Caitlin O'Keefe (born 16 December 1996) is an English cricketer who plays as an all-rounder, batting right-handed bowling and right-arm off break. She played for Devon between 2010 and 2018 and in 2021, and played for Western Storm in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2]
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Full name | Caitlin O'Keefe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 25) Plymouth, Devon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2018 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2021 |
O'Keefe was born on 16 December 1996 in Plymouth, Devon.[2]
O'Keefe made her county debut for Devon in 2010, against Scotland.[3] She was part of the Devon squad that won promotions in the 2011 Women's County Championship and 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[4][5] She took her maiden five-wicket haul in 2012, taking 5/37 against Lancashire, and achieved her List A high score in 2017, scoring 66* against Worcestershire.[6][7]
O'Keefe also played for Western Storm in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League. She appeared in all 7 matches the side played as they reached the Final, but did not bat or bowl.[5]
In 2021, O'Keefe returned to play for Devon in the Twenty20 Cup, and scored 36 off 29 balls in the first match of the season.[8] Overall, she scored 83 runs in six matches for the side, and took 5 wickets.[9][10]