Laura Spragg

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Laura Spragg (born 16 June 1982) is an English former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium bowler and left-handed batter. She played for Yorkshire in domestic cricket and played for England in international cricket.

Born (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 43)
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
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Laura Spragg
Personal information
Born (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 43)
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 140)7 August 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 89)20 July 1999 v Denmark
Last ODI10 August 2004 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997–2016Yorkshire
2016Yorkshire Diamonds
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WLA WT20
Matches 1 13 141 8
Runs scored 2 114 1,265 64
Batting average 2.00 11.40 14.21 9.14
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 2 33 58 30
Balls bowled 114 354 5,289 168
Wickets 0 10 122 8
Bowling average 18.70 25.40 21.37
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/8 5/11 2/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 15/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 February 2021
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Early life and education

Spragg was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire in June 1982. She attended Craven School before studying at Leeds Metropolitan University. Aside from playing cricket, Spragg also played football and rugby union.[1]

Domestic cricket

At the age of 14, Spragg made her debut for Yorkshire.[2]

In 2016, Spragg made one appearance for Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League.[3]

International cricket

Spragg made her One Day International debut against Denmark in 1999.[4]

She appeared in one Test match and 13 One Day Internationals for England. She also played for England under-23s. She played her sole Test match against South Africa in 2003.

Her best international bowling performance of 3 wickets for 8 runs came against the Netherlands. Her highest international score of 33 came against Scotland in the 2001 European Championship. [5][6]

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