Laura Marshall (born 1 November 1993) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Cumbria, Lancashire Thunder and North West Thunder.[1][2]

Laura Marshall
Personal information
Full name
Laura Marshall
Born (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 30)
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2011Cumbria
2012–2016Lancashire
2016Lancashire Thunder
2019–presentLancashire
2019–2022Cumbria
2020–2023North West Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 61 47
Runs scored 853 477
Batting average 16.09 13.25
100s/50s 0/2 0/1
Top score 88 51
Balls bowled 420 36
Wickets 13 2
Bowling average 17.46 13.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/6 1/7
Catches/stumpings 21/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2023

Early life edit

Marshall was born on 1 November 1993 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.[2]

Domestic career edit

Marshall made her county debut in 2008, for Cumbria against Scotland.[3] Her best season for Cumbria came in the 2010 Women's County Championship, where she hit 87 runs at an average of 21.75, with a high score of 47*.[4]

Marshall moved to Lancashire ahead of the 2012 season, and in 2013 she scored 224 runs in the County Championship, including her List A high score of 88, made against Durham.[5][6] In 2015, Marshall hit her Twenty20 high score, scoring 46 off 41 balls against the Netherlands.[7]

Marshall took a break from cricket following the 2016 season, and only returned to play for Lancashire in 2019.[8] Her best innings came in the one match she played for Cumbria, however, as she hit 78 against Staffordshire.[9] In 2021, it was confirmed that Marshall is dual-registered with both Lancashire and Cumbria, and would be part of the Cumbria squad for the upcoming season.[10] She played four matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 90 runs including her maiden half-century, 51 against Yorkshire.[11][12] She played four matches for Cumbria in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 38 runs.[13]

Marshall also played for Lancashire Thunder in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League. She appeared in 3 matches, and scored 9 runs.[2]

In 2020, Marshall played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 61 runs at an average of 10.16.[14] She was ever-present for the side in 2021 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 42 from 40 balls made against Northern Diamonds.[15][16][17] She played seven matches for North West Thunder in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with a top-score of 41 against Central Sparks.[18][19][20] She was again in North West Thunder's squad for the 2023 season, but did not play a match.[21][22][23]

References edit

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Laura Marshall". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Laura Marshall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Scotland Women v Cumbria Women, 8 June 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cumbria Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Lancashire Women v Durham Women, 14 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Lancashire Women v Netherlands Women, 2 August 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Laura Marshall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Staffordshire Women v Cumbria Women, 27 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Lancashire set for Vitality Women's County T20". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Cumbria Women v Yorkshire Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Chester-le-Street, Sep 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Northern Diamonds v Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Emma Lamb, Kate Cross give Thunder first 50-over win of season". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Thunder Cricket". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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