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Lauren Winfield-Hill
Winfield during the Women's Ashes Test, 2017
Personal information
Full name
Lauren Winfield-Hill
Born (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34)
York, North Yorkshire, England
NicknameLoz
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter, wicket-keeper
RelationsCourtney Hill (wife)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 155)13 August 2014 v India
Last Test27 January 2022 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 123)1 July 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI9 March 2022 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.58
T20I debut (cap 35)5 July 2013 v Pakistan
Last T20I18 December 2022 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentYorkshire
2015/16–2016/17Brisbane Heat
2016–2019Yorkshire Diamonds
2017/18Hobart Hurricanes
2019/20Adelaide Strikers
2020–presentNorthern Diamonds
2021Northern Superchargers
2022–presentOval Invincibles
2022/23Melbourne Stars
2023/24–presentPerth Scorchers
2023/24–presentQueensland
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 5 55 44 162
Runs scored 166 1,186 596 4,535
Batting average 18.44 23.25 20.55 32.16
100s/50s 0/0 1/3 0/3 5/27
Top score 35 123 74 128
Catches/stumpings 1/– 19/– 17/1 88/24
Source: CricketArchive, 5 October 2023

Lauren Winfield-Hill (née Winfield; born 16 August 1990) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds, Oval Invincibles, Perth Scorchers, Queensland and England. She plays as a right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She made her international debut in 2013, and was part of the England team that won the 2017 World Cup.[1] She has previously played for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred and Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash.[2]

Career

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In the summer of 2014 she appeared 5 times in various games including the one against South Africa.[3] She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[4]

Winfield was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.[5][6][7]

In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[8][9] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[10][11] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[12][13] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[14]

On 18 June 2020, Winfield 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.[15][16] In June 2021, Winfield-Hill was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[17][18] In 2021, she was drafted by Northern Superchargers for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[19]

In December 2021, Winfield-Hill was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[20] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[21]

In April 2022, she was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[22] She was named as Player of the Year in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as the tournament's leading run-scorer with 470 runs at an average of 78.30.[23] She was again the leading run-scorer in the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 663 runs at an average of 51.00.[24]

Personal life

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Winfield's nickname is "Loz".[25] In October 2019, Winfield-Hill was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.[26]

In March 2020, she married Australian sportswoman Courtney Hill.[27] The two have lived together in England since 2018.[28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lauren Winfield-Hill". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Lauren Winfield-Hill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Lauren Winfield's 74 helps England to T20 whitewash over South Africa". The Guardian. London. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ^ "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  6. ^ World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  7. ^ England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
  8. ^ "England name Women's World T20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Three uncapped players in England's Women's World T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  13. ^ "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. ^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  15. ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  16. ^ "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  19. ^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  22. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Adams and Winfield-Hill win cash prizes". PCA. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  25. ^ Balding, Clare (19 February 2015). "Balding bowled over by England's women cricketers". BT Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  26. ^ "'There's an awful lot of fight left in me' - Lauren Winfield-Hill rediscovers her England ambition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  27. ^ "10,000 miles from home, newly-married Lauren Winfield is keeping her sunny disposition". Independent. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  28. ^ "England's 2017 World Cup winning cricketer Lauren Winfield marries Rugby League star Courtney Hill in Australia". NewsChain. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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