Rebecca Niamh Odgers (born 10 February 2003) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Cornwall. She plays primarily as a right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper.[1][2]
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| Full name | Rebecca Niamh Odgers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter; occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Cornwall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Somerset (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Odgers was born on 10 February 2003 and grew up in St Austell, Cornwall.[2][3] She studies medical sciences at the University of Exeter.[3]
Domestic career
Odgers made her county debut in 2018, for Cornwall against the Netherlands, in which she made 39.[4] In her second match for the side, she hit her maiden List A century, scoring 122 from 97 deliveries against Dorset.[5] She went on to be the side's second-highest run-scorer in the Women's County Championship that season, with 240 runs at an average of 48.00.[6] In 2019 for Cornwall, she scored 118 runs at an average of 29.50 in the Women's County Championship and 106 runs at an average of 17.66 in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7][8] She also appeared in one match for Somerset, against Devon.[9] In July 2019, she played two matches for England Academy.[2] She was Cornwall's leading run-scorer in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 73 runs in four matches.[10]
Odgers was named in Western Storm's first Academy squad in 2021, and was retained on the programme in 2022 and 2023.[11][12][13] In May 2022, she scored a century for the academy side against Wiltshire.[14] She was included in Western Storm's senior squad for the first time in 2023.[15][16] She made her debut for the side on 4 June 2023, against Central Sparks in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[17]
References
External links
- Rebecca Odgers at ESPNcricinfo
- Rebecca Odgers at CricketArchive (subscription required)