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Full name | Niamh Fiona Holland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yeovil, Somerset, England | 27 October 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 October 2023 |
Niamh Fiona Holland (born 27 October 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset, Western Storm and London Spirit. An all-rounder, she is a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter.[1][2]
Holland was born in Yeovil, Somerset, but her home town is nearby Langport, and she plays club cricket for Street Cricket Club.[2][3]
Holland made her county debut in 2019, for Somerset against Wales. She achieved her List A high score on debut, scoring 37.[4] She took 10 wickets in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup at an average of 15.10, helping Somerset win Division 2 of the competition.[5] In 2021, she took 6 wickets at an average of 17.00 in the Twenty20 Cup.[6] She was Somerset's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 12 wickets at an average of 18.11.[7]
In 2020, Holland played for Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, and took one wicket.[8] She was retained in the Western Storm squad for the 2021 season, but did not play a match.[9] She was also included in the Western Storm Academy squad for 2021.[10] She played seven matches for Western Storm in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking four wickets.[11][12]
In March 2023, it was announced that Holland had signed her first professional contract with Western Storm.[13] That season, she played 19 matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets and with a high score of 44.[14][15] She also played three matches for London Spirit in The Hundred.[16]
In October 2022, Holland was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[17] She played six matches in the tournament, scoring 138 runs at an average of 27.60 including scoring 59 against Zimbabwe.[18][19]