Ella Claridge Explained

Ella Claridge
Female:true
Fullname:Ella Caterina Claridge
Birth Date:28 September 2002
Birth Place:Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Buckinghamshire
Year1:2017–present
Club2:Trent Rockets
Year2:2021–2022
Club3:The Blaze
Club4:Leicestershire
Columns:2
Hidedeliveries:true
Column1:WLA
Matches1:19
Runs1:425
Bat Avg1:25.00
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:57
Catches/Stumpings1:12/4
Column2:WT20
Matches2:40
Runs2:810
Bat Avg2:22.50
100S/50S2:0/6
Top Score2:96
Catches/Stumpings2:7/11
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1711/1711316/1711316.html CricketArchive
Date:17 October
Year:2023

Ella Caterina Claridge (born 28 September 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire and 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]

Domestic career

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.[3] 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.[4] [5] [6] Claridge was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 100 runs, including 51 made against Lincolnshire.[7] [8] 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.[9] [10] [11] She was again Buckinghamshire's leading run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 199 runs at an average of 24.87.[12] Against Huntingdonshire, Claridge made her Twenty20 high score, scoring 96 from 61 deliveries.[13] 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.[14] [15]

In 2021, Claridge was included in Lightning's Academy squad for the season.[16] She was also included in the Trent Rockets squad for the 2021 season, but did not play a match.[17] Claridge made her debut for the senior Lightning team on 28 August 2021, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Central Sparks.[18] 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.[19] [20] 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.[21] [22] She was also once again part of the Trent Rockets squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[23] She played four matches for The Blaze (the new name for Lightning) in 2023, scoring 58 runs at an average of 19.33.[24]

In March 2024, Claridge was drafted by Northern Superchargers for The Hundred in 2024.[25] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Ella Claridge. ESPNcricinfo. 28 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Ella Claridge . CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 28 May 2017. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Buckinghamshire Women v Dorset Women, 17 June 2018. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Buckinghamshire Women v Dorset Women, 24 June 2018. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Buckinghamshire Women v Lincolnshire Women, 9 June 2019. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Buckinghamshire Women v Norfolk Women, 3 May 2021. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Buckinghamshire Women v Huntingdonshire Women, 9 May 2021. CricketArchive. 28 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Batting and Fielding for Buckinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022. CricketArchive. 2 October 2022.
  13. Web site: Huntingdonshire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 2 May 2022 . CricketArchive. 2 October 2022.
  14. Web site: Batting and Fielding for Leicestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023. CricketArchive. 17 October 2023.
  15. Web site: South Central Regional Cup: Dorset Cricket v Bucks Cricket, 26 July 2023 . Play-Cricket . 31 October 2023.
  16. Web site: Lightning Cricket . Loughborough University . 28 August 2021.
  17. Web site: The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists. The Cricketer. 28 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Group A, Worcester, Aug 28 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v Lightning . ESPN Cricinfo. 28 August 2021.
  19. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 28 September 2021.
  20. Web site: Bristol, Sep 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Western Storm v Lightning . ESPNCricinfo . 28 September 2021.
  21. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 2 October 2022.
  22. Web site: Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 2 October 2022.
  23. Web site: NCCC News : Marlow, Claridge & Mike Join Rockets Party . 10 July 2022 . Trent Bridge.
  24. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 17 October 2023.
  25. Web site: 2024-06-06 . The Hundred 2024: Full squad lists . 2024-06-24 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  26. Web site: CS vs BLZ Cricket Scorecard, 1st Semi-Final at Derby, June 22, 2024 . 2024-06-24 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  27. Web site: BLZ vs SES Cricket Scorecard, Final at Derby, June 22, 2024 . 2024-06-24 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  28. Web site: MCCARTHY AND CLARIDGE COMMIT FOR TWO YEARS. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. 2 August 2024.