Sonia Balu Odedra (born 3 June 1988) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Nottinghamshire and Lightning. She is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter. Her sole match for England was a Test match against India at Wormsley in August 2014.
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| Full name | Sonia Balu Odedra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1988 Isleworth, Greater London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 154) | 13 August 2014 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2021 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Loughborough Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Western Storm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Southern Brave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Odedra was born on 3 June 1988 in Isleworth, Greater London.[1]
Domestic career edit
Odedra made her county debut for Leicestershire in 2008, before moving to Nottinghamshire ahead of the 2009 season.[2] Her best county bowling performance of five wickets for 30 runs came against Middlesex on 31 July 2011.[3] She made her county high score of 112 in a County Championship match against Devon on 12 June 2016.[4]
Odedra played for Loughborough Lightning in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018 before joining Western Storm for the 2019 season, where she helped the team to the title and took one wicket in the final against Southern Vipers.[5][6][7][8]
In 2021, Odedra played for Lightning in the women's domestic structure.[1] She was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 6 wickets at an average of 21.00.[9] She was also in the Southern Brave squad for the 2021 season of The Hundred, but did not play a match.[10]
International career edit
Odedra was called up to the Test and ODI squads to face India in August 2014.[11] She made her England debut in the Test at Wormsley on 10 August, taking one wicket for 50 runs across two innings.[12] She did not play in the subsequent ODI series and has not appeared for England since her sole Test match.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Sonia Odedra". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Sonia Odedra". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Middlesex Women v Nottinghamshire Women". CricketArchive. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Devon Women v Nottinghamshire Women". CricketArchive!date=12 June 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Boyce, Gauvrit And Odedra Join Exciting Loughborough Lightning Squad". Nottinghamshire Regional Cricket. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Lightning Cricket trio return for 2018". Loughborough University. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Western Storm reveal full 2019 squad". Western Storm. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Final, Brighton, Sep 1 2019, Women's Cricket Super League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Grundy out of India, SA series". ESPNcricinfo. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Only Test, Wormsley, Aug 13 - Aug 16 2014, India Women tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
External links edit
- Sonia Odedra at ESPNcricinfo
- Sonia Odedra at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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