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Ria Fackrell

Ria Fackrell
Personal information
Full name
Ria Ashleigh Fackrell
Born (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 25)
Coventry, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentWarwickshire
2017Shropshire (on loan)
2019Lancashire Thunder
2020Lightning
2021–2024Central Sparks
2021–2022Birmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 34 47
Runs scored 357 435
Batting average 14.87 14.50
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 65* 45
Balls bowled 855 299
Wickets 24 9
Bowling average 30.75 33.44
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/34 2/27
Catches/stumpings 7/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2024

Ria Ashleigh Fackrell (born 16 September 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She has previously played for Shropshire, Lancashire Thunder, Lightning, Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix.[1][2]

Early life

Fackrell was born on 16 September 1999 in Coventry.[2]

Domestic career

Fackrell joined the Warwickshire academy set-up when she was 10 years old, but made her county debut for Shropshire, in 2017 against Hertfordshire, in which she scored 14 and took 1/14 from 6 overs.[3][4] Fackrell played the first half of the 2017 season for Shropshire, before returning to Warwickshire.[5][6] The following season, she hit 163 runs at an average of 20.37 in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7] In 2019, Fackrell hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 65* in a County Championship match against Lancashire, as well as helping her side to the title in the Twenty20 Cup.[8][6] She played eight matches for Warwickshire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 63 runs.[9]

Fackrell also played for Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019. She played three matches, scoring 10 runs and taking 1 catch.[2]

In 2020, Fackrell played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in one match, against Northern Diamonds, and scored 8 runs.[10][11]

In 2021, it was announced that Fackrell had moved from Lightning to Central Sparks for the upcoming season.[12] She was used primarily as a bowler by her new side, and achieved her best bowling figures in both List A and Twenty20 cricket that season, taking 4/34 in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Western Storm and 2/27 in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Lightning.[13][14] Overall in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Fackrell took 11 wickets at an average of 24.09, whilst also top-scoring with 42* in the play-off against Northern Diamonds.[15][16] She was also in the Birmingham Phoenix squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[17] She played four matches for Central Sparks in 2022, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[18] She also played one match for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, taking 1/19.[19]

In 2023, she played two matches for Central Sparks, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 22 runs and taking one wicket.[20][21] In 2024, she played 10 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 12 wickets.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Ria Fackrell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Ria Fackrell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Ria Fackrell". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Hertfordshire Women v Shropshire Women, 28 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Ria Fackrell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Ria Fackrell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Lancashire Women, 2 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Northern Diamonds v Lightning, 31 August 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Meet the Squad". Central Sparks. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Edgbaston, May 31 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks v Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Group A, Worcester, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Scarborough, Sep 22 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Northern Diamonds v Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  17. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.