DUBLIN – Ireland Women’s head coach, Ed Joyce, has decided to step down from the role at the end of his current contract, which is after the conclusion of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April.
Joyce, 46, was appointed as the Women’s permanent head coach in September 2019, after a three-month period as the interim coach following the departure of Aaron Hamilton. He has overseen one of the greatest periods of transformation in Irish women’s cricket over the last six years, and will end his tenure with a last shot at qualifying for a 50-over World Cup – an achievement that has eluded Ireland Women since 2005.
To date, Ireland Women have played 97 times during Joyce’s reign (51 wins, 44 losses and…