Joyce, who represented each Eire and England throughout his taking part in profession, was appointed on a everlasting foundation in September 2019, having spent three months as interim head coach after the departure of Aaron Hamilton. Eire have loved some notable successes on Joyce’s watch, together with T20I collection wins in Pakistan and Bangladesh, in addition to beating Sri Lanka 2-1 in ODIs final summer time.
They adopted that collection triumph by successful an ODI towards England for the primary time since 2001, then securing a maiden T20I success to attract the collection 1-1.
Joyce’s time in cost was interrupted by Covid-19, throughout which period Eire went 20 months with out a aggressive fixture; the pandemic additionally denied his facet an opportunity of qualifying for the 2022 50-over World Cup. Though they reached the T20 World Cup in 2023, they missed out on final 12 months’s version after being pipped by Scotland on the qualifier.
“It has been a privilege to guide Cricket Eire’s ladies’s efficiency programme and to work with this group of devoted cricketers and help employees,” Joyce stated. “The final six years have been an unimaginable journey – not only for me personally, however for the gamers, coaches and, certainly, your entire efficiency programme.
“After I got here on board we had simply introduced first-ever part-time contracts for girls cricketers in Eire. These six part-time contracts have grown over subsequent years to now 23 gamers below some type of contract – plenty of these being full-time. This means of professionalisation alone has been rewarding but difficult. Throw the Covid pandemic into the combo, the fixed must juggle the provision of gamers who’re nonetheless finding out – all whereas assembly the calls for of worldwide cricket – the position has been all-encompassing.
“Simply as in my skilled taking part in profession, I recognise the pure cycle of teaching. There comes a time when a system advantages from contemporary views and new voices, permitting gamers to discover and develop their abilities in numerous methods.”
Cricket Eire’s director of excessive efficiency, Graeme West, stated the board had needed to maintain Joyce on however that they’d now work to make sure a easy handover for the crew’s subsequent head coach.
“Whereas it is a unhappy day to see such a revered determine step down, Ed’s impression on the senior ladies’s programme can be felt for years to return,” West stated. “He has been instrumental in reworking the senior ladies’s set-up throughout his tenure, instilling within the gamers a way that they belong on the sport’s prime desk.
“Whereas we tried to persuade Ed to increase his time within the position, he felt that this was an acceptable time to refresh the management. He’ll lead the crew one final time on the qualifier in Pakistan this April, then handover what’s a robust basis for the following head coach to construct upon. We’re immensely grateful for Ed’s contributions on this newest incarnation of his great service to Irish cricket – and as he says, we hope to see him again in some capability sooner or later. It is also essential to ship our due to Ed’s household – Fran, Georgiou and Sebastian – for his or her unwavering help during the last six years.”
