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Grace Harris

Grace Harris

Australian cricketer

For the American university administrator, see Grace E. Harris.

Grace Margaret Harris (born 18 September 1993) is an Australian cricketer who made her international debut for the Australia women's cricket team in August 2015. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler.[1] She plays for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[2][3] Harris's older sister is fellow Brisbane Heat cricketer Laura Harris.[4]

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Career

In June 2015, she was named as replacement for Delissa Kimmince in the T20I squad who was unable to recover from a lower back issue and made her T20I debut against the Ireland Women as the part of Australian women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015.[5] In December 2015, she made 103 runs from 55 balls, and also took four wickets, for Brisbane Heat against Sydney Sixers, thus drawing much early attention to the first season of the WBBL.[6]

In January 2016, she was named in national squad for WODI and T20I against India Women.[7] Later this month she made her WODI debut against the India Women as the part of Indian women's cricket team in Australia in 2015–16.

In November 2018, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[8][9] On 19 December 2018, she scored the fastest innings of 100 runs in the WBBL, off 42 balls.[10][11]

In December 2020, Harris scored two centuries in two days for Western Suburbs in the Queensland Premier Cricket league.[12]

In January 2022, Harris was named in Australia's A squad for their series against England A, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[13] Later the same month, she was named in Australia's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[14] In May 2022, Harris was named in Australia's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[15]

In the inaugural season of the Indian Women's Premier League in 2023, Grace Harris was bought by UP Warriorz.[16] In March 2023, she was named in Australia's Test squad for their Ashes series in England.[17]

References

  1. [1]
    "Player Profile: Grace Harris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Queensland Fire". Queensland Fire. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Players". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. [4]
    Heslehurst, Brayden (5 January 2016). "Laura Harris looks to show her skills in cricket with the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Delissa Kimmince out of Women's Ashes T20s". Cricket World. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. [6]
    Haigh, Gideon (18 January 2017). "Grace Harris tells of struggles in being a female professional". The Australian. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Cheatle, Stalenberg in line for Australia debuts". ESPNcricinfo. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. [8]
    "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. [9]
    "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Grace Harris creates WBBL history with 42-ball century". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Grace Harris smashes WBBL records with 42-ball century". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Harris hits two tons in two days to lift QLD Premier trophy". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Wellington, Harris return in Australia's World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Aussies unchanged in quest for Comm Games gold". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  16. [16]
    "WPL Auction 2023 UP Warriorz: Full players list of WPL UP Warriorz". The Indian Express. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  17. [17]
    "Litchfield, Garth included in Australia's Ashes squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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