Georgia Elwiss
Personal information
Full name
Georgia Amanda Elwiss
Born (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991 (age 32)
Wolverhampton, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 156)11 August 2015 v Australia
Last Test16 June 2021 v India
ODI debut (cap 120)23 October 2011 v South Africa
Last ODI28 February 2019 v India
ODI shirt no.34
T20I debut (cap 31)30 October 2011 v South Africa
Last T20I28 July 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2010Staffordshire
2009/10–2010/11Australian Capital Territory
2011–presentSussex
2016–2019Loughborough Lightning
2017/18–2018/19Melbourne Stars
2021–presentSouthern Vipers
2021–2022Birmingham Phoenix
2023–presentWelsh Fire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 4 36 14 187
Runs scored 145 388 29 2,771
Batting average 29.00 20.42 9.66 24.09
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0 3/12
Top score 46 77 18 115
Balls bowled 174 1,097 163 7,134
Wickets 1 26 8 184
Bowling average 91.00 26.11 20.12 21.16
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/40 3/17 2/9 6/17
Catches/stumpings 1/– 11/– 3/– 51/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2023

Georgia Amanda Elwiss (born 31 May 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Welsh Fire and England.[1]

Career

She was raised in Wolverhampton with her brother Luke and is a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batsman. She has played for the Diamonds in the UK and gained experience with ACT Women in Australia in the 2010/11 season. She was picked for the England one day tour of South Africa in October 2011 and made her one-day international debut for England against South Africa at Potchefstroom on 23 October 2011.[2] She made her Twenty/20 debut on the same tour at Potchefstroom on 30 Oct 2011.

Elwiss attended Wolverhampton Girls' High School from 2002 until 2009, and went on to study at Loughborough University and then on to Loughborough MCC University[3]

She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[4]

In April 2015, she was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour to Dubai, where England women will play their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games, and two Twenty20 matches.[5]

Elwiss was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.[6][7][8]

In November 2018, she was named in the Melbourne Stars' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[9][10] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[11][12] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13]

On 18 June 2020, Elwiss was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15] In June 2021, Elwiss was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[16][17] Ahead of the inaugural season of The Hundred, Elwiss was signed by the Birmingham Phoenix.[18]

In December 2021, Elwiss was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[19] In April 2022, she was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[20]

Personal life

Elwiss is in a relationship with England women's national football team goalkeeper Carly Telford.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Georgia Elwiss | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. ^ "2nd ODI: South Africa Women v England Women at Potchefstroom, Oct 23, 2011 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. ^ Wood, Ryan (20 July 2011). "In the Spotlight – Georgia Elwiss". The Sporting Opinion. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Lauren Winfield: Injured batter misses England Academy tour". BBC. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ^ Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23 Archived 26 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  7. ^ World Cup Final Archived 1 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  8. ^ England v India: Women's World Cup final – live! Archived 23 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
  9. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPNcricinfo. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPNcricinfo. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  13. ^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  15. ^ "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  18. ^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  20. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Telford hopes footballers & cricketers can inspire next generation". BBC Sport. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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