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Laura Harris (cricketer)

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Laura Harris
Personal information
Full name
Laura May Harris
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2024Brisbane Heat
2016/17–presentQueensland
2021Northern Superchargers
2022/23Wellington
2023Delhi Capitals
2023–PresentWelsh Fire
2023–PresentBarbados Royals
2024Oval Invincibles
2025–Present Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 57 132
Runs scored 1,119 1,451
Batting average 19.63 11.00
100s/50s 1/7 1/2
Top score 101 102*
Catches/stumpings 13/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 March 2021

Laura May Harris (born 18 August 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[1][2][3]

Career

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She made her Queensland debut in the 2016–17 WNCL.[4] She has played for Brisbane Heat since the inception of the WBBL in 2015 and hit the winning runs in their title wins in both 2018–19 and 2019–20.[5] In 2021, she was drafted by Northern Superchargers for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[6] She played for them in six games and scored 61 runs in total.[7] In January 2023, she signed for Wellington Blaze for the remainder of the 2022–23 Super Smash.[8]

Personal life

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Harris's younger sister is fellow Brisbane Heat cricketer Grace Harris.[9] In November 2019, she proposed to her Brisbane Heat teammate Delissa Kimmince, after dating for four years.[10][11] They married in Marburg, Queensland in August 2020.[12][5] Harris has worked as a nurse when not playing cricket.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Laura Kimmince". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Queensland Fire". Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Players". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Queensland Women v Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Laura Kimmince - Brisbane Heat". brisbaneheat.com.au. Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Northern Superchargers (Women) Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. ^ "The Blaze add some Heat!". Cricket Wellington. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. ^ Heslehurst, Brayden (5 January 2016). "Laura Harris looks to show her skills in cricket with the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  10. ^ Whiting, Frances (22 November 2019). "Brisbane Heat: Delissa Kimmince's triumph over personal tragedy". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ Preston, Kahla. "How We Met: 'I said, "If we win the final, I'll buy her a ring"'". 9Honey. Nine Digital Pty Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Lifetime off-field Partnership for Delissa Kimmince and Laura Harris, announced marriage via Instagram". Female Cricket. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  13. ^ Williams, Elise (25 January 2019). "Women's Big Bash League final: Brisbane Heat batter Laura Harris juggles cricket with nursing career". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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