Heather Graham (cricketer)

Heather Louise Graham (born 5 October 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes and The Blaze.[1]

Heather Graham
Graham batting for Perth Scorchers during WBBL02.
Personal information
Full name
Heather Louise Graham
Born (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 27)
Subiaco, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 142)7 October 2019 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 59)11 December 2022 v India
Last T20I28 January 2024 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2019/20Western Australia
2014Essex
2015/16–2021/22Perth Scorchers
2020/21–presentTasmania
2021Trent Rockets
2022–2023Northern Superchargers
2022/23–presentHobart Hurricanes
2023Mumbai Indians
2024–presentThe Blaze
Career statistics
CompetitionWODIWLAWT20
Matches172136
Runs scored41,5631,560
Batting average26.0518.35
100s/50s0/02/90/2
Top score4*11668
Balls bowled482,5231,783
Wickets17388
Bowling average29.0026.0123.62
5 wickets in innings010
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling1/295/443/19
Catches/stumpings2/–/–35/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2022

Domestic career

In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[2][3] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.[4][5] In 2020, Graham moved to the Tasmanian Tigers so she could spend more time with her partner, all-rounder Emily Smith, who had moved to Tasmania in the previous season.[6]

In 2021, she was drafted by Trent Rockets for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[7] In November 2021, Graham reached 2 milestones in the Women's Big Bash League, during the same game against Sydney Sixers, she had scored 1000 runs and taken 100 wickets in her WBBL career.

International career

In August 2019, Graham was named in Australia's squad for their series against the West Indies.[8][9] The following month, Graham was again named in Australia's squad, this time for their series against Sri Lanka.[10] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Australia, against Sri Lanka, on 7 October 2019.[11]

In January 2022, Graham was named in Australia's A squad for their series against England A, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[12] The following month, Graham was named as a reserve in Australia's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, replacing Hannah Darlington.[13] Graham was eventually added to Australia's squad for the World Cup as a temporary replacement for Ashleigh Gardner, after Gardner gave a positive test for COVID-19.[14]

In July 2022, Graham was added to Australia's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2022 Ireland women's Tri-Nation Series.[15]

References

Media related to Heather Graham at Wikimedia Commons