Ella Caterina Claridge (born 28 September 2002) is an English-born cricketer who currently plays internationally for the USA and domestically for The Blaze. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. In 2021 and 2022 she was in the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred, and was later drafted by Northern Superchargers for the 2024 season.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Ella Caterina Claridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 2002 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 14) | 17 October 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 October 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Trent Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | The Blaze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 30 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
editClaridge made her county debut in 2017, for Buckinghamshire against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, in which she top-scored with 57 from 52 balls in a 79-run victory.[4] The following season, 2018, she was Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup, with 196 runs including two half-centuries, both against Dorset.[5][6][7] Claridge was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 100 runs, including 51 made against Lincolnshire.[8][9] Claridge's 166 runs in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup again made her Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer for the competition, including two half-centuries, made against Norfolk and Huntingdonshire.[10][11][12] She was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 199 runs at an average of 24.87.[13] Against Huntingdonshire, Claridge made her Twenty20 high score, scoring 96 from 61 deliveries.[14] Ahead of the 2023 season, she joined Leicestershire, for the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, playing one match, whilst remaining with Buckinghamshire for the South Central Counties Cup.[15][16]
In 2021, Claridge was included in Lightning's Academy squad for the season.[17] She was also included in the Trent Rockets squad for the 2021 season, but did not play a match.[18] Claridge made her debut for the senior Lightning team on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Central Sparks.[19] She appeared three times for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy later that season, scoring 46 runs including 39* made against Western Storm.[20][21] She played six matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 118 runs with a top score of 41.[22][23] She was also once again part of the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[24] She played four matches for The Blaze (the new name for Lightning) in 2023, scoring 58 runs at an average of 19.33.[25]
In March 2024, Claridge was drafted by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred in 2024.[1] Claridge made 12 appearances for The Blaze as they won the 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup. She played in both the semi-final versus Central Sparks and the final against South East Stars on Finals Day.[26][27] Claridge signed a new two-year contract with The Blaze in August 2024.[28]
International career
editOn 1 October 2024, Claridge was named in the USA squad for their tour of Zimbabwe later that month.[29]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Hundred 2024: Full squad lists". BBC Sport. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ella Claridge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Ella Claridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 28 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Dorset Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Dorset Women, 24 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Lincolnshire Women, 9 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Norfolk Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire Women v Huntingdonshire Women, 9 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Huntingdonshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Leicestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "South Central Regional Cup: Dorset Cricket v Bucks Cricket, 26 July 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Lightning Cricket". Loughborough University. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Group A, Worcester, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v Lightning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Bristol, Sep 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Western Storm v Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "NCCC News : Marlow, Claridge & Mike Join Rockets Party". Trent Bridge. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "CS vs BLZ Cricket Scorecard, 1st Semi-Final at Derby, June 22, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "BLZ vs SES Cricket Scorecard, Final at Derby, June 22, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "MCCARTHY AND CLARIDGE COMMIT FOR TWO YEARS". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "USA Cricket announces squad for women's Zimbabwe series". USA Cricket. Dallas. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
External links
edit- Ella Claridge at ESPNcricinfo
- Ella Claridge at CricketArchive (subscription required)