Elena Joy Tice (born 16 November 1997), also referred to as Lena Tice, is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the

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final. Tice is also an Ireland women's cricket international. She was a dual Ireland women's cricket and field hockey international by the age of 17. In 2011 she made her senior international cricket debut, aged just 13 years and 272 days. As a result, after

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's Sajjida Shah, Tice became the second youngest player in the history of cricket, male or female, to make their international debut playing in an official

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. She also represented Ireland at the

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. Tice has also won Irish Senior Cup and

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titles with

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Early years and education

Tice is the daughter of George Tice and Scarlett Philips. Her father is from

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and is a qualified

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who worked as an advisor for Elanco, a multinational food production company. Her mother, like Elena, is a former pupil of

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and has played

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for the Wicklow Hockey Club senior ladies team in the Leinster League. Tice was born in

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. She moved with her family to

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when she was four and then to

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when she was six. Because of George Tice's work, the Tice family regularly relocated. When Tice was eight her family eventually settled in

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, her mother's hometown. Tice has two older brothers -

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, an Ireland under-19 cricket international and Dalton, who has played

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for

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at under-19 level. In addition to

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and field hockey, in her youth Tice tried out a variety of sports including

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, rugby union and

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. Tice attended Aravon School and St Gerard's School and is currently studying economics at

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Cricket

Early years

Tice began playing

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with her father, George, and brothers,

and Dalton. When the family lived in

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, Tice began playing for the Austria Cricket Club. When the family moved to

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she began playing school cricket at Aravon School. Her school headmaster was a member of

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and Tice also began playing club cricket there. She subsequently went onto represent

at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels.

Ireland international

Between 2011 and 2015 Tice made 60 appearances for the

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. She made her

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debut on 15 August 2011 in an away game against the

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aged just 13 years and 272 days. Two days later, on 17 August 2011, she made her WODI debut, again against the Netherlands, during a Women's European Cricket Championship match. As a result, after

's Sajjida Shah, Tice became the second youngest player in the history of cricket, male or female, to make their international debut playing in an official

. She also represented Ireland at the

. Along with

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, she holds the record for the highest tenth-wicket partnership in a

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, with an unbeaten 23 runs. She made her last WODI appearance for Ireland against

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on 14 January 2014 and her last WT20I for Ireland against

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on 22 August 2015.

Field hockey

St Gerard's School

Tice played

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for

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. In the 2015 Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup final she scored the winner against

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as St Gerard's won the cup for the first time. She also played in the 2016 final against the same opponents but finished on the losing team. Tice also represented Leinster at under-16 level.

Loreto

Tice played for Loreto during the 2014–15

season. Her teammates at Loreto included

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and

Nicola Daly Nicola Daly (born 3 April 1988), also referred to as Nicci Daly or Nikki Daly, is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. In 2010 Daly was a mem ...

. Tice was a Loreto player when she made her debut for the

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UCD

Together with

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and

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, Tice was a member of the UCD team that won a treble during the 2016–17 season, winning the Irish Senior Cup, the

and the EY Champions Trophy. Tice played a crucial role in securing the league title for UCD when she scored two

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s to inflict a first league defeat on Hermes-Monkstown. The result saw UCD overtake Hermes-Monkstown on the final day of the campaign. Tice also helped UCD retain both the Irish Senior Cup and Irish Hockey League titles during the 2017–18 season. Tice also played for UCD in the 2018 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.

Ireland international

Tice represented

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at Under-16 and Under-18 levels before making her senior debut on 3 November 2015 against

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. At the time she was only 17 and was still a student at

. In January 2017 she was a member of the Ireland team that won a

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tournament in

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, defeating

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3–0 in the final. Tice also represented Ireland at the

and was a prominent member of the team that won the silver medal. She featured in all of Ireland's games throughout the tournament, including the pool games against the

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, and

, the quarter-final against India, the semi-final against

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and the final against the

Honours

Field hockey

;

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**''Runners Up'':

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**''Winners'': 2017 Kuala Lumpur Tournament * Women's FIH Hockey Series **''Runners Up'': 2019 Banbridge ; UCD *

**''Winners'': 2016–17, 2017–18 * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2016–17, 2017–18 * EY Champions Trophy **''Winners'': 2017 ;

* Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2015: 1 **''Runners Up'': 2016: 1

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tice, Elena 1997 births Living people Irish women cricketers Ireland women One Day International cricketers Ireland women Twenty20 International cricketers Irish female field hockey players Ireland international women's field hockey players Female field hockey defenders UCD Ladies' Hockey Club players Sportspeople from County Wicklow Alumni of University College Dublin Irish people of English descent People educated at St Gerard's School, Bray Women's Irish Hockey League players Typhoons (women's cricket) cricketers Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Ireland