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DUBLIN – Paul Stirling capped a stellar 12 months of international cricket by being named Ireland Men’s international cricketer of the year, while Eimear Richardson was deservedly voted by her peers as the Ireland Women’s international cricketer of the year, at the 2020 Turkish Airlines Irish Cricket Awards held at The Marker Hotel in Dublin tonight.
Stirling finished the year as the world’s highest run-scorer in T20 International cricket, playing 36 matches for Ireland across all formats, scoring 1,516 runs at an average of 43.31.

Richardson displayed her all-round abilities with 133 runs at an average of 26.60 – with an a highest score of 63* – and claimed 16 wickets at 9.56, with a best of 3-9.

The full list of winners of the 2020 Turkish Airlines Irish Cricket Awards

Award category: Shapoorji Pallonji Male Youth International Player of the Year
• Winner: Nathan McGuire

Award category: Shapoorji Pallonji Female Youth International Player of the Year
• Winner: Orla Prendergast

Award category: Clear Currency Volunteering Excellence Award
• Winner: Robert ‘Lofty’ McGonigle

Image: William Porterfield was recognised with a special cap to mark his 300th appearance for Ireland

Award category: Sunday Independent/Aengus Fanning Outstanding Contribution to Coaching
• Winner: Andy McCrea

Award category: Techfynder Club Official of the Year
• Winner: Joe Connolly

Award category: Gibney’s Outstanding Contribution to Irish Cricket
• Winner: Joe Doherty

Award category: O’Neills Male Club Player of the Year
• Winner: Andrew Britton, Brigade

Award category: O’Neills Female Club Player of the Year
• Winner: Alison Cowan, CSNI

Image: Recent retirees were recognised on the night, including Cecelia Joyce, Isobel Joyce and Tim Murtagh

Award category: Tildenet Club of the Year
• Winner: Pembroke Cricket Club

Award category: Toyota Super 3s Player of the Year
• Winner: Leah Paul

Award category: Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Player of the Year
• Winner: Harry Tector

Award category: Cricket Writers of Ireland Hall of Fame
• Inductee: Alan Lewis
• Inductee: Susan O’Neill

Image: Susan O’Neill and Alan Lewis with their Hall of Fame recognition

Award category: Hanley Energy Women’s International Player of the Year
• Winner: Eimear Richardson

Award category: Turkish Airlines Men’s International Player of the Year
• Winner: Paul Stirling

A full photo gallery of the evening will be available shortly.

Craig Easdown
Paul Stirling won the Turkish Airlines Men’s International Player of the Year
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