Maisy Leigh Gibson is an Australian cricketer, who plays as a left-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler for Tasmania and Melbourne Stars. She has previously played for Hobart Hurricanes and New South Wales.
.jpg) Gibson bowling for Hobart Hurricanes, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maisy Leigh Gibson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1996 Singleton, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2018/19 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2018/19 | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–present | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–present | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editIn 2010, she was the first female to captain a team at the Lismore under-12 cricket carnival when she captained Hunter Valley under-12s.[1] Gibson has played Sydney grade level cricket for Singleton,[1] and Hunter Region.[2]
Gibson played in four Women's Big Bash League seasons for Sydney Thunder, taking 36 wickets in total.[3] She was part of the Sydney Thunder (WBBL) team that won the 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season. She took 13 wickets in the tournament at an average of 11.30 and an economy rate of 5.60.[2] In 2016, she was given a professional New South Wales Breakers contract, which allowed her to move to Sydney.[4] She was later named in the squad for the final of the 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League season.[5]
Ahead of the 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season and 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, she moved to Tasmania, and signed for the Tasmanian Tigers and the Hobart Hurricanes.[3] She took 10 wickets in the 2019–20 WNCL, and in May 2020, she was named Tasmanian women's player of the season.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Maisy Gibson shows how it's done". The Northern Star. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Maisy Gibson's success in WBBL 2015-16 pleasing: Neil McDonald". CricketCountry.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Maisy Gibson signs for Hobart Hurricanes". Women's Cric Zone. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "How the NSW Breakers became full-time professional cricketers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "WBBL champion Maisy Gibson in NSW Breakers squad for WCNL final". The Newcastle Herald. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Maisy Gibson and Jackson Bird claim major Tasmanian cricket awards". The Advocate. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links
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Media related to Maisy Gibson at Wikimedia Commons
- Maisy Gibson at ESPNcricinfo
- Maisy Gibson at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Maisy Gibson at Cricket Australia
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