Caitriona Mary Beggs (born 15 July 1977) is an Irish former
cricket
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er who played as a right-handed
batter and occasional
wicket-keeper
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. She appeared in one
Test match and 61
One Day Internationals
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(ODIs) for
Ireland
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between 1995 and 2008.
She also played two matches for
Northern Districts in 2008.
With 1,217 runs, she is Ireland's third-highest run-scorer in ODIs. In Ireland's only Test match, Beggs top-scored in her side's only innings with 68
* as Ireland won by an innings and 54 runs.
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1977 births
Living people
Cricketers from Dublin (city)
Ireland women One Day International cricketers
Ireland women Test cricketers
Northern Districts women cricketers
Wicket-keepers
Irish expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Expatriate cricketers in New Zealand
Irish expatriate cricketers
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