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Full name | Bella Grace Armstrong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 16 November 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only T20I(cap 66) | 8 October 2023 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015/16–present | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,30 October 2023 |
Bella Grace Armstrong (born 16 November 1999) is a New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for Auckland. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has also played for Irish side Dragons. [1] [2]
She made her international debut in October 2023,in a Twenty20 International for New Zealand against South Africa. [3]
Armstrong was born on 16 November 1999 in Auckland. [2] Armstrong is studying for a degree in sports science at Massey University. [4]
Armstrong made her debut for Auckland in the 2015–16 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition,against Northern Districts. [5] She was the third-highest wicket-taker in the 2017–18 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition,with 14 wickets at an average of 10.85. [6] In the 2019–20 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield,in a match against Otago,Armstrong took 7/18 from her 9 overs,helping bowling the opposition out for 74. [7] She went on to be the leading wicket-taker in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield that season,with 24 wickets at an average of 14.95. [8]
In April 2023,it was announced that Armstrong was joining Dragons as an overseas player for the upcoming Super 20 Trophy and Super 50 Cup in Ireland. [9] In the opening match of the Super 50 Cup,Armstrong hit 163* against Typhoons,the record for the highest individual score in the competition. [4] [10]
Armstrong earned her first call-up to the New Zealand squad in August 2023 for the Twenty20 International series of the side's tour of South Africa. [11] She made her international debut in the second match of the T20I series,scoring 11 in a rain-curtailed match. [3]
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