| 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]
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]