Michaela Kirk
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Full name | Michaela Louise Kirk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 30 June 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder; Occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012/13–2019/20 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20–2020/21 | Duchesses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Trent Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 30 May 2021 |
Michaela Louise Kirk (born 30 June 1999) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire, Lightning and Trent Rockets. She plays as a right-handed batter, right-arm off break bowler and occasional wicket-keeper. Having played for Northerns in South Africa between 2012/13 and 2019/20, in 2021 she moved to England to play cricket there, with ambitions to qualify for the national side.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
Kirk was born on 30 June 1999 in Johannesburg.[2] Her grandparents are from Edinburgh, which contributed to her family's decision to move back to England in 2021.[3]
Domestic career[]
South Africa[]
Kirk made her debut for Northerns in 2012, against Easterns.[4] In her second season with the side, 2013/14, she took 6 wickets at an average of 7.00 in the Provincial T20 Competition.[5] In 2015/16, she was her side's second-leading run-scorer and second-leading wicket-taker, with 146 runs and 9 wickets (including a best bowling of 4/29).[6][7] In the 2016/17 season, Kirk made her maiden half-century, scoring 52* against Easterns.[8] The following season she achieved her List A best bowling figures, taking 4 wickets for 0 runs in 1.3 overs against Easterns.[9] In 2019/20 she was her side's leading run scorer in both the Provincial League and the Provincial T20, with 140 runs and 127 runs, respectively.[10][11] She has also appeared in the Women's T20 Super League for Duchesses.[2]
England[]
In 2021, Kirk moved to England, moving in with her grandparents and aiming to qualify to play for the national side.[3] For the 2021 season, she signed to play for Nottinghamshire in the Twenty20 Cup, Lightning in the regional competitions and Trent Rockets in The Hundred.[3]
For Nottinghamshire, she helped them win the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup and scored 122 runs at an average of 61.00, including hitting 61* on debut against Northamptonshire.[12][13] She made her debut for Lightning on 29 May, against Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Player Profile: Michaela Kirk". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Player Profile: Michaela Kirk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Meet Michaela Kirk: The South African starlet hoping to light up the East Midlands". the Cricketer. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Easterns Women v Northerns Women, 13 October 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial League 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial League 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Easterns Women v Northerns Women, 22 October 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Easterns Women v Northerns Women, 4 April 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial League 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire Women v Northamptonshire Women, 25 April 2021 @ 10:30". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Southern Vipers v Lightning, Southampton, May 29 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
External links[]
- Michaela Kirk at ESPNcricinfo
- Michaela Kirk at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Cricketers from Johannesburg
- Northerns women cricketers
- Nottinghamshire women cricketers
- Lightning (women's cricket) cricketers
- Trent Rockets cricketers