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Ella Claridge

Ella Claridge
Personal information
Full name
Ella Caterina Claridge
Born (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22)
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 14)17 October 2024 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI28 October 2024 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2022Buckinghamshire
2021–2022Trent Rockets
2021–presentThe Blaze
2023–2024Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition WODI WLA WT20
Matches 5 34 52
Runs scored 79 749 894
Batting average 19.75 27.74 21.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/6
Top score 49* 71 96
Catches/stumpings 2/– 14/8 10/11
Source: CricketArchive, 30 October 2024

Ella Caterina Claridge (born 28 September 2002) is an English-born cricketer who currently plays internationally for the USA and domestically for The Blaze. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. In 2021 and 2022 she was in the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred, and was later drafted by Northern Superchargers for the 2024 season.[1][2][3]

Domestic career

Claridge made her county debut in 2017, for Buckinghamshire against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, in which she top-scored with 57 from 52 balls in a 79-run victory.[4] The following season, 2018, she was Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup, with 196 runs including two half-centuries, both against Dorset.[5][6][7] Claridge was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 100 runs, including 51 made against Lincolnshire.[8][9] Claridge's 166 runs in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup again made her Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer for the competition, including two half-centuries, made against Norfolk and Huntingdonshire.[10][11][12] She was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 199 runs at an average of 24.87.[13] Against Huntingdonshire, Claridge made her Twenty20 high score, scoring 96 from 61 deliveries.[14] Ahead of the 2023 season, she joined Leicestershire, for the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, playing one match, whilst remaining with Buckinghamshire for the South Central Counties Cup.[15][16]

In 2021, Claridge was included in Lightning's Academy squad for the season.[17] She was also included in the Trent Rockets squad for the 2021 season, but did not play a match.[18] Claridge made her debut for the senior Lightning team on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Central Sparks.[19] She appeared three times for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy later that season, scoring 46 runs including 39* made against Western Storm.[20][21] She played six matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 118 runs with a top score of 41.[22][23] She was also once again part of the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[24] She played four matches for The Blaze (the new name for Lightning) in 2023, scoring 58 runs at an average of 19.33.[25]

In March 2024, Claridge was drafted by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred in 2024.[1] Claridge made 12 appearances for The Blaze as they won the 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup. She played in both the semi-final versus Central Sparks and the final against South East Stars on Finals Day.[26][27] Claridge signed a new two-year contract with The Blaze in August 2024.[28]

International career

On 1 October 2024, Claridge was named in the USA squad for their tour of Zimbabwe later that month.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Hundred 2024: Full squad lists". BBC Sport. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Ella Claridge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Ella Claridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 28 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Dorset Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Dorset Women, 24 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Lincolnshire Women, 9 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Norfolk Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Huntingdonshire Women, 9 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Huntingdonshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Leicestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  16. ^ "South Central Regional Cup: Dorset Cricket v Bucks Cricket, 26 July 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Lightning Cricket". Loughborough University. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  18. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Group A, Worcester, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v Lightning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Bristol, Sep 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Western Storm v Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  24. ^ "NCCC News : Marlow, Claridge & Mike Join Rockets Party". Trent Bridge. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  26. ^ "CS vs BLZ Cricket Scorecard, 1st Semi-Final at Derby, June 22, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  27. ^ "BLZ vs SES Cricket Scorecard, Final at Derby, June 22, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  28. ^ "MCCARTHY AND CLARIDGE COMMIT FOR TWO YEARS". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  29. ^ "USA Cricket announces squad for women's Zimbabwe series". USA Cricket. Dallas. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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