Meg Austin
English cricketer
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Meg Austin (born 7 September 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She previously played for Central Sparks.[1][2]
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| Full name | Meg Austin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
Austin made her county debut in 2019, for Staffordshire against Derbyshire, in which she scored 44*.[3] She scored her maiden county half-century in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 50 against Leicestershire.[4]
Austin was named in the Central Sparks Academy squad between 2021 and 2024.[5][6][7][8] In July 2023, she was included in a matchday squad for the senior side for the first time.[9] She made her debut for the side on 4 September 2024, against South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[10] She played one further match for the side that season.[11]