Marie Kelly

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Marie Kelly
Personal information
Full nameMarie Kelly
Born (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 25)
Birmingham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–presentWarwickshire
2017Loughborough Lightning
2019Southern Vipers
2020–presentCentral Sparks
2021–presentBirmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 64 49
Runs scored 1,211 736
Batting average 22.42 21.02
100s/50s 0/6 0/4
Top score 64 76
Balls bowled 915 319
Wickets 25 21
Bowling average 23.92 12.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 4/13 3/9
Catches/stumpings 21/– 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 March 2021

Marie Kelly (born 9 February 1996) is an English cricketer who is currently the captain of Warwickshire, as well as playing for Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix. She plays primarily as a right-handed batter. She led Warwickshire to the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup title, and was the leading run-scorer in Division 1 that year.[1][2][3]

Early life[]

Kelly was born on 9 February 1996 in Birmingham, West Midlands. She has a degree in Sports Science from Loughborough University. Her twin sister, Sian, played for Warwickshire between 2011 and 2017.[2][4]

Domestic career[]

Kelly made her county debut in 2011, for Warwickshire against Cheshire. She scored 12 runs and bowled 2 overs for no wicket.[5] In 2012, in two innings over one weekend playing for Warwickshire Under-17s, Kelly scored 201* and 110* and soon after became a regular in Warwickshire's first team.[3] She hit her maiden T20 half-century in 2013, against the Netherlands.[6]

Kelly began captaining Warwickshire in 2015, standing-in for Rebecca Grundy. She became permanent captain of the side in 2016.[7] In 2019, Kelly led her side to victory in the Twenty20 Cup. Warwickshire topped Division 1 by one point after beating runners-up Lancashire in the final match, with Kelly top-scoring with 76.[8][3] She also ended the season as the leading run-scorer in Division 1.[9]

Kelly also played in the Women's Cricket Super League, for Loughborough Lightning in 2017 and Southern Vipers in 2019.[2] She played one match for Loughborough, in which she scored 18 runs against Western Storm. She played five matches for the Vipers, scoring 13 runs at an average of 4.33.[10][11] In 2020, Kelly was announced as part of the Central Sparks squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She was the side's second-highest run-scorer, with 223 runs at an average of 55.75, and scored two half-centuries.[12] In December 2020, it was announced that Kelly was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[13]

Kelly has also been a part of the Emerging Players Programme, the England Women's Academy and played for the England Under-19s.[3] She has signed to play for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Marie Kelly". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Player Profile: Marie Kelly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Marie Kelly". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Interview with Marie Kelly – A Player, A Coach, and a Sports scientist". Female Cricket. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Cheshire Women v Warwickshire Women, 4 September 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Netherlands Women v Warwickshire Women, 22 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "INTERVIEW: Warwickshire Captain Marie Kelly". CricketHer. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Lancashire Women, 30 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2019 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Kia Super League Matches Played by Marie Kelly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". ESPN England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Four new domestic players join the Birmingham Phoenix women's team". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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