Georgie Eva Burton Boyce (born 4 October 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for The Blaze. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire,Lancashire,Lancashire Thunder,North West Thunder and Manchester Originals. [1] [2]
Boyce was born on 4 October 1998 in Nottingham. [2]
Boyce made her county debut in 2013,for Nottinghamshire against Staffordshire. She did not bat or bowl. [3] She played three matches that season before becoming more of a regular in the next,and she hit her maiden half-century in 2014,scoring 50* in a successful chase against Yorkshire. [4]
In 2016,Nottinghamshire were promoted from Division 2 of the County Championship,with Boyce ending the season as the sides third-highest run-scorer. [5] She was also the team's leading run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup. [6] Boyce was again her side's leading run-scorer in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup,with a best of 74 coming in a victory over Worcestershire. [7] [8]
In 2019,Boyce joined Lancashire. [9] She was their leading run-scorer in the County Championship,scoring 262 runs at an average of 43.66,which was also the highest of any non-international player across the whole competition. [10] She also achieved what was at the time her highest List A score in the competition,hitting 83 in a 1-run victory over Surrey. [11] In 2021,she hit 179 runs as her side won the North Group of the Twenty20 Cup,including 96* from 73 balls in a match against North East Warriors. [12] [13] In 2022,she was the leading run-scorer across the entire Twenty20 Cup,with 306 runs including three half-centuries. [14] At the end of the 2022 season,it was announced that Boyce had left Lancashire. [15]
Boyce was part of Loughborough Lightning's squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016 and 2017,but did not play a match for them. She joined Lancashire Thunder in 2018,and played 9 games for them that season,scoring 98 runs at an average of 12.25. [16] [17] She played 7 matches for them in 2019,and scored her WCSL high score of 43 opening the batting against Southern Vipers. [18] [19]
In 2020,Boyce played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 6 matches,scoring 105 runs at an average of 17.50. [20] In December 2020,it was announced that Boyce was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract. [21] In 2021,she was Thunder's second-highest run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,with 232 runs including scoring 91 against Sunrisers and 67 against Northern Diamonds. [22] [23] [24] She also scored 87 runs in 6 matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. [25] Boyce played for Manchester Originals in The Hundred,appearing in 5 matches and scoring 37 runs. [26] In 2022,she scored 172 runs for North West Thunder in the Charlotte Edwards Cup,including two half-centuries. [27] She also played four matches for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,before,in September,joining Lightning,citing moving closer to home as a big reason for the move. [28] [29] She played two matches for her new side,and scored 70 in Lightning's final match of the tournament,against South East Stars. [30] She was also again in the Manchester Originals squad for The Hundred,but did not play a match. [31] In November 2022,it was confirmed that Boyce had signed a professional contract with Lightning,now known as The Blaze. [32]
In 2023,she played 22 matches for The Blaze,across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup,and was the side's leading run-scorer in the Charlotte Edwards Cup,with 200 runs at an average of 28.57. [33] [34] She also scored her maiden List A century in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy,with 104 against Sunrisers. [35] She was signed by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred,but did not play a match. [36] In 2024,she played one match for The Blaze. [37]
Boyce has also played for various England Academy and Development teams,having been part of the national set-up since 2014. [9]
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