===Early years===
Tice began playing garden cricket with her father, George, and brothers, Patrick and Dalton. When the family lived in Vienna, Tice began playing for the Austria Cricket Club. When the family moved to County Wicklow she began playing school cricket at Aravon School. Her school headmaster was a member of Merrion Cricket Club and Tice also began playing club cricket there. She subsequently went onto represent Leinster at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels.