The 20-year-old has signed up for the next four rounds of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the whole of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, ahead of her international commitments in the West Indies
Orla Prendergast, the Ireland allrounder who rose to prominence during the T20 World Cup, has joined Western Storm for a lengthy spell during the 2023 domestic season.
She is available for the next four rounds of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, starting against Thunder in Cardiff on Saturday (April 29).
Prendergast is also set to feature in the entire Charlotte Edwards Cup which begins in May before departing for the West Indies white-ball tour towards the end of June and July.
Prendergast will bat in the top order and is a new-ball option (RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)
An Ireland international since 2019, she grabbed global attention during the T20 World Cup, scoring 109 runs and taking three wickets - a return illuminated by a dazzling 61 against the Windies in Cape Town.
Storm kicked off their 2023 season with a 105-run defeat to Northern Diamonds.
"I was delighted to receive the call and jumped at the opportunity to play with the Western Storm," said the 20-year-old.
Head coach Trevor Griffin is delighted with the new addition (Jason McCawley/Getty Images)
"The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Charlotte Edwards Cup are two of the most competitively fought domestic women's cricket competitions in the world, and to be part of the Storm's campaign will be an experience I'm greatly looking forward to.
"My thanks to Trevor Griffin and the management team at the Storm for offering me this opportunity."
Head coach Trevor Griffin added: "Orla is an international bowler who showed her worth in the World Cup with the ball, the bat and in the field. She's a natural ball striker who bowls with great pace and she will be a massive asset to our squad.
"One thing that stood out last year was that we wanted to build more pressure at the top end of an innings. She will be that strike bowler at the top of an innings that we are looking for."
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