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Michaela 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]

Michaela Kirk

Personal information
Full name	Michaela Louise Kirk
Born	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 23) Johannesburg, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder; Occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13–2019/20	Northerns
2021	Nottinghamshire
2021–present	Lightning
2021	Trent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 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
Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2022

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

External links

• Michaela Kirk at ESPNcricinfo
• Michaela Kirk at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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