Maxine Blythin

Maxine Blythin (born 25 August 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Wiltshire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Kent and South East Stars.[1][2]

Maxine Blythin
Personal information
Full name
Maxine Blythin
Born (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–2021Kent
2020South East Stars
2023–presentWiltshire
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 9 9
Runs scored 221 252
Batting average 31.57 31.50
100s/50s 0/2 0/1
Top score 51* 72*
Catches/stumpings 8/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023

Early life

Blythin was born on 25 August 1994 and grew up near Canterbury.[2][3] Blythin is transgender, and transitioned to female in her teenage years.[4]

Domestic career

Blythin made her county debut in 2019, for Kent against Nottinghamshire in a County Championship match, in which she scored 43.[5] Blythin went on to be Kent's third-highest Championship run-scorer that season, scoring 165 runs at an average of 33.00, including her maiden county half-century, scoring 51* against Hampshire.[6][7] Blythin then went on to be Kent's leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 175 runs at an average of 29.16.[8] Blythin was subsequently named the Kent Women Club Player of the Year for 2019.[9] In 2021, she only played in the Women's London Championship, scoring 135 runs including 94 made against Sussex.[10][11] In 2023, she moved to Wiltshire, playing three matches for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including scoring 72* on debut against Dorset.[12][13]

In 2020, Blythin played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in two matches, scoring 56 runs with a top score of 50 against Western Storm.[14][15]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Maxine Blythin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Maxine Blythin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. "Maxine Blythin: Transgender player grateful for 'supportive' cricket family". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. "Maxine Blythin: Transgender cricketer reveals birth condition". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. "Kent Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 5 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. "Kent Women v Hampshire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. "Stevens bags top prize at Kent Cricket Awards". Kent Cricket. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Women's London Championship 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. "Kent Women v Sussex Women, 1 June 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. "Batting and Fielding for Wiltshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  13. "Wiltshire Women v Dorset Women, 23 April 2023". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  14. "Western Storm v South East Stars, 11 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  15. "South East Stars Averages/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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