Laura Wolvaardt

Laura Wolvaardt (born 26 April 1999) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Western Province, Adelaide Strikers, Northern Superchargers and South Africa. She plays as a right-handed opening batter. She has previously played for Brisbane Heat.[1][2][3]

Laura Wolvaardt
Wolvaardt batting for Adelaide Strikers during WBBL|07
Personal information
Full nameLaura Wolvaardt
Born (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999
Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 74)7 February 2016 v England
Last ODI31 March 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.14
T20I debut (cap 43)1 August 2016 v Ireland
Last T20I4 September 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–presentWestern Province
2017/18–2018/19Brisbane Heat
2020/21–presentAdelaide Strikers
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 71 33
Runs scored 2,832 588
Batting average 46.42 26.72
100s/50s 3/25 0/3
Top score 149 55*
Catches/stumpings 25/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 March 2022

Career

Domestic

Aged 13, Wolvaardt was selected to play for the Western Province U-19 girls' team.[4] In October 2013, she made her first appearance for the Western Province senior team in a Twenty20 match against Boland women, scoring 13 runs from 18 balls.[5][6] She made her limited overs cricket debut for Western Province in a November 2013 match against Boland, scoring 4 from 14 balls.[7][8] She was the top scorer in the 2013 Cricket South Africa Under 19 Girls Week,[9] and competed again in 2014 representing Western Province.[10] Wolvaardt scored 46 in Western Province's final match of the 2015/16 Women's Provincial League, as they won the title for the fourth consecutive year.[11]

In November 2017, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season.[12] In November 2018, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[13][14] She played for the Heat in their final against Sydney Sixers. Heat won the match to win the title.[15]

Laura continued her appearances in the WBBL after signing with the Adelaide Strikers for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Australian summer seasons.[16]

In September 2019, she was named in the Terblanche XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[17][18] In 2021, she was drafted by Northern Superchargers for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[19] In April 2022, she was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[20]

International

In December 2013, 13-year-old Wolvaardt was invited to play for a South Africa Women's U-19 invitational team.[9][21] She was later named the 2013 Cricket South Africa under-19 female cricketer of the year.[4] Wolvaardt has captained the South Africa Women's U-19 side, and in February 2016, she made her Women's One Day International debut in the opening match of a three-match series against England aged 16. In the second match of the series, she scored her maiden half century in a 114-run partnership with Trisha Chetty.[21] She also played in a match against West Indies, and scored 10 in an opening partnership of 33 runs.[22][23]

In August 2016, Wolvaardt became the youngest centurion, male or female, for South Africa in international cricket.[24] As a 17-year-old, the opener struck a match-winning 105 against Ireland Women to wrap up a 67-run victory in Malahide, Ireland.[25]

In May 2017, she was named Women's Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.[26] In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[27] In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[28][29] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the player to watch in the team.[30] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[31] On 23 July 2020, Wolvaardt was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their planned tour to England.[32]

In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[33]

One Day International centuries
Laura Wolvaardt's One-Day International centuries[34]
# Runs Match Opponent City/Country Venue Year
1 105 7  Ireland Dublin, Ireland The Village 2016[35]
2 149 18  Ireland Potchefstroom, South Africa Senwes Park 2017[36]
3 117 65  West Indies Johannesburg, South Africa Wanderers Stadium 2022[37]

Honours

In July 2020, she was named South Africa's Women's Cricketer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony.[38] At the 2021 ICC Awards, she was named in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.[39]

Personal life

Wolvaardt graduated from Parklands College in 2017 with 7 Distinctions, ranking top in her class.[4] Simultaneously she served as Head-Prefect alongside the other Head-Prefect, Connor Fick.[40]

See also

References
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  2. "SA prodigy swaps stethoscope for shot with Strikers". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. Isaacs, Lisa (15 June 2014). "'Hard work, passion, creativity, integrity'". Independent Online. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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  8. "Boland Women v Western Province Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  9. "WPCA congratulates Wolvaardt and Goodall". Western Province Cricket Association. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  10. "Western Province Cricket Association announces Girls Under 19 squad". MyComLink. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  11. "Western Province clinch historic, fourth-consecutive Women's League title". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  12. "World Cup stars set to light up third WBBL season". ESPNcricinfo. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  13. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  14. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  15. "Warrior Mooney ensures Heat become champions". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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  21. "Young Wolvaardt shines for Proteas Women". eNCA. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  22. "Dottin five-for takes Windies 1–0 up". SuperSport. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  23. Pennington, John (25 February 2016). "Dottin's five-wicket haul gives West Indies 1–0 lead". Cricket World. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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  25. "Wolvaardt becomes youngest centurion for South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  26. "De Kock dominates South Africa's awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  27. "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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  29. "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  30. "Key Players: South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  31. "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  32. "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  33. "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  34. "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – L Wolvaardt". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  35. "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs Ire Women 3rd ODI 2016 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  36. "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs Ire Women 5th Match 2017 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  37. "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs WI Women 3rd ODI 2021/22 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  38. "Quinton de Kock, Laura Wolvaardt scoop up major CSA awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  39. "ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year revealed". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  40. https://www.tabletalk.co.za/news/parklands-prefects-6655932
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