English cricketer
Lauren Winfield-Hill (née Winfield ; born 16 August 1990) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire , Northern Diamonds , Oval Invincibles , Perth Scorchers , Queensland and England . She plays as a right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper . She made her international debut in 2013, and was part of the England team that won the 2017 World Cup .[ 1] She has previously played for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred and Brisbane Heat , Hobart Hurricanes , Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash .[ 2]
Career
In the summer of 2014 she appeared 5 times in various games including the one against South Africa .[ 3] She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[ 4]
Winfield was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[ 8] [ 9] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[ 10] [ 11] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes .[ 12] [ 13] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[ 14]
On 18 June 2020, Winfield was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 15] [ 16] In June 2021, Winfield-Hill was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India .[ 17] [ 18] In 2021, she was drafted by Northern Superchargers for the inaugural season of The Hundred .[ 19]
In December 2021, Winfield-Hill was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes .[ 20] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[ 21]
In April 2022, she was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred .[ 22] She was named as Player of the Year in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy , as the tournament's leading run-scorer with 470 runs at an average of 78.30.[ 23] She was again the leading run-scorer in the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy , with 663 runs at an average of 51.00.[ 24]
Personal life
Winfield's nickname is "Loz".[ 25] In October 2019, Winfield-Hill was diagnosed with Crohn's disease .[ 26]
In March 2020, she married Australian sportswoman Courtney Hill .[ 27] The two have lived together in England since 2018.[ 28]
See also
References
^ "Lauren Winfield-Hill" . ESPNcricinfo . Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014 .
^ "Player Profile: Lauren Winfield-Hill" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2021 .
^ "Lauren Winfield's 74 helps England to T20 whitewash over South Africa" . The Guardian . London. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014 .
^ "England women earn 18 new central contracts" . BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014 .
^ Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23 , ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
^ World Cup Final , BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
^ England v India: Women's World Cup final – live! , The Guardian , 23 July 2017.
^ "England name Women's World T20 squad" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 4 October 2018 .
^ "Three uncapped players in England's Women's World T20 squad" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 4 October 2018 .
^ "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 February 2019 .
^ "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 6 February 2019 .
^ "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 29 June 2019 .
^ "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI" . Times and Star . Retrieved 29 June 2019 .
^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 17 January 2020 .
^ "England Women confirm back to training plans" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 18 June 2020 .
^ "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 18 June 2020 .
^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 9 June 2021 .
^ "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test" . Women's CricZone . Retrieved 9 June 2021 .
^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 9 March 2022 .
^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 17 December 2021 .
^ "Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
^ "Adams and Winfield-Hill win cash prizes" . PCA . Retrieved 3 October 2022 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Most Runs" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023 .
^ Balding, Clare (19 February 2015). "Balding bowled over by England's women cricketers" . BT Sport . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ " 'There's an awful lot of fight left in me' - Lauren Winfield-Hill rediscovers her England ambition" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 27 May 2021 .
^ "10,000 miles from home, newly-married Lauren Winfield is keeping her sunny disposition" . Independent . 26 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020 .
^ "England's 2017 World Cup winning cricketer Lauren Winfield marries Rugby League star Courtney Hill in Australia" . NewsChain . 18 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020 .
External links
Media related to Lauren Winfield at Wikimedia Commons
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