(Cricket news) Irish cricketer Gaby Lewis has been named by the International Cricket Council in the Women’s T20I Team of the Year. The 20 year old scored 325 runs in T20I matches in 2021 with an average of 40.62. She has already played 48 T20 Internationals since her debut in 2014 and was also a part of the Southern Brave that won the inaugural The Hundred competition and joined the Southern Vipers for the latter part of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign.

Lewis said: “It’s very humbling to be recognised alongside some of the world’s best players in the T20 format. While it is pleasing personally, international cricket is a team game and we have a great squad in the Irish set up – the players I play alongside deserve as much credit for their commitment and performance over the last year. This has been a big year for Irish women’s cricket, not only were there three series wins – home and away – but we have qualified for the first time for the ICC Women’s Championship. We’re all looking forward to 2022, which will hopefully be a new chapter in our sport.”

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