Grace Ballinger

Grace Ballinger (born 3 April 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire and Lightning. She plays as a left-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Warwickshire.[1][2]

Grace Ballinger
Personal information
Full nameGrace Ballinger
Born (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002
Birmingham, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–2020Warwickshire
2020–presentLightning
2021–presentLeicestershire
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 6 15
Runs scored 29 82
Batting average 9.66 16.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 18 30*
Balls bowled 222 219
Wickets 4 8
Bowling average 55.25 28.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/60 2/30
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 September 2021

Early life

Ballinger was born on 3 April 2002 in Birmingham.[2] She studies English Literature at Loughborough University.[3]

Domestic career

Ballinger made her county debut in 2018, for Warwickshire against Sussex.[4] She played four matches in the Twenty20 Cup that season, with her best performance coming against Middlesex, in which she took 2/30.[5][6] The following season, she played two matches as Warwickshire won the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[5] In 2021, it was announced that Ballinger had signed for Leicestershire.[3] She played five matches for the side in the Twenty20 Cup that season, scoring 71 runs and taking 2 wickets.[7][8]

In 2020, Ballinger played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in three matches, scoring 5 runs and bowling 11 overs for no wicket.[9] In 2021, she took seven wickets for the side across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[10][11]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Grace Ballinger". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Grace Ballinger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. "Women sign Lightning trio". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. "Warwickshire Women v Sussex Women, 24 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Grace Ballinger". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. "Middlesex Women v Warwickshire Women, 1 July 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. "Batting and Fielding for Leicestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. "Bowling for Leicestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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