Heather Graham (cricketer)

Heather Graham
Graham batting for Perth Scorchers during WBBL02.
Personal information
Full name
Heather Louise Graham
Born (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28)
Subiaco, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 142)7 October 2019 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 59)11 December 2022 v India
Last T20I19 September 2024 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2019/20Western Australia
2014Essex
2015/16–2021/22Perth Scorchers
2020/21–presentTasmania
2021Trent Rockets
2022–2023Northern Superchargers
2022/23–presentHobart Hurricanes
2023Mumbai Indians
2024The Blaze
Career statistics
Competition WODI WLA WT20
Matches 1 91 205
Runs scored 4 2,214 2,463
Batting average – 26.05 18.35
100s/50s 0/0 4/14 0/4
Top score 4* 116 68
Balls bowled 48 3,110 2,971
Wickets 1 101 171
Bowling average 29.00 23.59 20.45
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/29 6/39 4/8
Catches/stumpings 2/– /– 35/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2022

Heather Louise Graham (born 5 October 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes.[1]

Domestic career

In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[2][3] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.[4][5] In 2020, Graham moved to the Tasmanian Tigers so she could spend more time with her partner, all-rounder Emily Smith, who had moved to Tasmania in the previous season.[6]

In 2021, she was drafted by Trent Rockets for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[7] In November 2021, Graham reached 2 milestones in the Women's Big Bash League, during the same game against Sydney Sixers, she had scored 1000 runs and taken 100 wickets in her WBBL career.

International career

In August 2019, Graham was named in Australia's squad for their series against the West Indies.[8][9] The following month, Graham was again named in Australia's squad, this time for their series against Sri Lanka.[10] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Australia, against Sri Lanka, on 7 October 2019.[11]

In January 2022, Graham was named in Australia's A squad for their series against England A, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[12] The following month, Graham was named as a reserve in Australia's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, replacing Hannah Darlington.[13] Graham was eventually added to Australia's squad for the World Cup as a temporary replacement for Ashleigh Gardner, after Gardner gave a positive test for COVID-19.[14]

In July 2022, Graham was added to Australia's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2022 Ireland women's Tri-Nation Series.[15]

Graham was drafted into the Australia squad during the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup as a replacement for the injured Tayla Vlaeminck.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Heather Graham". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Georgia Wareham included in Australia's 2019-20 contracts list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. ^ Middleton, Dave (3 June 2020). "Love and opportunity lead to Tassie sea change". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Uncapped Heather Graham, Erin Burns in Australia squad for West Indies tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Two new faces as Aussies build for home World Cup". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Australia name T20I and ODI squads to face Sri Lanka". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  11. ^ "2nd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Brisbane, Oct 7 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Hannah Darlington withdraws from Australia's World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Temporary replacement named for Gardner in Australia's World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Jonassen to miss start of tri-series due to Covid". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Australia bring in Heather Graham in place of the injured Tayla Vlaeminck". ESPN. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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