Nattaya Boochatham

Nattaya Boochatham (Thai:นาตยา บูชาธรรม, born 3 December 1986) is a Thai cricketer who plays for the Thailand women's national cricket team as an all-rounder.[3]

Nattaya Boochatham
Boochatham batting for Thailand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Born (1986-12-03) 3 December 1986
Sisaket,[1] Thailand
NicknameFon[2]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 1)20 November 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI24 November 2022 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 1)3 June 2018 v Pakistan
Last T20I13 October 2022 v India
Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2022
Medal record
Representing  Thailand
Women's Cricket
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala LumpurTwenty20
Gold medal – first place2023 CambodiaTwenty10
Gold medal – first place2023 CambodiaTwenty20
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia50 overs

Boochatham was a member of the Thailand team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[4] She was the highest run-scorer for Thailand in the tournament, with 116 runs.[5]

In June 2018, she was named in Thailand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Thailand on 3 June 2018, in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.[7] She was the leading run-scorer for Thailand in the tournament, with 86 runs in five matches.[8] She was also the joint-leading wicket-taker for Thailand in the tournament, with six dismissals in five matches.[8]

In November 2018, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, to play fixtures against Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) clubs.[9]

In August 2019, she finished the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals from six matches.[10] Later the same month, she was named in Thailand's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[11] She took more WT20I wickets than any other player in 2019; a total of 40 at an average of 6.17 and an economy rate of 3.23.[12]

In January 2020, Boochatham was named in Thailand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13] In Thailand's last match of the tournament, against Pakistan, she scored 44, and shared in an opening partnership of 93 with Natthakan Chantam.[14][15]

In November 2021, she was named in Thailand's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[16] She played in Thailand's first match of the tournament, on 21 November 2021 against Zimbabwe.[17]

In October 2022, she played for Thailand in Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.

In September 2023, during the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier in Malaysia, Boochatham became the first player from an ICC associate member to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 Internationals.[18]

References
  1. "Nattaya Boochatham". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. Ananya, Upendran (6 March 2020). "Lessons, laughs, leadership and a love of the game – Thailand's memorable T20 World Cup campaign". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. "Nattaya Boochatham". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 6th Match, Group A: India Women v Thailand Women at Colombo (CCC), Feb 8, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "Records: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 2016/17: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. "3rd Match, Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Thailand Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  9. "Second Women's Global Development Squad heads to Rebel Women's Big Bash League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  10. "Women's T20I Quadrangular Series (in Netherlands), 2019: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  11. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  12. Friend, Nick (18 February 2020). "Cavalier batsmen, young leggies and the next cab off the Aussie rank... Seven players to watch at the T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  13. "Thailand name squad for their first Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. Admin (3 March 2020). "Thailand batters shine in washed-out finale". GoSports. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  15. Voigt-Hill, Xavier (3 March 2020). "Natthakan Chantam's sparkling half-century shows what Thailand can do with exposure and experience". The Cricketer. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  16. "Thailand announce 15-member side for World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  17. "2nd Match, Group B, Harare, Nov 21 2021, ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  18. "Thailand's Nattaya Boochatham becomes first bowler from Associate Nations to claim 100 wickets in women's T20I's". Times of India. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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