Megan Belt

Megan Belt
Personal information
Full name
Megan Sarah Belt
Born (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27)
Margate, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentKent
2020South East Stars
2021Oval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 47 62
Runs scored 63 32
Batting average 5.72 3.55
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 29 7*
Balls bowled 2,173 1,301
Wickets 75 67
Bowling average 16.65 16.61
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/8 4/14
Catches/stumpings 5/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023

Megan Sarah Belt (born 6 October 1997) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent. She plays as a right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for South East Stars and Oval Invincibles.[1][2]

Early life

Belt was born on 6 October 1997 in Margate, Kent.[2] She attends Canterbury Christ Church University, as well as working as a PE teacher.[3]

Domestic career

Belt made her county debut in 2013, for Kent against Berkshire.[4] She was part of the Kent team that won the County Championship in 2014, the Twenty20 Cup and County Championship double in 2016 and the County Championship again in 2019.[5] [6] She was the leading wicket-taker in the 2013 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and the second-leading wicket-taker in the 2016 County Championship.[7][8] She also achieved her maiden county five-wicket haul in the 2016 Championship, taking 5/8 against Yorkshire.[9] In 2019, Belt again had a successful season, ending the Championship as Kent's leading wicket-taker, with 12 wickets at an average of 17.75.[10] She was Kent's second-highest wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with eight wickets at an average of 16.00.[11] She was also the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's London Championship, with 7 wickets.[12] She took two wickets in six matches in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[13] She played two matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking two wickets.[14]

In 2020, Belt played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in two matches, taking 2 wickets at an average of 41.00.[15] In 2021, she was in the Oval Invincibles squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Megan Belt". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Megan Belt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Christ Church Student Wins Twice at Kent Cricket Awards". Canterbury Christ Church University. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Berkshire Women v Kent Women, 19 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Megan Belt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Megan Belt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowling in ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Yorkshire Women v Kent Women, 12 June 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's London Championship/2021/Bowling/Most Wickets". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Bowling for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  16. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 23 March 2021.