Laura Wolvaardt
![]() Wolvaardt batting for Adelaide Strikers during WBBL|07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa | 26 April 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 66) | 27 June 2022 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 28 June 2024 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 74) | 7 February 2016 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 13 April 2024 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 43) | 1 August 2016 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 3 April 2024 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14–2022/23 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18–2018/19 | Brisbane Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21–present | Adelaide Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Northern Superchargers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Velocity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Gujarat Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Manchester Originals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023/24–present | Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 July 2024 |
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]
Career
[edit]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] | |||||||
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# | Runs | Match | Opponent | City/Country | Venue | Year | |
1 | 105 | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | The Village | 2016[42] | |
2 | 149 | 18 | ![]() | ![]() | Senwes Park | 2017[43] | |
3 | 117 | 65 | ![]() | ![]() | Wanderers Stadium | 2022[44] | |
4 | 124* | 85 | ![]() | ![]() | City Oval | 2023[45] | |
5 | 126 | 89 | ![]() | ![]() | Willowmoore Park, | 2023[46] | |
6 | 110* | 94 | ![]() | ![]() | Diamond Oval, | 2024[47] | |
7 | 184* | 95 | ![]() | ![]() | Diamond Oval, | 2024[48] |
Twenty20 International
[edit]Laura Wolvaardt's Twenty20 International centuries | |||||||
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# | Runs | Balls | Opponent | City/Country | Venue | Year | |
1 | 102 | 63 | ![]() | ![]() | Willowmoore Park | 2024[49] |
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]- ^ "A gem of a year for Laura Wolvaardt". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "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]
External links
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- Laura Wolvaardt at ESPNcricinfo
- Laura Wolvaardt at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Laura Wolvaardt on X
- The Final Word Podcast: Interview of Laura Wolvaardt (21 July 2022) – on Apple Podcasts, on Google Podcasts, on Spotify and on YouTube