Leah Grace Kellogg (born 29 June 1992) is an English cricketer and footballer. In cricket, she has played for Derbyshire and Lightning. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler.[1][2] In football, she plays as a goalkeeper, and plays for Long Eaton United, having previously played for Derby County.
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| Full name | Leah Grace Kellogg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1992 Derby, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Donna Kellogg (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009–2019 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
editKellogg was born on 29 June 1992 in Derby.[2] The youngest child of Neil and Sharon Kellogg, she grew up in the Spondon area of the city. From a sporting family, her sister Donna Kellogg has represented Great Britain in badminton at three Olympic Games, while her father and brothers were active in local football and cricket.[3] Her brothers Sam and Joe both played for Spondon Cricket Club. In 2011, Joe died aged 26 due to an undetected heart condition while training with his football team Borrowash Victoria, after which the family raised money to fund defibrillators.[4]
After working as a teaching assistant apprentice at The Bemrose School in Derby, Kellogg trained to become a teacher at the University of Derby before returning to Bemrose to teach physical education.[5] She set up a girls' cricket team at the school and won the Women in Sport prize at the Derby Telegraph Sports Awards.[3][6]
Cricket career
editKellogg made her county debut in 2009, for Derbyshire against Hampshire, taking 3/34 from 8 overs.[7] She hit her maiden county half-century a season later, scoring 56 against Durham, as well as taking 13 wickets at an average of 16.84 in the County Championship.[8][9] In 2013, Kellogg took 12 wickets in the County Championship, including her List A best bowling of 4/24, and hit her List A high score of 82, against Oxfordshire.[10][11] In the Twenty20 Cup the same year, she was Derbyshire's leading wicket-taker, with 7 wickets at an average of 7.42.[12] The following season, she took 11 wickets at an average of 18.90 in the County Championship, and achieved her Twenty20 high score, hitting 70* in a victory over Scotland.[13][14]
In 2016, Kellogg helped her side to promotion from Division 3 in both formats.[15] In 2018, she became captain of Derbyshire in the Twenty20 Cup, and from 2019 she was captain in both formats, with her side finishing 2nd in Division 3A in the 2019 Women's County Championship.[16][17]
In 2020, Kellogg played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in two matches, taking 2 wickets at an average of 22.50.[18]
Football career
editKellogg only took up football while at university, around the age of 20, and was initially an outfield player. Her manager at the university team was also manager of Long Eaton United; after being invited to train at Long Eaton, she began to play in goal. She signed for Derby County in the FA Women's National League North at the start of the 2018–19 season.[19] In 2020, she rejoined Long Eaton United.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Leah Kellogg". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Leah Kellogg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Leah 'buzzing' as she gets top prize". Derby Telegraph. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via PressReader.
- ^ Sutherland, Rachel (31 July 2019). "Tragic death of local sports hero inspires bid to save lives". DerbyshireLive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Role Models". Derby College. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Slawson, Nicola (17 February 2021). "Going for gold: how sports-loving teachers are getting students on the right track". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Derbyshire Women v Hampshire Women, 24 May 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Derbyshire Women v Durham Women, 25 July 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Derbyshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Derbyshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Oxfordshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 14 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Derbyshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Derbyshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Derbyshire Women v Scotland, 23 July 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "ECB Women's County Championship". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Leah Kellogg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Leah Kellogg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Meet…… Leah Kellogg". Derby County F.C Women. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Leah Kellogg". the Cricketer. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
edit- Leah Kellogg at ESPNcricinfo
- Leah Kellogg at CricketArchive (subscription required)