Lara Maritz (born 7 January 2001) is a South African-born Irish cricketer.[1][2] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 7 May 2017.[3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Ireland against New Zealand Women on 6 June 2018.[4] She plays in the Women's Super Series for Scorchers.[5]
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| Full name | Lara Maritz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 21) Pretoria, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 81) | 7 May 2017 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 June 2018 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 35) | 6 June 2018 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 30 August 2021 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6] In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8] In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[9] In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.[10] In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.[11]
Ireland squad – 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 | ||
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