Natasha Miles

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Natasha Miles
Personal information
Full name
Natasha Tara Miles
Born (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 35)
Hong Kong
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 20)22 November 2021 v Nepal
Last T20I24 June 2022 v Malaysia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2009Surrey
2010–presentMiddlesex
2010/11–2011/12Otago
2016–2018Lancashire Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 13 105 117
Runs scored 220 1,893 1,448
Batting average 22.00 21.75 17.44
100s/50s 0/0 1/7 0/4
Top score 40* 100 64
Balls bowled 2,516 735
Wickets 63 30
Bowling average 27.25 26.33
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/31 3/17
Catches/stumpings 3/– 27/– 28/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2022

Natasha Tara Miles (born 19 October 1988) is a Hong Kong cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex and Hong Kong. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Surrey and Otago, as well as Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2] She made her Twenty20 International debut on 22 November 2021, for Hong Kong against Nepal.[3]

Early life

Miles was born on 19 October 1988 in Hong Kong.[2]

Domestic career

County cricket

Miles made her county debut in 2007, for Surrey against Somerset.[4] Overall that season she took 5 wickets at an average of 20.40.[5] In 2009, she took 7 wickets in the County Championship, as well as helping Surrey win the inaugural Twenty20 Cup.[6][7]

In 2010, Miles moved to Middlesex. She hit her maiden county half-century that season, scoring 50 against Worcestershire, as well as taking 13 wickets at an average of 18.07 in the County Championship.[8][9] She took her maiden five-wicket haul the following season, with 5/31 Yorkshire.[10] In 2013, Miles was Middlesex's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 317 runs including her maiden county century, scoring 100 against Kent.[11][12] The following season, she was her side's leading run-scorer in both competitions, with 247 runs in the County Championship and 166 in the Twenty20 Cup.[13][14] Miles played primarily as a batter over subsequent seasons, and consistently scored over 100 runs a season in the County Championship, as well as helping her side win the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[15][16] She played eight matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 51 runs.[17] She played four matches in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 151 runs including two half-centuries.[18] She has also captained Middlesex in 13 T20s between 2017 and 2022.[19]

Kia Super League

Miles played for Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2018. She played 7 matches in 2016 and 2017, scoring 7 runs and taking 3 catches.[2]

Other domestic cricket

Miles played for Otago in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. She was the joint-leading wicket-taker across the whole tournament in the Twenty20 competition in 2010–11, with 14 wickets at an average of 14.64.[20] In her second season with the side, she took 10 wickets across the two competitions.[21][22]

Miles also appeared in the Super Fours between 2011 and 2013, for Emeralds and Sapphires.[15][19] In 2012, she took 4/51 for Emeralds in a match against Diamonds.[23]

International career

In 2006, Miles appeared in three 50-over matches for Hong Kong against Pakistan in the Asian sub-qualifier for the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. She scored 56 runs across the three matches and took one wicket.[24]

Miles stopped playing for Hong Kong in order to attempt to play for England, but did appear for them in one match against Marylebone Cricket Club Women in 2018, where she captained the side and top scored with 42.[1][25]

In October 2021, it was announced that Miles was returning to play for Hong Kong, being named in their squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.[26] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 22 November 2021, against Nepal, scoring 16 off 13 deliveries.[3] She played all five matches in the tournament, scoring 127 runs, the third most for her side, including hitting 40* against Kuwait.[27][28] In April 2022, Miles played in Hong Kong's series against the UAE, but scored just 11 runs in the four match series.[29] In June 2022, she played four matches in the 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship, scoring 82 runs.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Profile: Natasha Miles". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Natasha Miles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2nd Match, ICCA 2 Dubai, Nov 22 2021, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier: Nepal Women v Hong Kong Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Somerset Women v Surrey Women, 19 May 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowling for Surrey Women/LV Women's County Championship 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Surrey Women/LV Women's County Championship 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's County Twenty20 2009". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Middlesex Women v Worcestershire Women, 29 August 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowling for Middlesex Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Yorkshire Women v Middlesex Women, 7 August 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Kent Women v Middlesex Women, 5 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/LV Women's County Championship 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Women's List A Matches played by Natasha Miles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  16. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Natasha Miles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Bowling in Action Cricket Twenty20 2010/11 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Bowling for Otago Women/Action Cricket Cup 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Bowling for Otago Women/Action Cricket Twenty20 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Diamonds v Emeralds, 20 May 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Hong Kong Women in Pakistan 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club Women v Hong Kong Women, 14 August 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  26. ^ "The Hong Kong Squad announced for ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers – Asia Region". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Records/ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier, 2021/22 - Hong Kong Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  28. ^ "15th Match, ICCA Dubai, Nov 28 2021, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier: Hong Kong Women v Kuwait Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Records/Hong Kong Women in United Arab Emirates T20I Series, 2022 - Hong Kong Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  30. ^ "Records/Asian Cricket Council Women's T20 Championship, 2022 - Hong Kong Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

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