Clare Mary Alice Shillington (born 8 January 1981) is an Irish former

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er and the current coach of

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. She played as a right-handed batter and appeared in 1

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, 90

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and 56

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for

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between 1997 and 2018. She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the

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tournament.

Career

She started her career as off-spinner and lower order batsman but later she became an opening batter. She was first woman to reach 100 caps for

in women's cricket. She scored an unbeaten 114 against

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in 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. She also captained

in 15 ODIs from 2003 to 2011 as well as in Twenty20 Internationals. In February 2016, Shillington announced her retirement from One Day Internationals after playing in Ireland's final World Cup Qualifier game against

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which Ireland lost. In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the

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tournament. She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 126 runs in five matches, and was named the player of the tournament. In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the

. She announced that she will retire from international cricket following the end of the tournament. Ahead of the tournament, she was also named as one of the players to watch. During Ireland's match against

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, she scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is. She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 81 runs in four matches.

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