Ella Claridge
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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
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| Full name | Ella Caterina Claridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 2002 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 14) | 17 October 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 October 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 39) | 10 March 2025 v Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 11 March 2025 v Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Trent Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | The Blaze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 30 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ella Caterina Claridge (born 28 September 2002) is an English-born cricketer who currently plays internationally for the USA and domestically for The Blaze. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. In 2021 and 2022 she was in the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred, and was later drafted by Northern Superchargers for the 2024 season.[1][2][3]
Claridge made her county debut in 2017, for Buckinghamshire against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, in which she top-scored with 57 from 52 balls in a 79-run victory.[4] The following season, 2018, she was Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup, with 196 runs including two half-centuries, both against Dorset.[5][6][7] Claridge was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 100 runs, including 51 made against Lincolnshire.[8][9] Claridge's 166 runs in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup again made her Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer for the competition, including two half-centuries, made against Norfolk and Huntingdonshire.[10][11][12] She was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 199 runs at an average of 24.87.[13] Against Huntingdonshire, Claridge made her Twenty20 high score, scoring 96 from 61 deliveries.[14] Ahead of the 2023 season, she joined Leicestershire, for the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, playing one match, whilst remaining with Buckinghamshire for the South Central Counties Cup.[15][16]
In 2021, Claridge was included in Lightning's Academy squad for the season.[17] She was also included in the Trent Rockets squad for the 2021 season, but did not play a match.[18] Claridge made her debut for the senior Lightning team on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Central Sparks.[19] She appeared three times for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy later that season, scoring 46 runs including 39* made against Western Storm.[20][21] She played six matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 118 runs with a top score of 41.[22][23] She was also once again part of the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[24] She played four matches for The Blaze (the new name for Lightning) in 2023, scoring 58 runs at an average of 19.33.[25]
In March 2024, Claridge was drafted by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred in 2024.[1] Claridge made 12 appearances for The Blaze as they won the 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup. She played in both the semi-final versus Central Sparks and the final against South East Stars on Finals Day.[26][27] Claridge signed a new two-year contract with The Blaze in August 2024.[28]