| Liberty Heap | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Liberty Nicole Heap |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Cumbria |
| Year1: | 2019 |
| Club2: | Lancashire |
| Year2: | 2020–present |
| Club3: | North West Thunder |
| Year3: | 2020–present |
| Club4: | North Representative XI |
| Year4: | 2021 |
| Club5: | Cumbria |
| Year5: | 2022 |
| Club6: | Manchester Originals |
| Year6: | 2023–present |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | WLA |
| Matches1: | 18 |
| Runs1: | 186 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 36 |
| Deliveries1: | 336 |
| Wickets1: | 15 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 17.20 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/34 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Column2: | WT20 |
| Matches2: | 20 |
| Runs2: | 264 |
| Bat Avg2: | 15.52 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 46 |
| Deliveries2: | 85 |
| Wickets2: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 32.66 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/17 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 6/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1864/1864697/1864697.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 16 October |
| Year: | 2023 |
Liberty Nicole Heap (born 16 September 2003) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder and Manchester Originals. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Cumbria and North Representative XI.[1] [2]
Heap was born on 16 September 2003 in Burnley, Lancashire.[2]
Heap made her county debut in 2019, for Cumbria against Lincolnshire, in which she scored 17 runs and took 2/23 from 10 overs.[3] This was the only Championship game she played that season, whilst also appearing in two Twenty20 Cup matches.[4] [5] In 2021, Heap was named as part of the Lancashire contingent of the North Representative XI squad for the Twenty20 Cup, playing four matches, scoring 55 runs and taking 2 wickets.[6] [7] [8] She played for Cumbria in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking one wicket.[9]
In 2020, Heap played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in four matches, scoring 28 runs and taking 5 wickets at an average of 18.20.[10] Her best bowling performance came against Lightning, where she took 3/34.[11] She played one match in 2021, scoring 19 and taking 1/41.[12] She played two matches for the side in 2022, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking one wicket as well as hitting 36 from 18 deliveries against Western Storm.[13] [14] In February 2023, it was announced that Heap had signed her first professional contract with North West Thunder.[15] That season, she played 18 matches for the side, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 46 against Sunrisers.[16] [17] [18] She was also signed by Manchester Originals for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[19]
In October 2022, Heap was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[20] She was ever-present throughout the tournament, scoring 149 runs at an average of 21.28.[21] She made one half-century, scoring 64 from 35 deliveries against Rwanda.[22]