Laura Delany, 24, from Knocklyn, plays for Leinster Cricket Club (Rathmines) and captains Ireland. An all-rounder and medium-paced inswing bowler, she made her senior international debut in 2010 when she was 17, and still a fifth-year in school.

CRICKET has been described as baseball on valium, but there was no question of sedation when Donemana supporters went bats at a senior cup fixture.