Eva Gray (cricketer) explained

Eva Gray
Female:true
Fullname:Eva Gray
Birth Date:24 May 2000
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:Bowler
Club1:Surrey
Year1:2014–present
Club2:Surrey Stars
Year2:2018–2019
Club3:South East Stars
Year3:2020–2022
Club4:Oval Invincibles
Year4:2021–2023
Club5:Sunrisers
Year5:2023–present
Club6:London Spirit
Year6:2024–present
Columns:2
Column1:WLA
Matches1:40
Runs1:265
Bat Avg1:9.13
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:52
Deliveries1:1,278
Wickets1:41
Bowl Avg1:21.04
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/31
Catches/Stumpings1:12/–
Column2:WT20
Matches2:72
Runs2:271
Bat Avg2:10.03
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:34
Deliveries2:803
Wickets2:33
Bowl Avg2:28.63
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/16
Catches/Stumpings2:14/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1307/1307876/1307876.html CricketArchive
Date:20 October
Year:2023

Eva Gray (born 24 May 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey, Sunrisers and London Spirit. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Surrey Stars, South East Stars and Oval Invincibles.[1] [2]

Domestic career

Gray made her county debut in 2014, for Surrey against Essex.[3] Gray was part of the Surrey team that won promotion from Division 2 of the County Championship in 2018, and she took 11 wickets at an average of 13.00 in the tournament, as well as hitting her maiden county half-century, scoring 52 against Essex.[4] [5] In 2019, Gray achieved her best Twenty20 bowling figures, taking 4/16 against Middlesex.[6] She took two wickets for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7] She took four wickets for Surrey in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including best bowling figures of 3/17.[8]

Gray also played for Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2018 and 2019. In 2018, she played nine games in the Stars' successful campaign, including their victory in the final over Loughborough Lightning.[9] She also appeared in 5 games in 2019.[9]

In 2020, Gray played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in two matches, and took 2 wickets, both in a match against Southern Vipers.[10] [11] Gray was in the South East Stars squad for 2021, but did not play a match.[12] She was also in the Oval Invincibles squad for The Hundred, playing three matches and taking one wicket.[13] [14] She played seven matches for South East Stars in 2022, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and was the side's leading wicket-taker, with 9 wickets at an average of 21.55.[15] She was also ever-present in the victorious The Hundred campaign of Oval Invincibles, and was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker, with 8 wickets at an average of 12.62.[16]

At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Gray had moved to Sunrisers, and had signed a professional contract with her new side.[17] That season, she was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 14 wickets at an average of 19.07, as well as taking four wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[18] [19] She also took four wickets in seven matches for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Eva Gray. ESPNcricinfo. 17 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Eva Gray. CricketArchive. 17 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Essex Women v Surrey Women, 22 July 2014. CricketArchive. 22 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018. CricketArchive. 22 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Surrey Women v Essex Women, 3 June 2018. CricketArchive. 22 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Surrey Women v Middlesex Women, 30 June 2019. CricketArchive. 22 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021. CricketArchive. 30 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022. CricketArchive. 5 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Twenty20 Matches Played by Eva Gray. CricketArchive. 22 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Southern Vipers v South East Stars, 5 September 2020. CricketArchive. 22 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Bowling for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020. CricketArchive. 22 March 2021.
  12. Web site: South East Stars Name Squad for 2021 . Kia Oval . 24 May 2021 . 30 September 2021.
  13. Web site: The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists. The Cricketer. 22 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 30 September 2021.
  15. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 5 October 2022.
  16. Web site: Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 5 October 2022.
  17. Web site: Sunrisers Sign Eva Gray . Sunrisers Cricket . 4 November 2022 . 4 November 2022.
  18. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 20 October 2023.
  19. Web site: Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 20 October 2023.
  20. Web site: Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 20 October 2023.