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Teresa Graves (cricketer)

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Teresa Graves
Personal information
Full name
Teresa Monika Graves
Born (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsYvonne Graves (twin sister)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2018Yorkshire
2016–2017Yorkshire Diamonds
2018–presentNottinghamshire
2020–2024The Blaze
2021Trent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 57 64
Runs scored 684 594
Batting average 13.68 10.80
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 65 45
Balls bowled 1,166 549
Wickets 31 20
Bowling average 25.67 27.60
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/39 2/12
Catches/stumpings 10/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Teresa Monika Graves (born 10 October 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Yorkshire, Yorkshire Diamonds, The Blaze and Trent Rockets.[1][2]

Early life

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Graves was born on 10 October 1998 in Halifax, West Yorkshire.[2] Her twin sister, Yvonne, also plays for Nottinghamshire.[3]

Domestic career

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Graves made her county debut in 2014, for Yorkshire against Berkshire.[4] Graves became more of a regular for the side from 2016, and in 2017 she took 7 wickets in the County Championship, including her List A best bowling of 3/25 against Sussex.[5][6]

In 2018, Graves moved to Nottinghamshire. She hit 116 runs for them that season in the Twenty20 Cup, including her Twenty20 high score of 45, as well as taking 4 wickets.[7][8] In 2021, she scored 88 runs for the side as they won the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup.[9] She was Nottinghamshire's second-highest run-scorer and joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 114 runs and six wickets.[10][11]

Graves was in the Yorkshire Diamonds squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016 and 2017, but did not play a match for the side.[12][13]

In 2020, Graves played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 114 runs at an average of 19.00 and taking 3 wickets at an average of 25.00.[14] She hit her List A high score of 65 in Lightning's final match of the tournament, a victory over Central Sparks.[15] In 2021, Graves scored 103 runs and took 9 wickets for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, including her List A best bowling figures of 4/39, taken against Sunrisers.[16][17] She was also ever-present for the side throughout the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and played two matches for the Trent Rockets in The Hundred.[18][19] She played nine matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 51 runs and taking three wickets.[20][21] In February 2023, it was announced that Graves had signed her first professional contract with Lightning, now known as The Blaze.[22] She played seven matches for the side in 2023, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 118 runs including one half-century.[23]

In 2024, she played 17 matches for The Blaze, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets with a high score of 33.[24][25] Graves left The Blaze when her contract expired in October 2024.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Teresa Graves". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Teresa Graves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Yvonne Graves". the Cricketer. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Yorkshire Women v Berkshire Women, 22 June 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sussex Women v Yorkshire Women, 28 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Bowling for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Yorkshire Diamonds Confirm Inaugural Squad for Kia Super League Season". The Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Teresa Graves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Unbeaten Sarah Bryce century wraps up Lightning campaign with comfortable win over Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Michaela Kirk, Teresa Graves guide Lightning to keep Sunrisers winless". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Trent Rockets (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Trio Awarded Contracts With The Blaze". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - The Blaze/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  26. ^ "HARMER AND GRAVES TO MOVE ON FROM THE BLAZE". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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