Kira Chathli

Kira Meghan Chathli (born 29 July 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and South East Stars. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1][2]

Kira Chathli
Personal information
Full nameKira Meghan Chathli
Born (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999
Southwark, Greater London, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentSurrey
2021–presentSouth East Stars
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 17 33
Runs scored 166 287
Batting average 11.85 23.91
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 35 36
Catches/stumpings 5/– 10/6
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2021

Early life

Chathli was born on 29 July 1999 in Southwark, Greater London.[2]

Domestic career

Chathli made her county debut in 2013, for Surrey against Essex.[3] She played irregularly for the side over the following seasons, most notably taking 3 catches and making 2 stumpings in 4 matches in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup before becoming a regular in the team in 2019.[4][5] In the 2019 Women's County Championship, she scored 107 runs at an average of 17.83, including her List A high score of 35, made against Kent.[6][7] In 2020, Chathli top scored with 28* to guide her side to their first London Cup victory over Middlesex.[8] Chathli helped Surrey win by four wickets with one ball to spare with a "calculated" innings, including two scoop shots for four in the penultimate over.[9]

In 2021, Chathli scored 104 runs at an average of 17.33, including her Twenty20 high score of 36, in the Twenty20 Cup before being selected as part of the South East Stars squad for their upcoming season.[10][11] She made her debut for the side on 12 June 2021, against Northern Diamonds.[12] She went to play four matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as being ever-present as the side won the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking four catches and making three stumpings across the season.[13][14]

In April 2022, she was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[15]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Kira Chathli". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Kira Chathli". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. "Essex Women v Surrey Women, 1 September 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Kira Chathli". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. "Surrey Women v Kent Women, 12 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. "Surrey Women v Middlesex Women, 22 July 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. "Surrey beat Middlesex to win London Cup as women's cricket returns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  10. "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/ECB Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  11. "South East Stars Name Squad for 2021". Kia Oval. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  12. "Leeds, Jun 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Northern Diamonds v South East Stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  13. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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