Georgie Boyce

Georgie Boyce

Personal information
Full name	Georgie Eva Burton Boyce
Born	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–2018	Nottinghamshire
2016–2017	Loughborough Lightning
2018–2019	Lancashire Thunder
2019–2022	Lancashire
2020–2022	North West Thunder
2021–2022	Manchester Originals
2022–present	The Blaze
2023	Northern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 69 94 Runs scored 1,544 1,918 Batting average 23.75 24.27 100s/50s 1/8 0/13 Top score 104 96* Balls bowled 444 234 Wickets 6 8 Bowling average 51.33 29.50 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/20 2/3 Catches/stumpings 15/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Georgie Eva Burton Boyce (born 4 October 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for The Blaze. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire, Lancashire, Lancashire Thunder, North West Thunder and Manchester Originals.^[1][2]

Early life

Boyce was born on 4 October 1998 in Nottingham.^[2]

Domestic career

Boyce made her county debut in 2013, for Nottinghamshire against Staffordshire. She did not bat or bowl.^[3] She played three matches that season before becoming more of a regular in the next, and she hit her maiden half-century in 2014, scoring 50* in a successful chase against Yorkshire.^[4]

In 2016, Nottinghamshire were promoted from Division 2 of the County Championship, with Boyce ending the season as the sides third-highest run-scorer.^[5] She was also the team's leading run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup.^[6] Boyce was again her side's leading run-scorer in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with a best of 74 coming in a victory over Worcestershire.^[7][8]

In 2019, Boyce joined Lancashire.^[9] She was their leading run-scorer in the County Championship, scoring 262 runs at an average of 43.66, which was also the highest of any non-international player across the whole competition.^[10] She also achieved what was at the time her highest List A score in the competition, hitting 83 in a 1-run victory over Surrey.^[11] In 2021, she hit 179 runs as her side won the North Group of the Twenty20 Cup, including 96* from 73 balls in a match against North East Warriors.^[12][13] In 2022, she was the leading run-scorer across the entire Twenty20 Cup, with 306 runs including three half-centuries.^[14] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Boyce had left Lancashire.^[15]

Boyce was part of Loughborough Lightning's squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016 and 2017, but did not play a match for them. She joined Lancashire Thunder in 2018, and played 9 games for them that season, scoring 98 runs at an average of 12.25.^[16][17] She played 7 matches for them in 2019, and scored her WCSL high score of 43 opening the batting against Southern Vipers.^[18][19]

In 2020, Boyce played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 6 matches, scoring 105 runs at an average of 17.50.^[20] In December 2020, it was announced that Boyce was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.^[21] In 2021, she was Thunder's second-highest run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 232 runs including scoring 91 against Sunrisers and 67 against Northern Diamonds.^[22][23][24] She also scored 87 runs in 6 matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.^[25] Boyce played for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, appearing in 5 matches and scoring 37 runs.^[26] In 2022, she scored 172 runs for North West Thunder in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, including two half-centuries.^[27] She also played four matches for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, before, in September, joining Lightning, citing moving closer to home as a big reason for the move.^[28][29] She played two matches for her new side, and scored 70 in Lightning's final match of the tournament, against South East Stars.^[30] She was also again in the Manchester Originals squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.^[31] In November 2022, it was confirmed that Boyce had signed a professional contract with Lightning, now known as The Blaze.^[32]

In 2023, she played 22 matches for The Blaze, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and was the side's leading run-scorer in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 200 runs at an average of 28.57.^[33][34] She also scored her maiden List A century in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 104 against Sunrisers.^[35] She was signed by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred, but did not play a match.^[36] In 2024, she played one match for The Blaze.^[37]

Boyce has also played for various England Academy and Development teams, having been part of the national set-up since 2014.^[9]

References

1. "Player Profile: Georgie Boyce". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Georgie Boyce". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
3. "Nottinghamshire Women v Staffordshire Women, 23 June 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
4. "Nottinghamshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 23 July 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
5. "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
6. "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
7. "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
8. "Nottinghamshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 1 July 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
9. "Lancashire Cricket signs Georgie Boyce and Alice Dyson". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
10. "Batting and Fielding Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
11. "Surrey Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 6 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
12. "North East Warriors v Lancashire Women, 25 April 2021 @ 15:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
13. "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
14. "ECB Women's County Championship/Statistics/Season 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
15. "Thunder sign Naomi Dattani, Fi Morris and Tara Norris to strengthen squad". Lancashire Cricket. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
16. "Threlkeld ready to step up to the stumps as Thunder's replacement for Taylor". the Cricketer. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
17. "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire/Kia Super League 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
18. "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
19. "Lancashire Thunder v Southern Vipers, 6 August 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
20. "Batting and Fielding for Thunder/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
21. "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
22. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
23. "Georgie Boyce 91 sets up Thunder as Sunrisers fall short in chase". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
24. "Bess Heath, Katie Levick to the fore as Northern Diamonds secure top-three finish". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
25. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
26. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
27. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
28. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
29. "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022: All Matches September 17th and 18th - Latest News, Scores and Match Reports". Cricket World. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
30. "Bryony Smith century blasts South East Stars into home play-off clash". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
31. "The Hundred 2022 - women's team guide: Manchester Originals". the Cricketer. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
32. "The Blaze Announce Contracted Players Ahead of 2023". Trent Bridge. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
33. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
34. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
35. "Scrivens, Dowse score centuries as Sunrisers outshine Blaze". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
36. "The Hundred 2023: Squads in full". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
37. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

External links

• Georgie Boyce at ESPNcricinfo
• Georgie Boyce at CricketArchive (subscription required)