Lauren Griffiths

England cricketer

Lauren Griffiths
Personal information
Full name
Lauren Patricia Griffiths
Born (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 (age 37)
Chester, Cheshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 147)22 January 2011 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 117)15 November 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI9 January 2011 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 30)12 January 2011 v Australia
Last T20I18 January 2011 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002–2013Cheshire
2014–2019Kent
2016Loughborough Lightning
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 1 5 5 110
Runs scored 3 11 10 893
Batting average 3.00 11.00 5.00 11.30
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/2
Top score 3 7 8 59
Balls bowled – – – 120
Wickets – – – 6
Bowling average – – – 9.00
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – – – 3/25
Catches/stumpings 2/0 4/1 0/0 86/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2021

Lauren Patricia Griffiths (born 14 February 1987) is an English former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She represented England in all three formats of the game, playing 1 Test match, 5 One Day Internationals and 5 Twenty20 Internationals. She played domestic cricket for Kent and Cheshire.

Early life

Griffiths was born on 14 February 1987 in Chester, Cheshire.[1]

Domestic career

In county cricket, Griffiths played for Cheshire from 2002 to 2013, captaining them from 2007 to 2011.[2][3] On 23 June 2013 she made her county high score of 59 and took her best bowling figures of 3 wickets for 25 runs in a County Championship match against Devon.[4]

Griffiths moved to Kent ahead of the 2014 season.[2] She helped the county win the County Championship in 2014, 2016 and 2019 as well as the Twenty20 Cup in 2016.[5][6][7][8] She formally collected the 2019 County Championship trophy on behalf of the Kent team in a ceremony at the House of Lords on 3 March 2020.[9]

She also played for Sapphires in the now-defunct Super Fours competition.[10]

Griffiths was named in the Loughborough Lightning squad for the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League but she did not play a match.[11][12]

International career

At the age of 21, Griffiths received her first England call-up for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.[13] England won the tournament but she did not feature in any matches.[14][15]

Griffiths made her England debut in a One Day International against Sri Lanka at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo on 15 November 2010, scoring seven runs and taking one catch as England won by 5 runs.[16] She played in four further One Day Internationals, all in late 2010 and early 2011.[17]

Griffiths made her Twenty20 International debut against Australia at Adelaide Oval on 12 January 2011.[18] She played in all five Twenty20 Internationals of the series but did not appear in any future matches in the format.[19]

Griffiths' sole Test match was the Ashes Test against Australia at Bankstown Oval, Sydney on 22 January 2011. Australia won by 7 wickets to regain the Ashes.[20] This was her last match for England.

References

  1. ^ "Lauren Griffiths". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lauren Griffiths". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Cheshire Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Devon Women v Cheshire Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. ^ "NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Essex, Kent relive 2019 glory in House of Lord's ceremony". ESPNcricinfo. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Teams Lauren Griffiths played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Loughborough Lightning Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Records / Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Loughborough Lightning / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Lauren Griffiths earns World Cup call". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Final, Sydney, Mar 22 2009, ICC Women's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Records / ICC Women's World Cup, 2008/09 - England Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  16. ^ "1st ODI, Colombo, Nov 15 2010, England Women tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Women's ODI matches played by Lauren Griffiths". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  18. ^ "1st T20I, Adelaide, Jan 12 2011, England Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Lauren Griffiths". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Only Test, Sydney, Jan 22 - Jan 25 2011, England Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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