Laura Harris (cricketer)

Australian cricketer

Laura Harris

Personal information

Full name|

Laura May Harris

Born|  (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Batting| Right-handed
Role| Batter
Relations|

* Grace Harris (sister)
Delissa Kimmince (wife)

Domestic team information
Years| Team
2015/16–2024| Brisbane Heat
2016/17–present| Queensland
2021| Northern Superchargers
2022/23| Wellington
2023| Delhi Capitals
2023–Present| Welsh Fire
2023–Present| Barbados Royals
2024| Oval Invincibles
2025–Present|  Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
| Competition | WLA | WT20

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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.

## Further reading

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* Savage, Nic (1 October 2022). "'Outrageous': Queenslander Laura Harris smashes fastest century in WNCL history". news.com.au. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

## External links

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* Laura Harris at ESPNcricinfo
* Laura Harris at CricketArchive (subscription required)
* Laura Kimmince at Cricket Australia

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Queensland Fire – current squad

* 4 L Harris
* 5 Hamilton
* 8 Redmayne
* 11 Ginger
* 14 Hinkley
* 16 Prestwidge
* 17 G Harris
* 19 Voll
* 21 Jonassen (c)
* 28 R Johnston
* 32 Holmes
* 34 Parsons
* 35 Cooke
* 37 Sippel
* 44 Hancock
* 58 Winfield-Hill
* 77 E Johnston
* 88 Knott
* – Berry
* Head Coach: Noffke

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Brisbane Heat (WBBL) – current squad

* 5 Hamilton
* 8 Redmayne (†)
* 11 Ginger
* 17 G Harris
* 21 Jonassen (c)
* 32 de Klerk
* 34 Parsons
* 44 Hancock
* 88 Knott
* Coach: Sorell

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Delhi Capitals (WPL) – current squad

* Lanning (c)
* Bhatia (†)
* Capsey
* Deepthi
* Harris
* Jonassen
* Kapp
* Kumari
* Mani
* Mondal
* Pandey
* Reddy
* Rodrigues
* Sadhu
* Sutherland
* Verma
* P Yadav
* R Yadav

* Coach: Batty

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