Amy Hunter (born 11 October 2005) is an Irish

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er who plays for the

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. She plays as

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batter for Ireland and

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. In October 2021, during the final match of Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe, Hunter became the youngest cricketer, male or female, to score a century in an ODI match, doing so on her 16th birthday. As a result, Hunter was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October 2021. In January 2024, Hunter scored her first T20I century in the opening match of a series against Zimbabwe. This meant that she became the first Irish woman, and the third overall, to score a century in both T20I and ODI cricket.

Career

In October 2020, Hunter was named in Ireland's squad to play

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at the

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during their

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. However, the matches were called off due to the

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. In May 2021, Hunter was again named in Ireland's squad to face Scotland, this time for a four-match

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(WT20I) series in

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. She made her WT20I debut on 24 May 2021, for Ireland against Scotland. In August 2021, Hunter was added to Ireland's squad for the

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tournament in Spain. She replaced Shauna Kavanagh, after Kavanagh returned a positive test for

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. In September 2021, Hunter was named in Ireland's

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(WODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe, the first WODI matches to be played by the Zimbabwe team. She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Ireland against

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. In the fourth and final match against Zimbabwe, Hunter scored 121

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, becoming the youngest cricketer to score a century in one-day cricket. Hunter's century was also the highest individual score for Ireland in a WODI match, beating the previous record of 120 runs made by Karen Young. In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2024 Hunter scored her maiden T20I century with 101*(66) against

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. She was named in the Ireland squad for their T20I and ODI tour to Bangladesh in November 2024. Hunter was part of the Ireland squad for the

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in Pakistan in April 2025.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Amy 2005 births Living people Irish women cricketers Ireland women One Day International cricketers Ireland women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Dragons (women's cricket) cricketers Typhoons (women's cricket) cricketers Cricketers from Belfast 21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland