Georgia Elwiss

Georgia Amanda Elwiss (born 31 May 1991 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England) is an English international cricketer.[1]

Georgia Elwiss
Personal information
Full nameGeorgia Amanda Elwiss
Born (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991
Wolverhampton, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 156)11 August 2015 v Australia
Last Test18 July 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 120)23 October 2011 v South Africa
Last ODI28 February 2019 v India
ODI shirt no.34
T20I debut30 October 2011 v South Africa
Last T20I28 July 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2010Staffordshire
2009/10–2010/11Australian Capital Territory
2011–presentSussex
2016–2019Loughborough Lightning
2017/18–2018/19Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 25 13
Runs scored 63 308 24
Batting average 31.50 22.00 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 46 77 18
Balls bowled 18 688 151
Wickets 0 16 8
Bowling average – 24.31 17.37
5 wickets in innings – 0 0
10 wickets in match – n/a n/a
Best bowling – 3/17 2/9
Catches/stumpings 0/– 7/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 July 2019

Career

She was raised in Wolverhampton with her brother Luke and is a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batsman. She has played for the Diamonds in the UK and gained experience with ACT Women in Australia in the 2010/11 season. She was picked for the England one day tour of South Africa in October 2011 and made her one-day international debut for England against South Africa at Potchefstroom on 23 October 2011.[2] She made her Twenty/20 debut on the same tour at Potchefstroom on 30 Oct 2011.

Elwiss attended Wolverhampton Girls' High School from 2002 until 2009, and went on to study at Loughborough University and then on to Loughborough MCC University[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]

In April 2015, she was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour to Dubai, where England women will play their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games, and two Twenty20 matches.[5]

Elwiss was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.[6][7][8]

In November 2018, she was named in the Melbourne Stars' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[9][10] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[11][12] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13]

On 18 June 2020, Elwiss 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.[14][15]

Personal life

Elwiss is in a same-sex relationship with England women's national football team goalkeeper Carly Telford.[16]

References
  1. "Georgia Elwiss | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. "2nd ODI: South Africa Women v England Women at Potchefstroom, Oct 23, 2011 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. Wood, Ryan (20 July 2011). "In the Spotlight – Georgia Elwiss". The Sporting Opinion. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. "Lauren Winfield: Injured batter misses England Academy tour". BBC. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23 Archived 26 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  7. World Cup Final Archived 1 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  8. England v India: Women's World Cup final – live! Archived 23 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
  9. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPNcricinfo. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  11. "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPNcricinfo. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  12. "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  13. "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  15. "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  16. "Telford hopes footballers & cricketers can inspire next generation". BBC Sport. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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