019, she stood in Australian women's domestic league, theWomen's Big Bash League.[31]

Hockey[edit]

Waldron has also played Hockey forGlenannewhere her teammates includedNicola Dalyand she was coached byNikki Symmons.[32][33][34]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Mary Waldron: Ireland wicketkeeper joins ICC Development Panel of umpires".BBC Sport.Retrieved19 May2019.
  2. ^Michael Scully (15 January 2002)."Football: SIMPLY 12 OF THE VERY BEST; Stars of the present and future fight it out to win the 2001 eircom/FAI award".The Daily Mirror.Retrieved25 August2011.
  3. ^"Football: eircom/FAI Player of the Year nominations for 2002".The Daily Mirror.28 March 2003.Retrieved25 August2011.
  4. ^"Sports Scholarships".UCD. 4 December 2003.Retrieved25 August2011.
  5. ^Lindie Naughton (February 2005)."UCD leading the field in men and women's soccer"(PDF).UCD.Retrieved25 August2011.
  6. ^"Mary Veronica Waldron".UEFA.Retrieved25 August2011.
  7. ^2008 FAI Women's Cup,FAI
  8. ^"St. Francis retain FAI Umbro Women's FAI Senior Cup title".Football Association of Ireland. 25 July 2009.Retrieved4 October2010.
  9. ^"Sports Digest".Irish Times.8 August 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2012.Retrieved28 August2011.
  10. ^ab"World University Games".FAI Third Level Football.Archived fromthe originalon 29 December 2010.Retrieved7 October2010.
  11. ^Duret, Sébastien (5 April 2005)."International Matches (Women) 2004".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Retrieved7 December2013.
  12. ^"Switzerland inflict narrow defeat on Ireland".FAI.ie.24 August 2011.Retrieved25 August2011.
  13. ^"Mary Waldron".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved25 August2011.
  14. ^"ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018".International Cricket Council.Retrieved27 June2018.
  15. ^"Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut".Cricket Ireland.Archived fromthe originalon 3 October 2018.Retrieved3 October2018.
  16. ^"Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20".International Cricket Council.Retrieved3 October2018.
  17. ^"Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019".International Cricket Council.Retrieved21 August2019.
  18. ^"Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved1 July2020.
  19. ^"Ireland squad announced for Women's World Cup Qualifier; amendments made to tournament schedule".Cricket Ireland.Archived fromthe originalon 12 November 2021.Retrieved12 November2021.
  20. ^"Mary Waldron: Ireland's most-capped female cricketer retires".Cricket Ireland.Retrieved28 July2023.
  21. ^"Mary Waldron retires from international cricket".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved28 July2023.
  22. ^"Ireland wicketkeeper announces retirement from international cricket".International Cricket Council.Retrieved28 July2023.
  23. ^"Mary Waldron retires from international cricket".Cricbuzz.Retrieved28 July2023.
  24. ^"Ireland's Mary Waldron: umpire and player".International Cricket Council.Retrieved27 January2019.
  25. ^"Paving the way in Women's Cricket".Cricket Ireland.5 February 2022.Retrieved8 March2018.
  26. ^"Irish cricketer first woman to umpire a men's Grade match in SA in 38 years".Adelaide Now.Retrieved27 January2019.
  27. ^"Waldron raises the bar…as well as the finger".Cricket Ireland.Retrieved27 January2019.
  28. ^"ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel".International Cricket Council.Retrieved14 May2019.
  29. ^"GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved14 May2019.
  30. ^"2nd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at St Peter Port, Jun 15 2019".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved18 June2019.
  31. ^"The Mary Waldron story: Late to cricket, Ireland wicketkeeper, international umpire".The Cricketer.Archived fromthe originalon 10 January 2021.Retrieved10 January2021.
  32. ^"Waldron strikes winner for St Francis".hookhockey. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.Retrieved19 September2018.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  33. ^"Glenanne – Women's Division One preview".hookhockey. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.Retrieved19 September2018.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  34. ^"Railway Union come back to earn a draw".irishtimes. 12 January 2009.Retrieved21 September2018.

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