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Lauren Winfield-Hill

Lauren Winfield-Hill

English cricketer

Lauren Winfield-Hill (née Winfield; born 16 August 1990) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds, Oval Invincibles, Perth Scorchers, Queensland and England. She plays as a right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She made her international debut in 2013, and was part of the England team that won the 2017 World Cup.[1] She has previously played for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred and Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash.[2]

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Career

In the summer of 2014 she appeared 5 times in various games including the one against South Africa.[3] She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[4]

Winfield was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.[5][6][7]

In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[8][9] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[10][11] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[12][13] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[14]

On 18 June 2020, Winfield was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16] In June 2021, Winfield-Hill was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[17][18] In 2021, she was drafted by Northern Superchargers for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[19]

In December 2021, Winfield-Hill was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[20] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[21]

In April 2022, she was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[22] She was named as Player of the Year in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as the tournament's leading run-scorer with 470 runs at an average of 78.30.[23] She was again the leading run-scorer in the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 663 runs at an average of 51.00.[24]

Personal life

Winfield's nickname is "Loz".[25] In October 2019, Winfield-Hill was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.[26]

In March 2020, she married Australian sportswoman Courtney Hill.[27] The two have lived together in England since 2018.[28]

See also

References

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    "Lauren Winfield-Hill". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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    "Player Profile: Lauren Winfield-Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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    "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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    "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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    "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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    "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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    "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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    "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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    "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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    "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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    "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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    "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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    "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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    "Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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    "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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    "Adams and Winfield-Hill win cash prizes". PCA. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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    Balding, Clare (19 February 2015). "Balding bowled over by England's women cricketers". BT Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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    "'There's an awful lot of fight left in me' - Lauren Winfield-Hill rediscovers her England ambition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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    "10,000 miles from home, newly-married Lauren Winfield is keeping her sunny disposition". Independent. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  28. [28]
    "England's 2017 World Cup winning cricketer Lauren Winfield marries Rugby League star Courtney Hill in Australia". NewsChain. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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