Josephine Paige Groves (born 5 September 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire and Lightning. She plays as a right-arm leg break bowler.[1][2]
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Full name | Josephine Paige Groves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2022 |
Groves made her county debut in 2019, for Northamptonshire against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.[3] She took 5 wickets for her side in the Twenty20 Cup that season, at an average of 15.20.[4] She again took 5 wickets for Northamptonshire in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including best figures of 3/14 taken against Derbyshire.[5][6] She took seven wickets for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 11.42.[7]
Groves was named as part of the Lightning Academy for the 2021 season, and took 4/19 for the side in a match against Central Sparks Academy.[8] She was added to the full squad in August 2021, and made her debut for the side on 10 September, against South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[9] She went on to play eight matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking eight wickets.[10][11] She also scored her maiden half-century, against Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 55 from 39 deliveries.[12]
In October 2022, Groves was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[13]
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