Sara Louise Hungerford (born 13 February 1986) is a former Australian cricketer.[1] An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and is a right-arm medium pace bowler.[2][3] After briefly playing List A cricket for Auckland during the 2006–07 season, Hungerford went on to represent the Australian Capital Territory (2009/10–2015/16) and Surrey (2012) in both List A and T20 cricket.[4] She also played for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) during the 2015–16 season.[5][2][3]
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| Full name | Sara Louise Hungerford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1986 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006/07 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10–2015/16 | Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hungerford was born in Sydney, New South Wales.[5] Outside of cricket, she is a consultant physician and cardiologist.[1][6] Australian Test all-rounder Greg Matthews has described Hungerford as his "guardian angel" due to her efforts in treating his life-threatening salmonellosis in 2014.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Gaskin, Lee (4 January 2013). "Medico gives her heart to ACT cause". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sara Hungerford". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sara Hungerford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Hungerford says farewell to Meteors". Cricket ACT. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sara Hungerford". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Scholars gain valuable experience beyond the boundary". Cricket NSW. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Sara Hungerford: professional cricketer and cardiologist". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Tuxworth, Jon (5 January 2016). "Why a former Test cricket star calls a Women's Big Bash League player his 'guardian angel'". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links
edit- Sara Hungerford at ESPNcricinfo
- Sara Hungerford at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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