Kim Garth

Very few cricketers in the world can say they have represented two different nations at the highest level, and Kim Garth is one of them. A story that began in Dublin, where she debuted for Ireland at just 14 years old, has now evolved into a career in the green and gold of Australia.

Garth has played more than 100 games for Ireland, won Cricket Ireland’s Player of the Year in 2015, and later became a dependable seamer for Victoria, the Melbourne Stars, and eventually Australia. Her career is a fascinating blend of youthful promise fulfilled and hard-earned maturity. As a right-arm medium-fast bowler, she thrives on accuracy, movement, and discipline rather than sheer pace. She has the knack of breaking partnerships with clever changes of length, often working batters into mistakes.

With the bat, she is a composed lower-order player, capable of rescuing an innings with handy cameos. For Ireland, one of her standout performances came in 2012, when she tore through Bangladesh with 4/11, a spell that stamped her as a teenage star. By 2018, she had already played her 100th match for Ireland, becoming one of their most reliable performers. She has produced memorable knocks with the bat, including leading the run charts for Ireland in the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifiers. Her bold move in 2020 to relocate to Australia proved pivotal.

In the WBBL, she immediately made an impact for Melbourne Stars, with a game-winning 3/11 against Sydney Thunder, followed by a whirlwind 44 off 29 balls the very next day. Her switch of allegiance to Australia was rewarded in December 2022 when she made her T20I debut against India, followed by a Test debut in the 2023 Ashes at Trent Bridge. She was part of Australia’s plans across formats, including selections for the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Women’s Ashes.

Along the way, she has played franchise cricket around the globe, from the WBBL in Australia to The Hundred in England, the Women's T20 League in India, and even the FairBreak Invitational, showcasing her all-round abilities against the best. Through her rise, Garth showed that she is no longer just the Irish prodigy or the Aussie newcomer but an asset every side would love to have.