Lauren Winfield-Hill
English cricketer (born 1990)
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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]
York, North Yorkshire, England
.jpg) Winfield during the Women's Ashes Test, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lauren Winfield-Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1990 York, North Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Loz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter, wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Courtney Hill (wife) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 155) | 13 August 2014 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 27 January 2022 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 123) | 1 July 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 March 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 35) | 5 July 2013 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 December 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–present | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2016/17 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Yorkshire Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20 | Adelaide Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Northern Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Oval Invincibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Essex (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
