Sarah Collyer

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Sarah Collyer
Personal information
Full nameSarah Victoria Collyer
Born (1980-10-03) 3 October 1980 (age 40)
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 125)6 August 1998 v Australia
Last Test22 February 2003 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 75)12 July 1998 v Australia
Last ODI7 February 2003 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995–1997Lancashire and Cheshire
1998–2000Cheshire
2001–2002Somerset
2002/03Western Australia
2005Cheshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 7 25 9 99
Runs scored 155 277 244 1,875
Batting average 17.22 16.29 22.18 22.05
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/8
Top score 37 39 53 113
Balls bowled 1,276 1,287 1,522 4,055
Wickets 8 24 12 74
Bowling average 50.62 29.33 38.83 24.75
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/17 5/32 3/28 5/32
Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/– 6/0 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 February 2021

Sarah Victoria Collyer (born 3 October 1980) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 7 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for England between 1998 and 2003. She played domestic cricket for Lancashire and Cheshire, Cheshire, Somerset and Western Australia.

Early life[]

Collyer was born on 3 October 1980 in Birkenhead, Merseyside.[1]

Domestic career[]

Collyer made her county cricket debut for Lancashire and Cheshire in 1995. She later played for Cheshire and Somerset. She also appeared for Western Australia in the .[2][3] She scored a century for Cheshire against Hampshire in 1998.[4]

International career[]

Collyer made her debut for England at the age of 17 in a One Day International against Australia on 12 July 1998.[5] She made her Test debut a month later, taking one wicket against Australia.[6]

Her best performance for England came during the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup, when she took five wickets against the Netherlands.[7]

In 2002, Collyer and Kathryn Leng were temporarily removed from the side when they went on "an unauthorised holiday to Tenerife".[8]

Collyer returned to the England team in early 2003, but after a back problem forced her to undergo surgery, she did not play for England again. Her final international appearance was a Test match against Australia in February 2003. She ended her international career with 24 wickets at an average of 29.33 in ODI cricket and 8 wickets at an average of 50.62 in Test cricket.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sarah Collyer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sarah Collyer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's List A matches played by Sarah Collyer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Cheshire Women v Hampshire Women". CricketArchive. 27 July 1998. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. ^ "1st ODI, Scarborough, Jul 12 1998, Australia Women tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ "1st Test, Guildford, Aug 6 - Aug 9 1998, Australia Women tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "2nd Match, Lincoln, Nov 30 2000, CricInfo Women's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. ^ Aldred, Tanya. "A woman's place: obscurity, hard work, no reward". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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