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Laura Wolvaardt (born 26 April 1999) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Western Province , Adelaide Strikers , Gujarat Giants , Manchester Originals and South Africa . She plays as a right-handed opening batter . She has previously played for Northern Superchargers and Brisbane Heat .[1] [2] [3]
Domestic [ edit ]
Aged 13, Wolvaardt was selected to play for the Western Province U-19 girls' team.[4] In October 2013, she made her first appearance for the Western Province women's cricket team in a Twenty20 match against Boland women's cricket team , scoring 13 runs from 18 balls.[5] [6] She made her limited overs cricket debut for Western Province in a November 2013 match against Boland, scoring 4 from 14 balls.[7] [8] She was the top scorer in the 2013 Cricket South Africa Under 19 Girls Week,[9] and competed again in 2014 representing Western Province.[10] Wolvaardt scored 46 in Western Province's final match of the 2015/16 Women's Provincial League , as they won the title for the fourth consecutive year.[11]
In November 2017, she was named in Brisbane Heat 's squad for the 2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season .[12] In November 2018, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season .[13] [14] She played for the Heat in their final against Sydney Sixers . Heat won the match to win the title.[15]
Laura continued her appearances in the WBBL after signing with the Adelaide Strikers for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Australian summer seasons.[16]
In September 2019, she was named in the Terblanche XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[17] [18] In 2021, she was drafted by Northern Superchargers for the inaugural season of The Hundred .[19] In April 2022, she was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred .[20]
In March 2023, Wolvaardt was added to the Gujarat Giants squad as a mid-season replacement for Beth Mooney in the 2023 Women's Premier League .[21]
International [ edit ]
In December 2013, 13-year-old Wolvaardt was invited to play for a South Africa Women's U-19 invitational team.[9] [22] She was later named the 2013 Cricket South Africa under-19 female cricketer of the year.[4] Wolvaardt has captained the South Africa Women's U-19 side, and in February 2016, she made her Women's One Day International debut in the opening match of a three-match series against England aged 16. In the second match of the series, she scored her maiden half century in a 114-run partnership with Trisha Chetty .[22] She also played in a match against West Indies , and scored 10 in an opening partnership of 33 runs.[23] [24]
In August 2016, Wolvaardt became the youngest centurion, male or female, for South Africa in international cricket.[25] As a 17-year-old, the opener struck a match-winning 105 against Ireland Women to wrap up a 67-run victory in Malahide , Ireland .[26]
In May 2017, she was named Women's Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.[27] In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[28] In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[29] [30] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the player to watch in the team.[31] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia .[32] On 23 July 2020, Wolvaardt was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria , ahead of their planned tour to England .[33]
In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[34]
In May 2022, she played seven matches for the Barmy Army team at the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai , United Arab Emirates .[35] [36] During the Invitational, she scored a total of 186 runs at a strike rate of 116.25, including two fifties.[36]
In June 2022, Wolvaardt was named in South Africa's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against England Women .[37] She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for South Africa against England .[38] In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham , England.[39]
On 27 March 2024, she scored her maiden century in T20I cricket, against Sri Lanka ..[40]
Centuries [ edit ]
One Day International [ edit ]
Laura Wolvaardt's One-Day International centuries[41]
#
Runs
Match
Opponent
City/Country
Venue
Year
1
105
7
Ireland
Dublin , Ireland
The Village
2016 [42]
2
149
18
Ireland
Potchefstroom , South Africa
Senwes Park
2017 [43]
3
117
65
West Indies
Johannesburg , South Africa
Wanderers Stadium
2022 [44]
4
124*
85
New Zealand
Pietermaritzburg , South Africa
City Oval
2023 [45]
5
126
89
Bangladesh
Benoni , South Africa
Willowmoore Park ,
2023 [46]
6
110*
94
Sri Lanka
Kimberley , South Africa
Diamond Oval ,
2024 [47]
7
184*
95
Sri Lanka
Kimberley , South Africa
Diamond Oval ,
2024 [48]
Twenty20 International [ edit ]
Honours [ edit ]
In July 2020, she was named South Africa's Women's Cricketer of the Year at Cricket South Africa 's annual awards ceremony.[50] At the 2021 ICC Awards , she was named in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year .[51]
Personal life [ edit ]
Wolvaardt graduated from Parklands College in 2017 with 7 Distinctions, ranking top in her class.[4] Simultaneously she served as Head-Prefect alongside the other Head-Prefect, Connor Fick.[52]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "SA prodigy swaps stethoscope for shot with Strikers" . Cricket Australia . Retrieved 19 October 2020 .
^ "20 women cricketers for the 2020s" . The Cricket Monthly . Retrieved 24 November 2020 .
^ a b c Isaacs, Lisa (15 June 2014). " 'Hard work, passion, creativity, integrity' " . Independent Online . Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches Played By Laura Wolvaardt" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "Boland Women v Western Province Women" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "Women's Limited Overs Matches Played By Laura Wolvaardt" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "Boland Women v Western Province Women" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ a b "WPCA congratulates Wolvaardt and Goodall" . Western Province Cricket Association . 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "Western Province Cricket Association announces Girls Under 19 squad" . MyComLink . 26 September 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "Western Province clinch historic, fourth-consecutive Women's League title" . Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "World Cup stars set to light up third WBBL season" . ESPNcricinfo . 8 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018 .
^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide" . Cricket Australia . Retrieved 30 November 2018 .
^ "The full squads for the WBBL" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 30 November 2018 .
^ "Warrior Mooney ensures Heat become champions" . ESPNcricinfo . 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019 .
^ "Wolvaardt returns!" .
^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 8 September 2019 .
^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League" . Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 8 September 2019 .
^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 9 March 2022 .
^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
^ "Laura Wolvaardt replaces injured Beth Mooney at Gujarat Giants" . ESPNcricinfo. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023 .
^ a b "Young Wolvaardt shines for Proteas Women" . eNCA . 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "Dottin five-for takes Windies 1–0 up" . SuperSport . 24 February 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ Pennington, John (25 February 2016). "Dottin's five-wicket haul gives West Indies 1–0 lead" . Cricket World . Retrieved 12 May 2016 .
^ "Women's World Cup – Eight youngsters to watch" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 22 June 2017 .
^ "Wolvaardt becomes youngest centurion for South Africa" . ESPNcricinfo . 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016 .
^ "De Kock dominates South Africa's awards" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 14 May 2017 .
^ "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' [sic] contracts" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 March 2018 .
^ "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad" . Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 9 October 2018 .
^ "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 9 October 2018 .
^ "Key Players: South Africa" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 4 November 2018 .
^ "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 13 January 2020 .
^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup" . Cricket South Africa . Retrieved 4 February 2022 .
^ "Laura Wolvaardt" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
^ a b "CSA congratulates Luus and Khaka after FairBreak Invitational success" . Cricket South Africa . 16 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
^ "Kapp, Lee and Jafta mark their return as South Africa announce squad for one-off Test and ODIs against England" . Women's CricZone . Retrieved 17 June 2022 .
^ "Only Test, Taunton, June 27 - 30, 2022, South Africa Women tour of England" . Retrieved 27 June 2022 .
^ "No Dane van Niekerk for Commonwealth Games too, Luus to continue as South Africa captain" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 15 July 2022 .
^ "Wolvaardt's maiden T20I hundred sets up thumping South Africa win" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 March 2024 .
^ "All-round records. Women's One-Day Internationals – L Wolvaardt" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 December 2021 .
^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs Ire Women 3rd ODI 2016 - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 December 2021 .
^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs Ire Women 5th Match 2017 - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 13 December 2021 .
^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs WI Women 3rd ODI 2021/22 - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 4 February 2022 .
^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs NZ Women 2nd ODI 2023/24 - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 September 2023 .
^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs BD Women 3rd ODI 2023/24 - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 23 December 2023 .
^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs SL Women 2nd ODI 2023/24 - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 12 April 2024 .
^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs SL Women 3rd ODI 2023/24 - Score Report" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 17 April 2024 .
^ "SA-W vs SL-W Cricket Scorecard, , 1st T20I at Benoni, March 27, 2024" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 March 2024 .
^ "Quinton de Kock, Laura Wolvaardt scoop up major CSA awards" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 4 July 2020 .
^ "ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year revealed" . www.icc-cricket.com . Retrieved 19 January 2022 .
^ https://www.tabletalk.co.za/news/parklands-prefects-6655932 [dead link ]
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