Liberty Nicole Heap (born 16 September 2003) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire, Cumbria and North West Thunder. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for North Representative XI.[1][2]
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Full name | Liberty Nicole Heap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 19) Burnley, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Cumbria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | North West Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | North Representative XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Cumbria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2022 |
Heap was born on 16 September 2003 in Burnley, Lancashire.[2]
Heap made her county debut in 2019, for Cumbria against Lincolnshire, in which she scored 17 runs and took 2/23 from 10 overs.[3] This was the only Championship game she played that season, whilst also appearing in two Twenty20 Cup matches.[4][5] In 2021, Heap was named as part of the Lancashire contingent of the North Representative XI squad for the Twenty20 Cup, playing four matches, scoring 55 runs and taking 2 wickets.[6][7][8] She played for Cumbria in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking one wicket.[9]
In 2020, Heap played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in four matches, scoring 28 runs and taking 5 wickets at an average of 18.20.[10] Her best bowling performance came against Lightning, where she took 3/34.[11] She played one match in 2021, scoring 19 and taking 1/41.[12] She played two matches for the side in 2022, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking one wicket as well as hitting 36* from 18 deliveries against Western Storm.[13][14]
In October 2022, Heap was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[15]
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