Tayla Vlaeminck

Australian cricketer

Tayla Vlaeminck
Vlaeminck bowling in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Tayla Jade Vlaeminck
Born (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 (age 25)
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 176)18 July 2019 v England
ODI debut (cap 140)22 October 2018 v Pakistan
Last ODI7 April 2021 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 51)17 November 2018 v India
Last T20I20 January 2022 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2018/19Melbourne Renegades
2017/18–presentVictoria
2019/20–2021/22Hobart Hurricanes
2022/23–presentMelbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 1 6 11 17
Runs scored – – 0 2
Batting average – – 0.00 1.00
100s/50s –/– –/– 0/0 0/0
Top score – – 0 2
Balls bowled 66 240 187 646
Wickets 0 6 11 16
Bowling average – 25.83 17.00 30.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/14 3/13 4/16
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 1/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 January 2022

Tayla Jade Vlaeminck (born 27 October 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batter for Australia, Victoria and Melbourne Renegades.[1][2][3]

Early life

Vlaeminck was raised in Bendigo, where she played both cricket and soccer. After taking the field for the Northern Rivers region in the under-14 girls state cricket championships, she joined the Victorian Under-14 team. Before long, she was selected in the Under-18s. As a 15 year old, she came close to quitting cricket in favour of soccer, but was persuaded to keep playing.[2][4]

In early 2015, Vlaeminck ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament. Just two matches after completing a full recovery and rehabilitation program, she suffered a second ACL injury, in the form of a partial tear. On advice from a surgeon, she kept playing for two months, including for the Victorian Under-18s, until the ACL ruptured again.[2][4]

Professional career

While recovering from her second ACL rupture, Tayla was signed by the Melbourne Renegades for the 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League. She ended up largely carrying drinks and soaking up the team atmosphere.[2]

Prior to the 2017–18 WNCL season, Vlaeminck was selected for Victorian Spirit. During her WNCL debut, against the ACT Meteors at Manuka Oval in October 2017, she took the new ball; her 2-34 off seven overs included the wickets of Dane van Niekerk and Nicola Hancock.[5] A month later, she played for the Cricket Australia XI in a tour match against England.[6]

In late November 2017, Vlaeminck dislocated her shoulder playing another match for Victoria. That injury prevented her from playing for the Renegades in WBBL|03. However, she then played well enough in two further matches for Victoria to be selected for the Australian Under-19 tour of South Africa in March 2018. A bout of glandular fever almost prevented her from joining that tour, but after a low key start, she captured 5–32 in 6.5 overs against South Africa in Pretoria. In the series final, also against South Africa, she took a match-winning 6–27 in 7.5 overs.[2]

In September 2018, Vlaeminck was named in Australia's squad for the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series against New Zealand, but she did not play.[7] The following month, she was named in Australia's squad for the series against Pakistan and the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[8][9] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for Australia Women against Pakistan Women on 22 October 2018.[10] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Australia Women against India Women on 17 November 2018 in the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[11]

Vlaeminck bowling on debut in the 2019 Ashes

In November 2018, she was named in the Melbourne Renegades' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[12][13] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.[14][15] In June 2019, Cricket Australia named her in Australia's team for their tour to England to contest the Women's Ashes.[16][17] She made her Test debut for Australia against England women on 18 July 2019.[18] In January 2020, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[19] However, the following month, she was ruled out of the tournament, after suffering a stress injury of her right foot.[20]

In April 2020, Cricket Australia awarded Vlaeminck with a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.[21][22] In January 2022, Vlaeminck was named in Australia's squad for their series against England to contest the Women's Ashes.[23] Vlaeminck played the first match in the series against England, before suffering another stress fracture leading up the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup. The injury caused her to miss both the World Cup and the Ashes.[24]

In June 2023, eighteen months after her last international match, she was selected to play for Australia A against England A, for their series along the Women's Ashes. She played four matches, taking a wicket in each, before picking up a left shoulder injury in the last 50-over match.[25] She was later ruled out of the 2023–24 Women's Big Bash League. [26]

Personal life

Off the field, Vlaeminck has studied physiotherapy at La Trobe University in Bundoora.[27]

References

  1. ^ "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jolly, Laura (16 August 2018). "Fortune finally favouring young quick". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Aussie quick suffers injury setback ahead of Cup". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Young gun hopes to shake injury curse". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Tayla shines for Vic Spirit". Bendigo Advertiser. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Tayla tames English star". Bendigo Advertiser. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Jonassen injured, pair bolt into T20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Australia reveal World Twenty20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Jess Jonassen, Nicole Bolton in Australia's squad for ICC Women's World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. ^ "3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Kuala Lumpur, Oct 22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. ^ "17th Match, Group B, ICC Women's World T20 at Providence, Nov 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  12. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  13. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Georgia Wareham included in Australia's 2019-20 contracts list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Molineux misses Ashes squad, Vlaeminck included". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Tayla Vlaeminck beats injury to make Australian women's Ashes squad". The Guardian. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Only Test, Australia Women tour of England at Taunton, Jul 18-21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Sophie Molineux and Annabel Sutherland named in Australia's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Vlaeminck out of World Cup, Strano called in". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  21. ^ "CA reveals national contract lists for 2020-21". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Tahlia McGrath handed Australia contract; Nicole Bolton, Elyse Villani left out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Tayla Vlaeminck ruled out of Ashes and ODI World Cup with stress fracture". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  25. ^ "Tayla Vlaeminck suffers injury setback in bid to make top-tier return". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Vlaeminck ruled out of second successive WBBL following shoulder surgery". ESPNcricinfo. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  27. ^ Bourke, Adam (1 March 2018). "Vlaeminck to tour South Africa with Aussie squad". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

Further reading

  • Jolly, Laura (25 June 2023). "How Tayla Vlaeminck tiptoed back from the brink". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

External links

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Tayla Vlaeminck was included in the original squad but was withdrawn due to injury; she was replaced by Molly Strano.