Laura Harris (cricketer)

Laura May Harris (born 18 August 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[1][2][3]

Laura Harris
Personal information
Full name
Laura May Harris
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–presentBrisbane Heat
2016/17–presentQueensland
2021Northern Superchargers
2022/23Wellington
2023–presentDelhi Capitals
2023–presentWelsh Fire
2023–presentBarbados Royals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 26 77
Runs scored 513 643
Batting average 25.65 16.92
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 65 41
Catches/stumpings 13/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 March 2021

Career

She made her Queensland debut in the 2016–17 WNCL.[4] She has played for Brisbane Heat since the inception of the WBBL in 2015 and hit the winning runs in their title wins in both 2018–19 and 2019–20.[5] In 2021, she was drafted by Northern Superchargers for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[6] She played for them in six games and scored 61 runs in total.[7] In January 2023, she signed for Wellington Blaze for the remainder of the 2022–23 Super Smash.[8]

Personal life

Harris's younger sister is fellow Brisbane Heat cricketer Grace Harris.[9] In November 2019, she proposed to her Brisbane Heat teammate Delissa Kimmince, after dating for four years.[10][11] They married in Marburg, Queensland in August 2020.[12][5] Harris has worked as a nurse when not playing cricket.[13]

References
  1. "Laura Kimmince". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Queensland Fire". Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "Players". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. "Queensland Women v Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. "Laura Kimmince - Brisbane Heat". brisbaneheat.com.au. Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. "The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Northern Superchargers (Women) Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. "The Blaze add some Heat!". Cricket Wellington. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. Heslehurst, Brayden (5 January 2016). "Laura Harris looks to show her skills in cricket with the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  10. Whiting, Frances (22 November 2019). "Brisbane Heat: Delissa Kimmince's triumph over personal tragedy". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. Preston, Kahla. "How We Met: 'I said, "If we win the final, I'll buy her a ring"'". 9Honey. Nine Digital Pty Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. "Lifetime off-field Partnership for Delissa Kimmince and Laura Harris, announced marriage via Instagram". Female Cricket. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  13. Williams, Elise (25 January 2019). "Women's Big Bash League final: Brisbane Heat batter Laura Harris juggles cricket with nursing career". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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