Sophie MacMahon (born 29 January 1997) is an Irish
cricket
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er.
She made her
Women's One Day International cricket
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(WODI) debut against India in the
2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 15 May 2017.
She plays in the
Women's Super Series
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for
Scorchers.
In May 2019, she was named in Ireland's
Women's Twenty20 International
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(WT20I) squad for their series
against the West Indies. She made her WT20I debut for Ireland against the
West Indies
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on 26 May 2019.
In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the
2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
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tournament in Scotland. In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by
Cricket Ireland
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for the following year. In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the
2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
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tournament in Zimbabwe.
MacMahon was part of the Ireland squad for the
2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
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in Pakistan in April 2025.
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1997 births
Living people
Cricketers from Dublin (city)
People from Rathfarnham
Sportspeople from South Dublin (county)
Irish women cricketers
Ireland women One Day International cricketers
Ireland women Twenty20 International cricketers
Dragons (women's cricket) cricketers
Typhoons (women's cricket) cricketers
Scorchers (women's cricket) cricketers