Leah Paul

Leah Paul is a highly accomplished, versatile all-rounder who serves as a vital cornerstone for the Ireland women’s national cricket team. Born on September 10, 1999, in Dublin, she developed her skills through Leinster’s elite regional pipeline, playing for clubs like Merrion CC and starring for the Scorchers and Dragons in the domestic Super Series. Structurally sound and highly adaptable, Paul is a technically gifted left-handed batter who balances anchor play with deliberate acceleration. Having transitioned into a deceptive slow left-arm orthodox spinner following an early-career injury setback as a medium-pacer, her multi-dimensional skill set quickly marked her as an elite asset, culminating in her formal international debut against India in May 2017.

Over a stellar career spanning more than 120 international appearances, Paul has routinely written herself into the Irish record books. She famously became the first left-handed batter from Ireland to surpass 1,000 ODI runs, a journey highlighted by a magnificent, career-best 137 against the Netherlands in 2022—where she shared an Irish record 236-run partnership with Laura Delany. Her tactical evolution was fully on display during Ireland's successful campaign at the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier in Nepal, where she transitioned flawlessly into the middle order, delivering crucial knocks like a blistering 67 against the USA and a clutch 39 against the Netherlands to help book Ireland's tickets to the main tournament. Armed with deep international experience and a robust big-match temperament, Paul remains an indispensable building block driving Ireland's modern white-ball blueprint forward on the world stage.