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Meg Austin

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Meg Austin
Personal information
Full name
Meg Austin
Born (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentStaffordshire
2023–2024Central Sparks
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 6 6
Runs scored 81 122
Batting average 20.25 40.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 44* 50
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2024

Meg Austin (born 7 September 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She previously played for Central Sparks.[1][2]

Domestic career

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Austin made her county debut in 2019, for Staffordshire against Derbyshire, in which she scored 44*.[3] She scored her maiden county half-century in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 50 against Leicestershire.[4]

Austin was named in the Central Sparks Academy squad between 2021 and 2024.[5][6][7][8] In July 2023, she was included in a matchday squad for the senior side for the first time.[9] She made her debut for the side on 4 September 2024, against South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[10] She played one further match for the side that season.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Meg Austin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Meg Austin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Staffordshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Staffordshire Women v Leicestershire Women, 14 May 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Quartet of Pathway Players Earn Central Sparks Academy Spot". Worcestershire Rapids. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Central Sparks". Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Central Sparks Confirm 2023 Academy Squad and Expanded Emerging Player Programme". Central Sparks. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Central Sparks Academy 2024". Central Sparks. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  9. ^ {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CentralSparks/status/1675096917074927617 | title=Central Sparks |website=Twitter |date=1 July 2023 |access-date=4 September 2024}
  10. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-1427805/central-sparks-vs-south-east-stars-51st-match-1427856/live-cricket-score | title=51st Match, Solihull, September 4 2024, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: South East Stars v Central Sparks |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 September 2024}
  11. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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