sport.wikisort.org - AthleteMichaela Louise Kirk (born 30 June 1999) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Lightning. She plays as a right-handed batter, right-arm off break bowler and occasional wicket-keeper. Having played for Northerns in South Africa between 2012/13 and 2019/20, in 2021 she moved to England to play cricket there, with ambitions to qualify for the national side.[1][2][3]
South African cricketer
Michaela Kirk
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Full name | Michaela Louise Kirk |
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Born | (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 23) Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Batting | Right-handed |
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Bowling | Right-arm off break |
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Role | All-rounder; Occasional wicket-keeper |
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Years | Team |
2012/13–2019/20 | Northerns |
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2021 | Nottinghamshire |
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2021–present | Lightning |
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2021 | Trent Rockets |
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Competition |
WLA |
WT20 |
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Matches |
54 |
43 |
Runs scored |
837 |
552 |
Batting average |
17.43 |
23.00 |
100s/50s |
0/3 |
0/1 |
Top score |
58 |
61* |
Balls bowled |
1,046 |
318 |
Wickets |
27 |
11 |
Bowling average |
22.66 |
22.36 |
5 wickets in innings |
0 |
0 |
10 wickets in match |
0 |
0 |
Best bowling |
4/0 |
2/5 |
Catches/stumpings |
21/4 |
15/1 | |
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Early life
Kirk was born on 30 June 1999 in Johannesburg.[2] Her grandparents are from Edinburgh, which contributed to her family's decision to move back to England in 2021.[3]
Domestic career
South Africa
Kirk made her debut for Northerns in 2012, against Easterns.[4] In her second season with the side, 2013/14, she took 6 wickets at an average of 7.00 in the Provincial T20 Competition.[5] In 2015/16, she was her side's second-leading run-scorer and second-leading wicket-taker, with 146 runs and 9 wickets (including a best bowling of 4/29).[6][7] In the 2016/17 season, Kirk made her maiden half-century, scoring 52* against Easterns.[8] The following season she achieved her List A best bowling figures, taking 4 wickets for 0 runs in 1.3 overs against Easterns.[9] In 2019/20 she was her side's leading run scorer in both the Provincial League and the Provincial T20, with 140 runs and 127 runs, respectively.[10][11] She has also appeared in the Women's T20 Super League for Duchesses.[2]
England
In 2021, Kirk moved to England, moving in with her grandparents and aiming to qualify to play for the national side.[3] For the 2021 season, she signed to play for Nottinghamshire in the Twenty20 Cup, Lightning in the regional competitions and Trent Rockets in The Hundred.[3]
For Nottinghamshire, she helped them win the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup and scored 122 runs at an average of 61.00, including hitting 61* on debut against Northamptonshire.[12][13] She made her debut for Lightning on 29 May, against Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[14] She went on to play four matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring one half-century, 57 made against Sunrisers.[15][16] She also played three matches for the side in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and three matches for Trent Rockets in The Hundred.[17]
[18] In 2022, she appeared in two matches for Lightning, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[19]
References
- "Player Profile: Michaela Kirk". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Player Profile: Michaela Kirk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Meet Michaela Kirk: The South African starlet hoping to light up the East Midlands". the Cricketer. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Easterns Women v Northerns Women, 13 October 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Bowling for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2013/14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Batting and Fielding for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial League 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Bowling for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial League 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Easterns Women v Northerns Women, 22 October 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Easterns Women v Northerns Women, 4 April 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Batting and Fielding for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial League 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Batting and Fielding for Northerns Women/CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Nottinghamshire Women v Northamptonshire Women, 25 April 2021 @ 10:30". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Southern Vipers v Lightning, Southampton, May 29 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Michaela Kirk, Teresa Graves guide Lightning to keep Sunrisers winless". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Trent Rockets (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
External links
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