Natasha Miles

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Natasha Miles
Personal information
Full nameNatasha Tara Miles
Born (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 32)
Hong Kong
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2009Surrey
2010–presentMiddlesex
2010/11–2011/12Otago
2016–2018Lancashire Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 105 92
Runs scored 1,893 1,026
Batting average 21.75 16.03
100s/50s 1/7 0/2
Top score 100 53*
Balls bowled 2,516 735
Wickets 63 30
Bowling average 27.25 26.33
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/31 3/17
Catches/stumpings 27/– 23/2
Source: CricketArchive, 2 April 2021

Natasha Tara Miles (born 19 October 1988) is a Hong Kong cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Surrey and Otago, as well as Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League. She has also appeared in three international matches for Hong Kong.[1][2]

Early life[]

Miles was born on 19 October 1988 in Hong Kong.[2]

Domestic career[]

County cricket[]

Miles made her county debut in 2007, for Surrey against Somerset.[3] Overall that season she took 5 wickets at an average of 20.40.[4] In 2009, she took 7 wickets in the County Championship, as well as helping Surrey win the inaugural Twenty20 Cup.[5][6]

In 2010, Miles moved to Middlesex. She hit her maiden county half-century that season, scoring 50 against Worcestershire, as well as taking 13 wickets at an average of 18.07 in the County Championship.[7][8] She took her maiden five-wicket haul the following season, with 5/31 Yorkshire.[9] In 2013, Miles was Middlesex's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 317 runs including her maiden county century, scoring 100 against Kent.[10][11] The following season, she was her side's leading run-scorer in both competitions, with 247 runs in the County Championship and 166 in the Twenty20 Cup.[12][13] Miles played primarily as a batter over subsequent seasons, and consistently scored over 100 runs a season in the County Championship, as well as helping her side win the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[14][15] She has also captained Middlesex in 12 T20s between 2017 and 2019.[16]

Kia Super League[]

Miles played for Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018. She played 7 matches in 2016 and 2017, scoring 7 runs and taking 3 catches.[2]

Other domestic cricket[]

Miles played for Otago in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. She was the joint-leading wicket-taker across the whole tournament in the Twenty20 competition in 2010–11, with 14 wickets at an average of 14.64.[17] In her second season with the side, she took 10 wickets across the two competitions.[18][19]

Miles also appeared in the Super Fours between 2011 and 2013, for Emeralds and Sapphires.[14][16] In 2012, she took 4/51 for Emeralds in a match against Diamonds.[20]

International career[]

In 2006, Miles appeared in three 50-over matches for Hong Kong, against Pakistan. She scored 56 runs across the three matches, and took 1 wicket.[21]

Miles stopped playing for Hong Kong in order to attempt to play for England, but did appear for them in one match against Marylebone Cricket Club Women in 2018, where she captained the side and top scored with 42.[1][22]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Player Profile: Natasha Miles". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Player Profile: Natasha Miles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Somerset Women v Surrey Women, 19 May 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Surrey Women/LV Women's County Championship 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowling for Surrey Women/LV Women's County Championship 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's County Twenty20 2009". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Middlesex Women v Worcestershire Women, 29 August 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Middlesex Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Yorkshire Women v Middlesex Women, 7 August 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Kent Women v Middlesex Women, 5 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/LV Women's County Championship 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's List A Matches played by Natasha Miles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  15. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Natasha Miles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Bowling in Action Cricket Twenty20 2010/11 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Bowling for Otago Women/Action Cricket Cup 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Bowling for Otago Women/Action Cricket Twenty20 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Diamonds v Emeralds, 20 May 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Hong Kong Women in Pakistan 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club Women v Hong Kong Women, 14 August 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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