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Full name | Ella Caterina Claridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | 28 September 2002||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut(cap 14) | 17 October 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 28 October 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017–2022 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Trent Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | The Blaze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,30 October 2024 |
Ella Caterina Claridge (born 28 September 2002) is an English-born cricketer who currently plays internationally for the USA and domestically for The Blaze. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. In 2021 and 2022 she was in the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred,and was later drafted by Northern Superchargers for the 2024 season. [1] [2] [3]
Claridge made her county debut in 2017,for Buckinghamshire against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire,in which she top-scored with 57 from 52 balls in a 79-run victory. [4] The following season,2018,she was Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup,with 196 runs including two half-centuries,both against Dorset. [5] [6] [7] Claridge was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup,with 100 runs,including 51 made against Lincolnshire. [8] [9] Claridge's 166 runs in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup again made her Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer for the competition,including two half-centuries,made against Norfolk and Huntingdonshire. [10] [11] [12] She was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup,with 199 runs at an average of 24.87. [13] Against Huntingdonshire,Claridge made her Twenty20 high score,scoring 96 from 61 deliveries. [14] Ahead of the 2023 season,she joined Leicestershire,for the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup,playing one match,whilst remaining with Buckinghamshire for the South Central Counties Cup. [15] [16]
In 2021,Claridge was included in Lightning's Academy squad for the season. [17] She was also included in the Trent Rockets squad for the 2021 season,but did not play a match. [18] Claridge made her debut for the senior Lightning team on 28 August 2021,in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Central Sparks. [19] She appeared three times for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy later that season,scoring 46 runs including 39* made against Western Storm. [20] [21] She played six matches for Lightning in 2022,across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,scoring 118 runs with a top score of 41. [22] [23] She was also once again part of the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred,but did not play a match. [24] She played four matches for The Blaze (the new name for Lightning) in 2023,scoring 58 runs at an average of 19.33. [25]
In March 2024,Claridge was drafted by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred in 2024. [1] Claridge made 12 appearances for The Blaze as they won the 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup. She played in both the semi-final versus Central Sparks and the final against South East Stars on Finals Day. [26] [27] Claridge signed a new two-year contract with The Blaze in August 2024. [28]
On 1 October 2024,Claridge was named in the USA squad for their tour of Zimbabwe later that month. [29]
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