Clare Boycott

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Clare Boycott
Personal information
Full nameClare Katherine Boycott
Born (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 27)
Redditch, Worcestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–presentWorcestershire
2020–presentCentral Sparks
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 84 53
Runs scored 1,385 644
Batting average 22.33 20.12
100s/50s 0/7 0/0
Top score 63* 38*
Balls bowled 2,859 891
Wickets 77 41
Bowling average 23.28 18.34
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/16 3/10
Catches/stumpings 15/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 April 2021

Clare Katherine Boycott (born 31 December 1993) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Worcestershire and Central Sparks. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter.[1][2]

Early life[]

Boycott was born on 31 December 1993 in Redditch, Worcestershire.[2]

Domestic career[]

Boycott made her county debut in 2008, for Worcestershire against Essex.[3] In the 2009 Women's County Championship, she took 7 wickets at an average of 17.85.[4] In 2011, Boycott scored her first county half-century, hitting 59* against Staffordshire, as well as taking 11 wickets in the County Championship.[5][6]

In 2015, Boycott was Worcestershire's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 236 runs at an average of 39.33, including one half-century.[7] In 2016, she hit another half-century, 59 against Leicestershire, and was her side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 8 wickets at an average of 11.75.[8][9] The following season, Boycott hit her List A high score, 63* against Staffordshire, and was Worcestershire's leading wicket-taker in both formats, with 7 wickets in the Championship and 14 in the Twenty20 Cup, the highest across the whole competition.[10][11][12]

In 2018, Boycott achieved her List A best bowling figures, taking 6/16 against Shropshire, as well as hitting two half-centuries in the County Championship.[13][14] The following season, Boycott hit 61* in a County Championship match against Somerset, and took 14 wickets across the two formats.[15][16][17]

In 2020, Boycott played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in five matches, scoring 53 runs and taking 8 wickets at an average of 20.00, the joint-most for the side.[18] Her best performance with the ball came in the Sparks' victory over North West Thunder, taking 4/40 from 10 overs.[19]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Clare Boycott". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Player Profile: Clare Boycott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Worcestershire Women v Essex Women, 8 June 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 11 September 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Leicestershire Women v Worcestershire Women, 29 May 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 27 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Bowling in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Shropshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 6 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Worcestershire Women v Somerset Women, 27 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Central Sparks v North West Thunder, 5 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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