Jemima Spence Explained

Jemima Spence
Female:true
Fullname:Jemima Emma Maxwell Spence
Birth Date:6 July 2006
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Kent
Year1:2021–present
Club2:South East Stars
Columns:2
Hidedeliveries:true
Column1:WLA
Matches1:12
Runs1:168
Bat Avg1:18.66
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:45
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Column2:WT20
Matches2:5
Runs2:93
Bat Avg2:18.60
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:24
Catches/Stumpings2:4/0
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2456/2456617/2456617.html CricketArchive
Date:18 October
Year:2023

Jemima Emma Maxwell Spence (born 6 July 2006) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent and South East Stars. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper.[1] [2]

Domestic career

Spence first played for the Kent senior team in 2021, in the Women's London Championship, scoring 66 in her first match against Sussex.[3] She was named as Kent's Emerging Player of the Year at the end of the 2021 season.[4] She went on to play for Kent in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 71 runs at an average of 17.75 in four matches.[5]

Spence was named in the South East Stars Academy squad in 2021.[6] She was again named in the academy squad in 2022, and made 111 for the side against Sunrisers Academy in August 2022.[7] [8] She was promoted to the senior squad in September 2022, and made her debut for South East Stars on 11 September, scoring 26 against Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[9] Spence top-scored for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy play-off against Southern Vipers, scoring 45.[10] In 2023, she played nine matches for South East Stars, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 80 runs.[11]

International career

In October 2022, Spence was selected as a non-travelling reserve in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Jemima Spence . ESPNcricinfo. 11 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Jemima Spence . CricketArchive. 11 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Kent Women v Sussex Women, 1 June 2021 . CricketArchive. 11 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Stevens named Player of the Year . October 2021 . Kent Sports News. 11 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022 . CricketArchive. 11 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Kent Starlets Earn Stars Academy Spots . 8 March 2021 . Kent Cricket . 11 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Berry & Blinkhorn-Jones in South East Stars Academy . Kia Oval . 14 December 2021 . 11 September 2022.
  8. Web site: Regional Academy Friendlies, 50 Over One Day, 2 August 2022 . NV Play . 11 September 2022.
  9. Web site: Beckenham, September 11 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: South East Stars v Central Sparks . ESPNcricinfo . 11 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Southern Vipers set up another final showdown with Northern Diamonds . ESPNcricinfo . 5 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 18 October 2023.
  12. Web site: England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 . England and Wales Cricket Board . 18 October 2022 . 18 October 2022.