Maisy Gibson Explained

Maisy Gibson
Female:true
Country:Australia
Fullname:Maisy Leigh Gibson
Birth Date:14 September 1996
Birth Place:Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right arm leg break
Role:All-rounder
Club1:New South Wales
Club2:Sydney Thunder
Club3:Nottinghamshire
Year3:2016
Club4:Tasmania
Club5:Hobart Hurricanes
Columns:2
Column1:WLA
Matches1:24
Runs1:227
Bat Avg1:25.22
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:57
Deliveries1:1,050
Wickets1:30
Bowl Avg1:24.86
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/28
Catches/Stumpings1:6/–
Column2:WT20
Matches2:58
Runs2:90
Bat Avg2:9.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:22
Deliveries2:1,062
Wickets2:55
Bowl Avg2:20.85
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/14
Catches/Stumpings2:15/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1165/1165028/1165028.html CricketArchive
Date:21 March 2021

Maisy Leigh Gibson is an Australian cricketer, who plays as a left-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler for Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes. She has previously played for Sydney Thunder and New South Wales.

Career

In 2010, she was the first female to captain a team at the Lismore under-12 cricket carnival when she captained Hunter Valley under-12s.[1] Gibson has played Sydney grade level cricket for Singleton,[1] and Hunter Region.[2]

Gibson played in four Women's Big Bash League seasons for Sydney Thunder, taking 36 wickets in total.[3] She was part of the Sydney Thunder (WBBL) team that won the 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season. She took 13 wickets in the tournament at an average of 11.30 and an economy rate of 5.60.[2] In 2016, she was given a professional New South Wales Breakers contract, which allowed her to move to Sydney.[4] She was later named in the squad for the final of the 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League season.[5]

Ahead of the 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season and 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, she moved to Tasmania, and signed for the Tasmanian Tigers and the Hobart Hurricanes.[3] She took 10 wickets in the 2019–20 WNCL, and in May 2020, she was named Tasmanian women's player of the season.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Maisy Gibson shows how it's done. The Northern Star. 7 January 2010. 22 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Maisy Gibson's success in WBBL 2015-16 pleasing: Neil McDonald. CricketCountry.com. 3 February 2016. 22 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Maisy Gibson signs for Hobart Hurricanes. Women's Cric Zone. 5 August 2019. 22 January 2021.
  4. News: How the NSW Breakers became full-time professional cricketers. The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 2016. 22 January 2021.
  5. News: WBBL champion Maisy Gibson in NSW Breakers squad for WCNL final. The Newcastle Herald. 30 November 2016. 22 January 2021.
  6. News: Maisy Gibson and Jackson Bird claim major Tasmanian cricket awards. The Advocate. 1 May 2020. 22 January 2021.