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Nat Sciver
2019–20 WBBL PS v SS 19-11-23 Sciver (05).jpg
Sciver batting for Perth Scorchers during WBBL|05.
Personal information
Full name
Natalie Ruth Sciver
Born (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 31)
Tokyo, Japan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsJulia Longbottom (mother)
Katherine Brunt (wife)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 153)10 January 2014 v Australia
Last Test27 June 2022 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 122)1 July 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI15 July 2022 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.39
T20I debut (cap 34)5 July 2013 v Pakistan
Last T20I7 August 2022 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentSurrey
2015/16–2016/17Melbourne Stars
2016–2019Surrey Stars
2017/18Perth Scorchers
2019Supernovas
2019/20Perth Scorchers
2020–presentNorthern Diamonds
2020/21Melbourne Stars
2021–presentTrent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 8 91 99 163
Runs scored 512 2,829 1,908 5,379
Batting average 46.54 42.22 25.10 42.69
100s/50s 1/2 5/18 0/10 10/30
Top score 169* 148* 82 180*
Balls bowled 771 2,625 1,464 5,169
Wickets 10 63 76 124
Bowling average 32.80 31.15 20.69 29.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/41 4/59 4/15 5/27
Catches/stumpings 8/– 38/– 49/– 73/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 August 2022

Natalie Ruth Sciver (/ˈsɪvər/ SIV-ər;[1] born 20 August 1992) is an English cricketer.[2] She was the first cricketer for England to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.[3] The "Natmeg" shot is named after Sciver,[4] from when she has hit a cricket ball through her legs during a game.[5][6]

On 7 March 2021, Sciver captained the England team for the first time in international cricket, for the third WT20I match against New Zealand, after Heather Knight was ruled out of the fixture due to an injury.[7]

On 6 September 2022, Sciver was named as England's captain for their home WT20I series against India in the absence of Heather Knight.[8] However two days later, Sciver announced that she decided to withdraw from the series "to focus on her mental health and well being".[9]

Early life and education

Sciver was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother, Julia Longbottom, a British diplomat, was based in Japan at the time of Sciver's birth,[10][11] and has been the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan since March 2021.[12] Sciver's father, Richard,[13] is a business executive.[14] As a child, Sciver also lived in Poland, where she played in women's league football, and the Netherlands, where she played basketball.[15]

Sciver attended Epsom College, Surrey, England, where, between 2007 and 2011, she played cricket alongside her future England teammate and fellow Test centurion Alice Davidson-Richards.[16] She then studied sports and exercise science at Loughborough University.[17]

Career

She began playing cricket as a teenager, and played for Surrey club side Stoke d'Abernon. She also played cricket at school, playing in the Epsom College school 1st XI for two seasons. After a period in Surrey's Academy she played for the Surrey county team and progressed to the England Women's Academy. After some successful games in the academy team, she was selected for the 2013 limited-overs series against Pakistan where she made her debut for the full England side. In a WT20I game against New Zealand, she became the first England cricketer to take an international T20 hat-trick.[18]

She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[19]

Sciver bowling for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Sciver bowling for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

In April 2015, she was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour to Dubai, where England women played their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games and two Twenty20 matches.[20]

She, along with Heather Knight, set the highest 3rd wicket stand in the history of the Women's Cricket World Cup (213) during the 2017 edition.[21] In the same World Cup, Sciver along with Tammy Beaumont set the highest record partnership for the 4th wicket (170) in Women's World Cup history.[21] Sciver was a member of the winning team at the 2017 World Cup held in England.[22][23][24] In 2018 she was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for her part in the World Cup victory the previous summer.[25]

In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[26][27] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[28]

In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[29][30] In March 2019, during the third Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match against Sri Lanka, Sciver scored her 1,000th run in WT20I cricket.[31] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[32][33] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[34]

On 18 June 2020, Sciver was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[35][36] In June 2021, Sciver was named in England's Test and WODI squad as the vice-captain for their home series against India.[37][38] In the second match of the WODI series, she took the wicket of Shikha Pandey and claimed her 50th wicket in WODIs.[39]

In December 2021, Sciver was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[40] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[41] In April 2022, she was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[42]

In July 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of England's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[43] At the end of the 2022 season, Sciver was named the PCA Women's Player of the Year, for her two centuries during the 2022 World Cup, her maiden Test century against South Africa, and her performances during The Hundred.[44]

One Day International centuries

Nat Sciver's One-Day International centuries[45]
# Runs Match Opponents City/Country Venue Year
1 137 34  Pakistan England Leicester, England Grace Road 2017[46]
2 129 38  New Zealand England Derby, England County Ground 2017[47]
3 100* 66  Pakistan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kinrara Academy Oval 2019[48]
4 109* 81  Australia New Zealand Hamilton, New Zealand Seddon Park 2022[49]
5 148* 89  Australia New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand Hagley Oval 2022[50]

Personal life

In October 2019, Sciver announced her engagement to fellow England cricketer Katherine Brunt.[51] They were scheduled to get married in September 2020, but their wedding was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[52] The pair married in May 2022.[53]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Natalie Sciver | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Hat-trick heroes: First to take a T20I hat-trick from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ "White Ferns' tormentor Natalie Sciver credited with inventing 'Natmeg' cricket shot". Stuff. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. ^ "'Natmeg' in her range, Sciver goes from strength to strength". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ "The 'Nat-meg': Natalie Sciver's inventive shot against the yorker". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ "'Sign me up for more games' - Natalie Sciver relishes role as stand-in captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Lauren Bell earns maiden England Women IT20 call-up". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Nat Sciver to miss India series". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Women's World Cup to be Live Streamed!". Japan Cricket Association. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Level-headed Sciver benefits from varied early experiences". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Julia Longbottom". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ @JuliaLongbottom (28 December 2020). "This day 30 years ago we came home from #Japan to be married at a wintry #BoltonAbbey in #Yorkshire surrounded by wonderful family and friends" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Richard Sciver". linkedin.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  15. ^ Zeqiri, Daniel (28 June 2017). "'She is our Ben Stokes' – Heather Knight sings the praises of destructive all-rounder Natalie Sciver". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Ton with schoolmate 'special' - Davidson-Richards". BBC Sport. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Natalie Sciver: From globetrotting childhood to England all-rounder". BBC. 30 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Natalie Sciver takes hat-trick as England women reach T20 final". BBC. 23 October 2013.
  19. ^ "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  20. ^ "Lauren Winfield: Injured batter misses England Academy tour". BBC. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  21. ^ a b "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  22. ^ Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  23. ^ World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  24. ^ England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
  25. ^ Wisden names three female World Cup winners in its five cricketers of 2017 The Guardian, 11 April 2018
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  28. ^ "WT20 report card: England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  29. ^ "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  30. ^ "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  31. ^ "England Women break records for 3-0 series sweep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  32. ^ "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  33. ^ "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  34. ^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  35. ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  36. ^ "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  37. ^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  38. ^ "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  39. ^ "Sophia Dunkley guides England to five-wicket win after Kate Cross five-for". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  40. ^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  41. ^ "Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  42. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  43. ^ "Alice Capsey named in England's Commonwealth Games squad, Tammy Beaumont omitted". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  44. ^ "England stars named cinch PCA Awards winners". Professional Cricketers' Association. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  45. ^ "All-round records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com – NR Sciver". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  46. ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs PAK Women 5th Match 2017 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  47. ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs NZ Women 24th Match 2017 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  48. ^ "Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs PAK Women 2nd ODI 2019/20 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  49. ^ "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs ENG Women 3rd Match 2021/22 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  50. ^ "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs ENG Women Final 2021/22 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  51. ^ "Cricketers Brunt and Sciver announce engagement". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  52. ^ "Natalie Sciver and Katherine Brunt on wedding plans & returning to cricket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  53. ^ Penbugs (29 May 2022). "Katherine Brunt-Nat Sciver tie the knot". Penbugs. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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