| Tara Norris | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Tara Gabriella Norris |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Country: | United States |
| T20idebutdate: | 18 October |
| T20idebutyear: | 2021 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Brazil |
| T20icap: | 19 |
| Lastt20idate: | 25 October |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2021 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Argentina |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Year1: | 2014–present |
| Club2: | Southern Vipers |
| Year2: | 2017 |
| Club3: | Loughborough Lightning |
| Year3: | 2018–2019 |
| Club4: | Southern Vipers |
| Year4: | 2020–2022 |
| Club5: | Southern Brave |
| Year5: | 2021–2022 |
| Club6: | Delhi Capitals |
| Year6: | 2023 |
| Club7: | North West Thunder |
| Year7: | 2023–present |
| Club8: | London Spirit |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | WT20I |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 15 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 13 |
| Deliveries1: | 108 |
| Wickets1: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 7.75 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/4 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | WLA |
| Matches2: | 70 |
| Runs2: | 440 |
| Bat Avg2: | 14.66 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 51 |
| Deliveries2: | 2,856 |
| Wickets2: | 80 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 25.08 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 23/– |
| Column3: | WT20 |
| Matches3: | 85 |
| Runs3: | 321 |
| Bat Avg3: | 11.46 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/1 |
| Top Score3: | 59 |
| Deliveries3: | 1,298 |
| Wickets3: | 71 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 18.28 |
| Fivefor3: | 1 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 5/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 24/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/991/991031/991031.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 16 October |
| Year: | 2023 |
Tara Gabriella Norris (born 4 June 1998) is an American cricketer who currently plays for Sussex, North West Thunder and London Spirit. She plays as a left-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Loughborough Lightning, Southern Vipers and Southern Brave.[1] [2]
Norris was born in the United States and played for the United States women's national cricket team at the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier.[3]
Norris was born on 4 June 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is half-Italian.[4] She spent her early years in Spain, before moving to England at the age of eight. She attended Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and began playing for Horsham Cricket Club at a young age.[5]
Norris made her county debut in 2014, for Sussex against Warwickshire. She did not bat or bowl.[6] A year later, she was part of the Sussex squad that won the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7] In the 2018 Women's County Championship, Norris had a strong season, taking 10 wickets at an average of 10.30 as her side was promoted from Division 2.[8] In 2019, Norris again had a successful county season, being Sussex's second-leading wicket-taker in both competitions, and hitting her maiden county half-century, scoring 59 opening the batting in a T20 victory over Warwickshire.[9] [10] [11] She was Sussex's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 7 wickets at an average of 11.71.[12] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Norris took eight wickets at an average of 7.87, including Twenty20 best bowling figures of 4/11, taken against Surrey.[13] [14]
In 2017, Norris also played for Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League. She played one match, bowling three overs and dismissing Jenny Gunn for her maiden KSL wicket.[15] Ahead of the 2018 season, she moved to Loughborough Lightning, but did not play for them until 2019. Across her three appearances, she bowled three overs for no wicket.[16]
In 2020, Norris returned to Southern Vipers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 7 matches, including her side's 38-run victory in the Final over Northern Diamonds. She took 12 wickets at an average of 17.91, including taking 4/45 in a match against Western Storm.[17] [18] She was the joint-third leading wicket-taker across the whole tournament.[19] In 2021, she was the joint-second leading wicket-taker in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 13 wickets at an average of 13.30.[20] She achieved her Twenty20 best bowling in the tournament against Lightning, taking 4/14 from her 3.5 overs.[21] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Norris took 11 wickets at an average of 30.09, including taking her List A best bowling figures, again 4/14, against North West Thunder.[22] In the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Norris hit her List A best of 40 as part of an unbroken stand of 78 for the eighth wicket with Emily Windsor to help her side recover from 109/7 to win the match, and the tournament, by 3 wickets with two balls to spare.[23] She also played six matches for Southern Brave in The Hundred, taking 3 wickets at an average of 22.66.[24] In 2022, Norris took two wickets in four appearances in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and was Southern Vipers' leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 12 wickets at an average of 19.75.[25] [26] She was again in the Southern Brave squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[27] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Norris had joined North West Thunder.[28] In 2023, she was Thunder's second-leading wicket-taker in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 10 and 9 wickets respectively.[29] [30] She also scored her maiden List A half-century, with 51 against Southern Vipers.[31] She also played for London Spirit in The Hundred, taking two wickets in her six matches.[32]
In February 2023, she was signed by Delhi Capitals ahead of the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League.[33] She played five matches for the side as they reached the final of the tournament, taking 7 wickets at an average of 12.71.[34] In her first match of the tournament, she took a five-wicket haul, with 5/29 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.[35]
In September 2021, Norris was named in the United States squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier.[36] She made her Twenty20 International debut in the first match of the tournament, against Brazil on 18 October 2021.[3] She went on to play five of USA's six matches in the tournament as they qualified for the 2022 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, taking 4 wickets at an average of 7.75.[37] In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[38]
Norris has also appeared for various England Development and Academy teams, including touring South Africa in 2018.[39]