Laura Wolvaardt
Laura Wolvaardt (born 26 April 1999) is a South African women's cricketer, who has represented her country in Women's One Day International cricket.[1] She is an opening batsman, and in domestic cricket, she plays for Western Province women. She graduated from Parklands College in 2017 with 7 Distinctions, ranking top in her class.[2] In July 2020, she was named South Africa's Women's Cricketer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony.[3]
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Full name | Laura Wolvaardt | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa | 26 April 1999|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 74) | 7 February 2016 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 30 January 2020 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 43) | 1 August 2016 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 5 March 2020 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | West Province women | |||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 March 2020 |
Career
Domestic
Aged 8, Wolvaardt was selected to play for the Western Province U-19 girls' team.[2] In October 2013, she made her first appearance for the Western Province women senior team in a Twenty20 match against Boland women, scoring 13 runs from 18 balls.[4][5] She made her limited overs cricket debut for Western Province Women in a November 2013 match against Boland, scoring 4 from 14 balls.[6][7] She was the top scorer in the 2013 Cricket South Africa Under 19 Girls Week,[8] and competed again in 2014 representing Western Province.[9] Wolvaart scored 46 in Western Province Women's final match of the 2015/16 Women's Provincial League, as they won the title for the fourth consecutive year.[10]
In November 2017, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season.[11] In November 2018, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[12][13] She played for the Heat in their final against Sydney Sixers. Heat won the match to win the title.[14]
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.[15][16]
International
In December 2013, 13-year old Wolvaardt was invited to play for a South Africa Women's U-19 invitational team.[8][17] She was later named the 2013 Cricket South Africa under-19 female cricketer of the year.[2] 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.[17] She also played in a match against West Indies, and scored 10 in an opening partnership of 33 runs.[18][19]
In August 2016, Wolvaardt became the youngest centurion, male or female, for South Africa in international cricket.[20] 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.[21]
In May 2017, she was named Women's Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.[22] 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.[23] In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[24][25] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the player to watch in the team.[26] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[27] On 23 July 2020, Wolvaardt was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[28]
References
- "A gem of a year for Laura Wolvaardt". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Isaacs, Lisa (15 June 2014). "'Hard work, passion, creativity, integrity'". Independent Online. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- "Quinton de Kock, Laura Wolvaardt scoop up major CSA awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "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.
- "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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Warrior Mooney ensures Heat become champions". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "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". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "De Kock dominates South Africa's awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.