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DUBLIN – Approval has been given for Ireland Women’s star all-rounder, Orla Prendergast, to change her shirt number from 84 to 10.

Speaking after one of the final training sessions before the Ireland Women’s squad flies to South Africa, Orla said:

“I’ve made the decision to change my shirt number from 84 to 10 – my dad’s birthday. Since my dad passed last May, I’m always trying to think of ways to keep him close to me and having the number 10 on my shirt is another way of doing so.

“My dad was always my biggest support in cricket – the first person I’d go to on my good days and my bad days. He constantly told me how proud he was of me, and I hope to continue making him proud with the number 10 on my back in memory of him.

“I’m pretty superstitious, so it took a little bit of self-convincing to move on from number 84, but I’m really looking forward to touring South Africa in a few weeks time with number 10 on my shirt.”

FIXTURES

The matches are:

• 5 December: South Africa Women v Ireland Women – 1^st T20I (Newlands; start time 2pm)
• 7 December: South Africa Women v Ireland Women – 2^nd T20I (Boland Park; start time 2pm)
• 10 December: South Africa Women v Ireland Women – 3^rd T20I (Willowmoore Park; start time 6pm)

• 13 December: South Africa Women v Ireland Women – 1^st ODI (Buffalo Park Stadium; start time 10am)
• 16 December: South Africa Women v Ireland Women – 2^nd ODI (St George’s Park; start time 10am)
• 19 December: South Africa Women v Ireland Women – 3^rd ODI (Wanderers Cricket Stadium; start time 2pm)

[all times local to venue]

SQUADS – Ireland Women

Ireland T20I Squad

• ⁠Gaby Lewis (captain)
• Ava Canning
• Christina Coulter Reilly
• Alana Dalzell
• Laura Delany
• Amy Hunter
• Arlene Kelly
• ⁠Louise Little
• Aimee Maguire
• Jane Maguire
• Lara McBride
• Cara Murray
• Leah Paul
• ⁠Orla Prendergast
• Rebecca Stokell

Ireland ODI Squad

• ⁠Gaby Lewis (captain)
• Ava Canning
• Christina Coulter Reilly
• Laura Delany
• Georgina Dempsey
• Sarah Forbes
• Amy Hunter
• Arlene Kelly
• Aimee Maguire
• Jane Maguire
• Lara McBride
• Cara Murray
• Leah Paul
• ⁠Orla Prendergast
• Rebecca Stokell

Head Coach: Lloyd Tennant