Marie Kelly

Marie Kelly
Personal information
Full name
Marie Kelly
Born (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28)
Birmingham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2024Warwickshire
2017Loughborough Lightning
2019Southern Vipers
2020–2021Central Sparks
2021Birmingham Phoenix
2022–presentThe Blaze
2022Trent Rockets
2023–presentNorthern Superchargers
2023Trinbago Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 102 118
Runs scored 1,923 2,005
Batting average 21.36 22.27
100s/50s 0/12 1/9
Top score 64 100*
Balls bowled 1,140 597
Wickets 33 35
Bowling average 23.45 16.11
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/13 4/30
Catches/stumpings 41/– 56/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Marie Kelly (born 9 February 1996) is an English cricketer who is currently plays for The Blaze and Northern Superchargers. She plays primarily as a right-handed batter. She led Warwickshire to the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup title, and was the leading run-scorer in Division 1 that year. She has previously played for Warwickshire, Southern Vipers, Central Sparks, Birmingham Phoenix, Trent Rockets and Trinbago Knight Riders.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Kelly was born on 9 February 1996 in Birmingham, West Midlands. She has a degree in Sports Science from Loughborough University. Her twin sister, Sian, played for Warwickshire between 2011 and 2017.[2][4]

Domestic career

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Kelly made her county debut in 2011, for Warwickshire against Cheshire. She scored 12 runs and bowled 2 overs for no wicket.[5] In 2012, in two innings over one weekend playing for Warwickshire Under-17s, Kelly scored 201* and 110* and soon after became a regular in Warwickshire's first team.[3] She hit her maiden T20 half-century in 2013, against the Netherlands.[6]

Kelly began captaining Warwickshire in 2015, standing-in for Rebecca Grundy. She became permanent captain of the side in 2016.[7] In 2019, Kelly led her side to victory in the Twenty20 Cup. Warwickshire topped Division 1 by one point after beating runners-up Lancashire in the final match, with Kelly top-scoring with 76.[8][3] She also ended the season as the leading run-scorer in Division 1.[9] Kelly was Warwickshire's leading run-scorer in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 162 runs at an average of 81.00.[10] She was again Warwickshire's leading run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 192 runs at an average of 32.00.[11] She scored two half-centuries on the same day in a double-header against Gloucestershire, 99 from 61 deliveries in the first match and 60 from 27 deliveries in the second.[12][13] In the second match, her half-century came from 15 deliveries, which is the fastest recorded fifty in Women's Twenty20 cricket.[14] She played two matches for Warwickshire in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 75 runs and taking two wickets.[15][16]

Kelly also played in the Women's Cricket Super League, for Loughborough Lightning in 2017 and Southern Vipers in 2019.[2] She played one match for Loughborough, in which she scored 18 runs against Western Storm. She played five matches for the Vipers, scoring 13 runs at an average of 4.33.[17][18] In 2020, Kelly was announced as part of the Central Sparks squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She was the side's second-highest run-scorer, with 223 runs at an average of 55.75, and scored two half-centuries.[19] In December 2020, it was announced that Kelly was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[20]

In 2021, Kelly scored 182 runs for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, including two half-centuries.[21] In a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Southern Vipers, Kelly hit 100* from 53 balls, her Twenty20 high score and first ever century, to help her side to a 6 wicket victory.[22] She also signed to play for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, but only made one appearance in the competition.[23] At the end of the season it was announced that Kelly had moved to Lightning, and signed a professional contract with her new side.[24] She played eleven matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 197 runs and taking six wickets.[25][26] She also played seven matches for Trent Rockets in The Hundred, scoring 40 runs.[27]

In 2023, she played 20 matches for The Blaze (the new name for Lightning), across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring one half-century and taking three wickets.[28][29] She moved to Northern Superchargers for The Hundred, scoring 176 runs including one half-century.[30] She also played for Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2023 Women's Caribbean Premier League, scoring 57 runs and taking six wickets.[31] In 2024, she played 26 matches for The Blaze, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring two half-centuries.[32][33]

Kelly has also been a part of the Emerging Players Programme, the England Women's Academy and played for the England Under-19s.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Marie Kelly". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Marie Kelly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Marie Kelly". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Interview with Marie Kelly – A Player, A Coach, and a Sports scientist". Female Cricket. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Cheshire Women v Warwickshire Women, 4 September 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Netherlands Women v Warwickshire Women, 22 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "INTERVIEW: Warwickshire Captain Marie Kelly". CricketHer. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Lancashire Women, 30 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2019 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Warwickshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Warwickshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Tess Flintoff smashes record 16-ball fifty in Women's Big Bash League". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Bowling for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Kia Super League Matches Played by Marie Kelly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". ESPN England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Group A, Hove, Aug 25 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Southern Vipers v Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  24. ^ "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Trent Rockets (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  28. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Records/Women's Caribbean Premier League, 2023 - Trinbago Knight Riders Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  32. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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