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Lizelle Lee
Lee batting for South Africa during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Lizelle Lee
Born (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32)
Ermelo, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 53)16 November 2014 v India
Last Test27 June 2022 v England
ODI debut (cap 67)20 September 2013 v Bangladesh
Last ODI31 March 2022 v England
T20I debut (cap 35)12 September 2013 v Bangladesh
Last T20I4 September 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–2011/12Mpumalanga
2010/11–2018/19North West
2015–2016Somerset
2016Western Storm
2017–2019Surrey Stars
2017/18–2019/20Melbourne Stars
2020/21Melbourne Renegades
2021Manchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I T20[1]
Matches 2 100 82 211
Runs scored 42 3,315 1,896 5,746
Batting average 10.50 36.42 25.62 30.40
100s/50s 0/0 3/23 1/13 5/41
Top score 36 132* 101 169*
Balls bowled – 119 42 506
Wickets – 3 0 23
Bowling average – 31.00 – 17.86
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/12 0/7 3/22
Catches/stumpings 1/0 53/4 29/1 68/2
Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2022

Lizelle Lee (born 2 April 1992) is a South African cricketer who has played for the South Africa women's national cricket team from 2013 to 2022. She has played for Western Storm and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League, as well as Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League. Lee is an opening batter. In January 2022, Lee was named the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year.[2] In July 2022, Lee announced her retirement from international cricket.

Early and personal life

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Lizelle Lee was born on 2 April 1992 in Ermelo,[3] a small coal mining town in the Mpumalanga province, in eastern South Africa. Both her father and brother played cricket, and she played with them at home, to which she credits her early love and development in the sport.[4] Due to a lack of girl's cricket teams, she initially played boy's cricket at school; all the way through primary school, and then for the first two years of high school, before her school stopped her from playing. Over the subsequent two years, she played for two other schools which did have girl's teams, and won the league with each of them, after which her school established a girl's team.[5]

Alongside cricket, she also played field hockey, and her ambition was to play hockey internationally. During her time at Potchefstroom University, where she was studying to become a teacher, she was called up a training camp with the South Africa hockey team, but despite staying with the team for a while, she never made an international appearance.[5]

Lee married long-term partner Tanja Cronje in September 2020.[6] Their wedding had been planned for April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] Lee and Cronje had their first child in 2022.[8]

Cricket career

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Early domestic career

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Lee made her provincial cricket debut for Mpumalanga in 2008, aged 15.[9] During her debut season for the province, she scored 13 runs from four innings. The following season, she improved her tally, accumulating 116 runs from her five appearances;[10] making her Mpumalanga's leading run-scorer by a significant margin.[11] In 2009–10, Lee was not only her team's standout batter, scoring 174 runs, but she also had the third highest batting average in the tournament, 58.00.[12] She scored her first two half-centuries that season, including 88 runs against Gauteng.[13] During the 2010–11 season, as well as playing four times for Mpumalanga, Lee also made a debut appearance for North West.[9] In both 2010–11 and 2011–12, she ranked among the top-ten batters by average in the Provincial League,[14][15] and in 2012–13 she played full-time with North West, where she was studying at university.[9]

Domestic and franchise career

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Lee has played for Western Storm and Surrey Stars in the English Women's Cricket Super League.[16] She was part of the Stars team that lost their 2017 Women's Cricket Super League semi-final to Western Storm.[17] In the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League final, Lee scored 104 off 58 balls to help the Stars beat Loughborough Lightning.[16][18] In September 2019, she was named in the M van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[19][20]

Lee represented Melbourne Stars for three seasons in the Australian Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She made 40 appearances for the Stars, scoring 1,100 runs.[16] In her first match of the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season, Lee scored 102* from 56 balls. It was her third career century in Twenty20 cricket, and her first in the WBBL.[21] Ahead of the 2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season, Lee joined Melbourne Renegades,[22] replacing Jess Duffin who was on maternity leave.[23] In 2021, she was drafted by Manchester Originals for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[24] She was the leading run scorer of Manchester Originals with 215 runs in the tournament.[25]

In April 2022, she was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[26]

International career

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Lee made her debut for the South Africa women's national cricket team against Bangladesh in 2013.[16][27] In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[28] In May 2018, during the series against Bangladesh Women, she became the third player for South Africa Women to score 2,000 runs in WODIs.[29]

In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[30][31] In February 2019, Lee was withdrawn from the South Africa squad for their series against Sri Lanka due to fitness concerns.[32] Later in the year, Lee scored 75* off 48 balls in the fifth match of the 2019 series against Pakistan to help South Africa win the series 3–2.[33][34] In October 2019, Lee scored 84 from 47 balls in South Africa's fifth T20I in India. South Africa won the match by 105 runs, but lost the series 3–1.[35]

In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[36] In South Africa's match against Thailand, Lee scored her first century in WT20I cricket, with 101 runs.[37] It was the fastest century by a South African woman in Twenty20 cricket.[38] On 23 July 2020, Lee was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[39]

In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[40] On 31 March 2022, in the semi-final match against England, Lee played in her 100th WODI match.[41]

In July 2022, Lee announced her retirement from international cricket.[42]

International centuries

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Lizelle Lee's One Day International centuries[43]
No. Score SR Against Venue Date Ref.
1 102 114.60   Australia North Sydney Oval, Sydney, Australia 23 November 2016 [44]
2 117 109.34   England County Ground, Hove, England 12 June 2018 [45]
3 132* 100.76   India Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 12 March 2021 [46]
Lizelle Lee's Twenty20 International centuries[47]
No. Score SR Against Venue Date Ref.
1 101 168.33   Thailand Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia 28 February 2020 [48]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Player profile: Lizelle Lee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "The ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year revealed". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ Egan, Syd. "Player profile: Lizelle Lee". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ Allie, Mo (16 July 2022). "Lizelle Lee: South Africa batter quits internationals with awards and regrets". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Exclusive Interview with Lizelle Lee – How she sacrificed Hockey and Teaching to become a Cricketer". Female Cricket. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Lizelle Lee gets married to her girlfriend Tanja Cronje". Female Cricket. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ^ "South Africa cricketer Lizelle Lee's wedding put on hold due to Covid-19 crisis". India Today. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Lizelle Lee to miss South Africa's opening World Cup game". ESPNcricinfo. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Women's List A matches played by Lizelle Lee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Women's List A batting and fielding in each season by Lizelle Lee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Batting and fielding for Mpumalanga women: Women's Provincial League 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Batting and fielding in Women's Provincial League 2009/10 (ordered by average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Mpumalanga Women v Gauteng Women in 2009/10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Batting and fielding in Women's Provincial League 2010/11 (ordered by average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Batting and fielding in Women's Provincial League 2011/12 (ordered by average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d "Lizelle Lee". The Cricketer. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Women's Super League: Surrey Storm chase 101 to beat Surrey Stars". BBC Sport. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  18. ^ Nicholson, Raf (27 August 2018). "Surrey Stars thrash Loughborough Lightning to win Super League final". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  20. ^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Lizelle Lee plays down third T20 century". International Cricket Council. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Lizelle Lee is relishing the return to cricket in WBBL|06". Cricket World. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Women's Big Bash League 2020: The big international signings". International Cricket Council. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  24. ^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  25. ^ "The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Manchester Originals (Women) Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  26. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Lizelle Lee". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  28. ^ "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' [sic] contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  29. ^ "South Africa women bundle out Bangladesh for 76". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  30. ^ "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  31. ^ "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  32. ^ "Lizelle Lee withdrawn from SA's squad over 'fitness standards'". ESPNcricinfo. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  33. ^ "Lizelle Lee powers South Africa to 3–2 series win". International Cricket Council. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Lizelle Lee powers Proteas Women to series win over Pakistan". Independent Online. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  35. ^ "India Women lose final T20 by 105 runs, clinch SA series 3–1". Sportstar. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  36. ^ "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  37. ^ "Lizelle Lee's century guides South Africa to highest team total in Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricket Times. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  38. ^ "Lizelle Lee embraces her better instincts to put Thailand to the sword". The Cricketer. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  39. ^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  40. ^ "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  41. ^ "Luus, Lee to play 100th ODI in World Cup semi-final: 'It's an honour'". News24. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  42. ^ Sports, Times of. "Lizelle Lee Retirement: South African Batter Announced Retirement From International Cricket". Times of Sports. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  43. ^ "Batting records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | Lizelle Lee". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  44. ^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs AUS Women 3rd ODI 2014–2017/18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  45. ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs SA Women 2nd ODI 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  46. ^ "Full Scorecard of IND Women vs SA Women 3rd ODI 2020/21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  47. ^ "Batting records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | Lizelle Lee". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  48. ^ "Full Scorecard of SA Women vs Thai Women 11th Match, Group B 2019/20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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