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 Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Laura May Harris | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1990 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015/16–present | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–present | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Welsh Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Barbados Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 28 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editShe 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
editHarris'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
edit- ^ "Laura Kimmince". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Fire". Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Players". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Women v Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Laura Kimmince - Brisbane Heat". brisbaneheat.com.au. Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Northern Superchargers (Women) Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "The Blaze add some Heat!". Cricket Wellington. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Whiting, Frances (22 November 2019). "Brisbane Heat: Delissa Kimmince's triumph over personal tragedy". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lifetime off-field Partnership for Delissa Kimmince and Laura Harris, announced marriage via Instagram". Female Cricket. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ 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
edit- Savage, Nic (1 October 2022). "'Outrageous': Queenslander Laura Harris smashes fastest century in WNCL history". news.com.au. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
External links
edit- Laura Harris at ESPNcricinfo
- Laura Harris at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Laura Kimmince at Cricket Australia