Clare Boycott

Clare Katherine Boycott (born 31 December 1993) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Worcestershire. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Central Sparks.[1][2]

Clare Boycott
Personal information
Full name
Clare Katherine Boycott
Born (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993
Redditch, Worcestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–presentWorcestershire
2020–2022Central Sparks
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 90 71
Runs scored 1,443 825
Batting average 22.20 21.15
100s/50s 0/7 0/1
Top score 63* 65
Balls bowled 3,009 1,168
Wickets 77 56
Bowling average 24.92 19.49
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/16 3/10
Catches/stumpings 15/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023

Early life

Boycott was born on 31 December 1993 in Redditch, Worcestershire.[2]

Domestic career

Boycott made her county debut in 2008, for Worcestershire against Essex.[3] In the 2009 Women's County Championship, she took 7 wickets at an average of 17.85.[4] In 2011, Boycott scored her first county half-century, hitting 59* against Staffordshire, as well as taking 11 wickets in the County Championship.[5][6]

In 2015, Boycott was Worcestershire's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 236 runs at an average of 39.33, including one half-century.[7] In 2016, she hit another half-century, 59 against Leicestershire, and was her side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 8 wickets at an average of 11.75.[8][9] The following season, Boycott hit her List A high score, 63* against Staffordshire, and was Worcestershire's leading wicket-taker in both formats, with 7 wickets in the Championship and 14 in the Twenty20 Cup, the highest across the whole competition.[10][11][12]

In 2018, Boycott achieved her List A best bowling figures, taking 6/16 against Shropshire, as well as hitting two half-centuries in the County Championship.[13][14] The following season, Boycott hit 61* in a County Championship match against Somerset, and took 14 wickets across the two formats.[15][16][17] In 2021, she made what was at the time her Twenty20 high score, scoring 40 in a match for Worcestershire against Warwickshire.[18] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she scored her maiden Twenty20 half-century, scoring 65 against Berkshire, as well as taking nine wickets in eight matches.[19][20][21] During the 2022 season, Boycott reached the milestone of playing 200 matches for Worcestershire, across age-group and senior cricket.[22]

In 2020, Boycott played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in five matches, scoring 53 runs and taking 8 wickets at an average of 20.00, the joint-most for the side.[23] Her best performance with the ball came in the Sparks' victory over North West Thunder, taking 4/40 from 10 overs.[24] She appeared in nine matches for the side in 2021, and took 4 wickets at an average of 20.25 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[25][26] She appeared in one match for the side in 2022, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[27] Ahead of the 2023 season, it was confirmed that Boycott had left Central Sparks.[28]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Clare Boycott". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Clare Boycott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. "Worcestershire Women v Essex Women, 8 June 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. "Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 11 September 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. "Leicestershire Women v Worcestershire Women, 29 May 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. "Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 27 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. "Bowling in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. "Shropshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 6 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. "Worcestershire Women v Somerset Women, 27 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  18. "Warwickshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 9 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  19. "Batting and Fielding for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  20. "Bowling for Worcestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  21. "Worcestershire Women v Berkshire Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  22. "Women's Rapids Captain Pays Tribute to Clare Boycott after Clocking up 200 Games". Worcestershire County Cricket Club. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  23. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  24. "Central Sparks v North West Thunder, 5 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  25. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  26. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  27. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  28. "Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement". Central Sparks. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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