Carly Leeson Explained

Carly Leeson
Female:true
Country:Australia
Fullname:Carly May Leeson
Birth Date:9 November 1998
Birth Place:Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:All-rounder
Club1:Sydney Sixers
Club2:New South Wales
Club3:Australian Capital Territory
Club4:Melbourne Renegades
Columns:2
Column1:WLA
Matches1:16
Runs1:238
Bat Avg1:18.30
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:56
Deliveries1:460
Wickets1:12
Bowl Avg1:38.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/33
Catches/Stumpings1:9/–
Column2:WT20
Matches2:27
Runs2:106
Bat Avg2:8.83
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:31
Deliveries2:347
Wickets2:16
Bowl Avg2:26.75
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:3/14
Catches/Stumpings2:10/–
Date:25 March 2021
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1381/1381009/1381009.html CricketArchive

Carly May Leeson (born 9 November 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.[1] [2] [3] She has previously played for Sydney Sixers, New South Wales and Melbourne Renegades.[4]

Early life

Leeson was born on 9 November 1998 in Grafton, New South Wales. She represented New South Wales at under-15 and under-18 level and was a member of Australia's second-string Shooting Stars squad when they toured Sri Lanka in 2015.[5]

Club career

In February 2018, Leeson became the first woman to play in a men's grade cricket match for Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.[6]

Domestic career

Women's Big Bash League

Leeson joined the Sydney Sixers ahead of the 2016–17 WBBL season. She played one match, against the Melbourne Renegades, and took two wickets for 11 runs from her two overs.[7] [8]

Leeson joined the Melbourne Renegades for the 2019–20 season.[9] Her 2020–21 season was her most successful WBBL as she took 11 wickets and made her T20 high score of 31.[10]

Women's National Cricket League

In the WNCL, Leeson joined the New South Wales Breakers ahead of the 2017–18 season, but did not play a match before joining the ACT Meteors in 2019.[11]

On 23 January 2020, Leeson made her maiden one-day fifty, scoring 56 off 63 balls in a seven-wicket loss to the Breakers.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abode Hotels ACT Meteors . Cricket ACT . Cricket Network . 25 March 2021 . 21 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190321174801/https://www.cricketact.com.au/teams/meteors . dead .
  2. Web site: Players . Melbourne Renegades . Cricket Network . 25 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Carly Leeson . ESPNcricinfo . 25 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Carly Leeson . CricketArchive . 25 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Carly Leeson . Melbourne Renegades . Cricket Network . 25 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Carly Leeson bowls her way to cricket history . James . Ben . The Daily Telegraph . 24 February 2018 . 18 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Sydney Sixers Women v Melbourne Renegades Women . CricketArchive . 21 January 2017 . 25 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 - Sydney Sixers Women: Batting and Bowling averages . ESPNcricinfo . 25 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Complete squad lists for WBBL05 . Jolly . Laura . cricket.com.au . 17 October 2019 . 25 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2020/21 - Melbourne Renegades Women: Batting and Bowling averages . ESPNcricinfo . 25 March 2021.
  11. Web site: ACT Meteors recruit Carly Leeson eyes back-to-back WNCL titles . Bertoldo . Lucie . Southern Highland News . 24 September 2019 . 25 March 2021.
  12. Web site: Australian Capital Territory Women v New South Wales Women . CricketArchive . 23 January 2020 . 25 March 2021.