Lauren Griffiths
Lauren Patricia Griffiths (born 14 February 1987) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She has represented England in all three formats of the game, playing 1 Test match, 5 One Day Internationals and 5 Twenty20 Internationals.
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Full name | Lauren Patricia Griffiths | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chester, Cheshire, England | 14 February 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 147) | 22 January 2011 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 117) | 15 November 2010 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 9 January 2011 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 30) | 12 January 2011 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 18 January 2011 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2002–2013 | Cheshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–present | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Loughborough Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2021 |
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
- "Lauren Griffiths". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Lauren Griffiths". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Warwickshire Women v Cheshire Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Devon Women v Cheshire Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Essex, Kent relive 2019 glory in House of Lord's ceremony". ESPNcricinfo. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Teams Lauren Griffiths played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Loughborough Lightning Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Records / Women's Cricket Super League, 2016 - Loughborough Lightning / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Lauren Griffiths earns World Cup call". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Final, Sydney, Mar 22 2009, ICC Women's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Records / ICC Women's World Cup, 2008/09 - England Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "1st ODI, Colombo, Nov 15 2010, England Women tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Women's ODI matches played by Lauren Griffiths". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "1st T20I, Adelaide, Jan 12 2011, England Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Lauren Griffiths". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- "Only Test, Sydney, Jan 22 - Jan 25 2011, England Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External links
- Lauren Griffiths at ESPNcricinfo
- Lauren Griffiths at CricketArchive (subscription required)