Mady Villiers

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Mady Villiers
Personal information
Full nameMady Kate Villiers
Born (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 22)
Havering, Greater London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 49)31 July 2019 v Australia
Last T20I14 July 2021 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentEssex
2018–2019Surrey Stars
2020–presentSunrisers
2021Oval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 15 42 76
Runs scored 4 579 559
Batting average 2.00 14.84 12.15
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/3
Top score 2 68 55*
Balls bowled 198 1,588 1,030
Wickets 12 43 51
Bowling average 18.08 24.13 19.27
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/10 3/4 4/3
Catches/stumpings 5/– 14/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2021

Mady Kate Villiers (born 26 August 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for the England women's cricket team as an off break bowler.[1][2] She also plays for Essex, Sunrisers and Oval Invincibles.[1] In July 2019, she was named in England's squad for the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures of the 2019 Women's Ashes series, making her WT20I debut for England against Australia on 31 July 2019.[3][4]

Early life[]

Villiers was born on 26 August 1998 in Havering, Greater London.[1] She attended Shenfield High School, winning several school county cricket titles during her time there, and scored her first century off 65 balls, aged 14 in a Schools' Cup semi-final.[5][6]

Domestic career[]

Villiers began playing age group cricket for Essex in 2012 before making her first-team debut in 2013, in a County Championship match against Yorkshire.[7] She did not bowl in the match, and made 1 run batting at number 11.[8] She made her Twenty20 debut later that season, against Sussex, and went on to play four games in the 2013 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[9]

2015 was a breakthrough season for Villiers, taking 8 wickets at 14.87 in the County Championship and 12 wickets at 6.66 in the Twenty20 Cup.[10][11] She thereafter became a regular in Essex's side, and in 2018 was selected as part of the Surrey Stars squad for the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League.[12] She played 11 matches in the season, taking 5 wickets at an average of 18.00.[13] Her standout performance came in the final, when she took 3–22 to help her side win their first KSL.[14] Villiers returned to play for the Stars the following season, where she took 5 wickets in 7 matches.[15]

In 2020, Villiers joined the Sunrisers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She played 2 games, picking up one wicket as well as scoring 64 against Southern Vipers.[16][17]

International career[]

Villiers was named in her first England squad for the Women's Twenty20 International series against Australia in July 2019.[18] She made her debut in the 3rd T20I, and took 2-20 from her four overs, dismissing Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner.[19]

In November 2019, she was named in England's squad for their series against Pakistan.[20] She played two T20Is, and took two wickets.[21] Villiers went on to play one match in England's 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign in Australia, taking 1–30 against the West Indies[22][23]

On 18 June 2020, Villiers 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.[24][25] She played all five matches in the subsequent series against West Indies, taking 2–10 in the 2nd T20I.[9][26]

In 2021, Villiers was named in the squad for England's tour of New Zealand.[27] She played all three T20Is on the tour, taking four wickets including an international career-best of 3/10 in the final match of the series.[28] In June 2021, Villiers was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[29][30]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mady Villiers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Mady Villiers". Wisden. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Essex's Mady Villiers earns maiden England Women's call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. ^ "3rd T20I (D/N), Australia Women tour of England at Bristol, Jul 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Mady Villiers: England offspinner the next big thing in women's cricket". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Former Shenfield High pupil Villiers stars for Surrey in Super League final triumph". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Mady Villiers List of List A Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Essex Women v Yorkshire Women, 6 May 2013". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mady Villiers List of T20 Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Essex Women Bowling Averages Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Essex Women Bowling Averages Women's Twenty20 Cup". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Surrey Stars Announce 15 Strong KSL Squad". Kia Oval. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Surrey Stars Bowling Averages Kia Super League 2018". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Lizelle Lee's commanding century powers Surrey to KSL title". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Surrey Stars Bowling Averages Kia Super League 2019". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Sunrisers Batting and Fielding Averages Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Sunrisers Bowling Averages Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Essex's Mady Villiers Earns Maiden England Women's call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  19. ^ "England Women vs Australia Women 3rd T20I, July 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Sarah Glenn earns maiden call-up for England Women's squad to face Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  21. ^ "England Women Bowling Averages England Women in Malaysia 2019/20". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  22. ^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  23. ^ "England Women vs West Indies Women ICC Women's T20 World Cup, March 1 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  24. ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  25. ^ "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  26. ^ "England Women v West Indies Women 2020 2nd T20I Match Report". Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  27. ^ "England Women squad named for New Zealand tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Records/England Women in New Zealand T20I Series, 2020/21/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  29. ^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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