by The Professor » Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:29 pm
Ireland leg-spinner Cara Murray conceded the most runs ever in an ODI by taking two wickets for 119 runs.
Murray is a 17-year-old and was making her ODI debut, having only previously played in one Twenty20 international on Wednesday against the same opposition when New Zealand won by 10 wickets.
The previous most expensive analysis in an ODI, men's or women's, was by Australia's Mick Lewis who had figures of 10-0-113-0 against South Africa in the famous '438 game' at Johannesburg in 2006.
Indeed, four of the five bowlers Ireland used on Friday are now in the top five all-time most expensive women's ODI list.
Louise Little, 15, who made her debut at 13 last year, Lara Maritz and Gaby Lewis (both 17) all bowled 10 overs and conceded 92 each.
"It has been said of the unseen army of the dead, on their everlasting march, that when they are passing a rural cricket ground the Englishman falls out of the ranks for a moment to look over the gate and smile."