Ireland’s young left-arm spinner Aimee Maguire can bowl in internationals again with immediate effect. The ICC has signed off her remodelled action, ending a six-month spell on the sidelines.
The 18-year-old was reported in the first ODI against India at Rajkot on 10 January and was barred from bowling once testing confirmed her elbow extension exceeded the legal limit. A trip to an ICC-accredited laboratory last week produced the all-clear.
“An independent assessment of Maguire’s remodelled bowling action at an ICC accredited testing centre concluded that the amount of elbow extension was within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations,” the governing body said.
Maguire broke into the senior side only last summer, taking 5 for 19 against England on ODI debut at Chelmsford and collecting 16 wickets in her first 11 ODIs overall. She has also played nine T20Is, conceding 7.20 runs an over.
Coaches in Dublin say the remodel hasn’t robbed her of loop or drift, though it has taken months of grooving under video analysis. “We kept the run-up identical so she feels comfortable,” one support staff member told local radio earlier this week.
The slow left-armer is not in the current squad facing Pakistan in a three-match T20I series starting Wednesday, a schedule agreed before her re-assessment date was fixed. Selectors expect her to re-enter contention for September’s tour of Bangladesh, barring any fresh concerns.
It’s a relief for Maguire, a player Ireland see as central to their push for 2026 World Cup qualification, and a reminder of how exacting the modern game’s biomechanical checks have become.
