Ryana MacDonald-Gay
English cricketer
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Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay (born 12 February 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]
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| Full name | Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 2004 Maidstone, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 170) | 15 December 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 30 January 2025 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 148) | 7 September 2024 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 September 2024 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 67) | 15 September 2024 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2024 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Oval Invincibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Domestic career
MacDonald-Gay made her county debut in 2019, for Kent against Sussex, taking 1/22 from her 3 overs.[3] In 2021, she appeared in six matches as Kent won the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup.[4] In 2022, she was Kent's leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 10 wickets at an average of 9.00.[5] She made both her Twenty20 high score and best bowling figures in the competition, scoring 40* against Surrey and taking 4/19 against Hampshire.[6][7]
MacDonald-Gay was named in the South East Stars Academy squad for the 2021 season.[8] On 4 August, she scored 65 in a 70-run victory for the Academy over Western Storm Academy.[9] On 30 August, it was announced that MacDonald-Gay had signed a senior contract with South East Stars, and she made her full debut for the team later that day, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Central Sparks.[10] She went on to play two further matches for the side, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking two wickets.[11] In 2022, she played five matches for the side, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and made her maiden List A half-century, scoring 54* against Lightning, as well as taking six wickets.[12][13][14] She also played every match in the victorious The Hundred campaign of Oval Invincibles, taking five wickets at an average of 14.20.[15] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that MacDonald-Gay had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.[16]
In 2023, she was South East Stars' joint-second leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 15 wickets at an average of 23.60.[17] She also took 8 wickets for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred, including taking 4/16 against Manchester Originals.[18][19] In 2024, she played 21 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 29 wickets with a best bowling of 5/31.[20][21]
MacDonald-Gay was named Emerging Cricketer of the Year at the 2024 Cricket Writers' Club Awards.[22][23]
International career
In October 2022, MacDonald-Gay was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[24] She played six matches in the tournament, taking four wickets and scoring 72 runs.[25]
On 25 June 2024, MacDonald-Gay received her first call-up to the senior England squad for a home three-match one-day international series against New Zealand.[26][27]
After not playing in the New Zealand series, MacDonald-Gay made her One Day International debut for England against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast on 7 September 2024, taking 1/30 in the eight overs she bowled.[28]
She received a late call-up into the Test match squad for England's multi-format tour of South Africa in November 2024.[29][30] MacDonald-Gay was selected in the starting XI to make her Test match debut on 15 December 2024.[31][32] Having taken two wickets during the game, she was included in the England squad for the Test match part of the 2025 Women's Ashes series in Australia.[33][34]