Roberta Moretti Avery Explained

Roberta Moretti Avery
Female:true
Country:Brazil
International:true
Fullname:Roberta de Melo Moretti
Birth Date:9 July 1985
Birth Place:Poços de Caldas, Brazil
Nickname:Big Mom
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg-break
T20idebutdate:23 August
T20idebutyear:2018
T20idebutagainst:Mexico
T20icap:2
Lastt20idate:15 October
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:Argentina
Columns:1
Column1:WT20I
Matches1:26
Runs1:454
Bat Avg1:25.22
100S/50S1:0/4
Top Score1:77
Deliveries1:85
Wickets1:15
Bowl Avg1:3.60
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/1
Catches/Stumpings1:12/–
Date:7 November 2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1161398.html ESPNcricinfo

Roberta de Melo Moretti Avery (born 9 July 1985) is a Brazilian cricketer and the captain of the national women's cricket team.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Early life and career

Moretti was born in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais into a sporting family: her parents played golf. She initially played golf in her hometown, until the age of 16, being part of Brazilian team for the Youth South American team, in Uruguay 2000 competition.[4] She then spent some time in the UK, before returning to Brazil in 2010.[5] During her brief stay in UK, she approached Liam Cook and asked him to conduct few coaching sessions for her.[6]

Her alternative sport was handball, as a goalkeeper for Poços de Caldas team until the age of 17. Moretti did not play cricket until the age of 27, when she was invited by her spouse to join the soft ball league, playing alongside the first participants from Confederação Brasileira de Cricket development program. She was inspired to pursue her interest in the sport of cricket due to her husband's involvement in cricket projects. She was part of Cricket Poços team on the first Brazilian Women's National league, in 2013[7] and subsequently selected as part of the Brazilian Women's National squad in 2014, making her debut in April 2014.[8]

In addition, she also runs a fruit export business in Brazil. She currently holds a key position as an administrator at Cricket Brasil. She also teaches the sport to kids in different schools during her spare time and also regarded as a fitness fanatic as she trains at least four hours per day at the high-performance centre.[9]

International career

In 2014, Moretti was selected to be part of the national women's cricket team in Brazil.[10] She was the first cricketer for Brazil, male or female, to score a century in a Twenty20 match.[11] [12]

Moretti had her breakthrough in golf in 2017, after being top 5 on National Ranking and selected for the Brazilian team for the Copa Los Andes, in Bolívia, and Copa Srta. Fay Crocker, in Uruguay, in 2017. [13] [14] She was also part of the Brazilian doubles on Taça Pee-Wee, played in São Fernando Golf Club, Cotia.[15] Moretti retired from competitive golf in July 2018.

In March 2017, Moretti was named captain of Brazil's squad ahead of the Iguassu Cup, a bilateral tour played against Argentina.[16] As an allusion to her relatively mature age and leading status in Brazilian cricket, she has been nicknamed "Big Mom".[17] She was also invited to be a part of the CanAm team on Philadelphia Cricket Festival, captained by Claire Taylor in that year. CanAm was the only women's team in the men's competition.[18] [19]

Moretti made her WT20I debut for Brazil on 23 August 2018, against Mexico, in the opening fixture of the 2018 South American Women's Cricket Championship.[20] In the summer of 2019, she trained in the United Kingdom at Bexley Cricket Club.[21] In October 2019, Brazil women won the 2019 South American Cricket Championship,[22] with Moretti finishing as the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 116 runs in five matches.[23] [24]

In April 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Moretti took to social media to discuss mental health issues during the pandemic.[25] [26] The following month, she was one of forty women selected to be mentored for the ICC 100% Cricket Future Leaders Programme.[27] [28]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roberta Avery . ESPNcricinfo . 11 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Brazil women's captain Roberta Moretti Avery on life as a professional cricketer . Emerging Cricket . 11 January 2021.
  3. Web site: The Cricket Library interview Roberta Moretti-Avery . Stump to Stump . 11 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Aluna da Uninter é capitã da seleção brasileira de críquete UNINTER NOTÍCIAS. 3 July 2021. pt-BR.
  5. Web site: How cricket is gaining new ground in Brazil . ESPNcricinfo . 9 August 2021.
  6. News: The Englishman coaching Brazil women. en-GB. BBC Sport. 28 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Homenagem ao Primeiro Campeonato Feminino Brasileiro de Cricket – Cricket Brasil. 3 July 2021. pt-BR.
  8. Web site: Projeto Cricket Poços de Caldas revela atletas na seleção Brasileira no WSAC 2014 – Cricket Brasil. 3 July 2021. pt-BR.
  9. Web site: 25 May 2021. Short on bats, Brazil make their own - Taipei Times. 28 September 2021. www.taipeitimes.com.
  10. Web site: Interview with Roberta Moretti – EXCLUSIVE Report on Brazil Women's Cricket . Female Cricket . 11 January 2021.
  11. Web site: The Pioneer: Roberta Moretti Avery . CrickTalk20 . 11 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Female cricket is growing, and we are helping each other out: Moretti Avery . Women's CricZone . 11 January 2021.
  13. Web site: Brasil pronto para a Copa Los Andes de Golfe - Surto Olímpico. 3 July 2021. www.surtoolimpico.com.br.
  14. Web site: Brasil conquista título em torneio de golfe no Uruguai - Surto Olímpico. 3 July 2021. www.surtoolimpico.com.br.
  15. Web site: O Portal Brasileiro do Golfe > Tudo sobre golfe: Notícias, Fotos, Vídeos, Equipamentos e mais. 3 July 2021. www.golfe.esp.br.
  16. Web site: Copa Iguassu – Edição Buenos Aires 2017 – Cricket Brasil. 2 July 2021. pt-BR.
  17. Web site: Farrell . Melinda . The Brazilian city with more cricketers than footballers . Sporting News . 2 June 2021 . 1 June 2021.
  18. Web site: Festival 2017 – Philadelphia International Cricket Festival. 3 July 2021. en-US.
  19. Web site: 2017 Philadelphia International Cricket Festival. 3 July 2021. globalphiladelphia.org. en.
  20. Web site: 1st Match, Bogota, Aug 23 2018, South American Women's Championships . ESPNcricinfo . 11 January 2021.
  21. Web site: Campos. Paulo Vitor. 3 July 2019. Poços-caldenses realizam intercâmbio e treinamentos de cricket na Inglaterra. 11 January 2021. Cricket Brasil. pt-BR.
  22. Web site: Brazil Women win the South American Cricket Championship two years in a row . Female Cricket . 11 January 2021.
  23. Web site: South American Championships Wrap . Emerging Cricket . 11 January 2021.
  24. Web site: South American Women's Championships, 2019/20: Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 11 January 2021.
  25. Web site: Brazil captain Roberta Moretti Avery on social media . Emerging Cricket . 29 April 2021.
  26. Web site: The 'Brazilian shot' sums up cricket in a country where the game is upbeat, fresh and joyous . The Telegraph . 29 April 2021.
  27. Web site: Brazil's Roberta Avery, India's Vijeylaxmi Narasimhan picked in ICC Future Leaders Programme . ESPNcricinfo . 1 June 2021.
  28. Web site: Roberta Avery wants to see Brazil in the top 20 on Women's T20I Rankings . International Cricket Council . 2 June 2022.

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