Lara Maritz

Lara Maritz
Personal information
Full name
Lara Maritz
Born (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23)
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 81)7 May 2017 v India
Last ODI13 June 2018 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 35)6 June 2018 v New Zealand
Last T20I30 August 2021 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Scorchers
2015–2019Dragons
2021–presentScorchers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 5 26
Runs scored 37 70
Batting average 7.40 7.77
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 16*
Balls bowled 251 354
Wickets 6 17
Bowling average 55.33 21.47
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/58 3/4
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2021

Lara Maritz (born 7 January 2001) is a South African-born Irish cricketer.[1][2] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 7 May 2017.[3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Ireland against New Zealand Women on 6 June 2018.[4] She plays in the Women's Super Series for Scorchers.[5]

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6] In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8] In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[9] In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.[10] In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Lara Maritz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Lara Maritz wants to make The Hills proud". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Women's Quadrangular Series (in South Africa), 2nd Match: India Women v Ireland Women at Potchefstroom (Uni), May 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Only T20I, New Zealand Women tour of Ireland and England at Dublin, Jun 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Lara Maritz". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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