Laura Kimmince

Laura Kimmince (née Harris; born 18 August 1990) is an Australian cricket player.[1] Kimmince was selected for the Queensland women's cricket team for the 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League season.[2] She has played three seasons for the Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League.[3] Laura hit a four to win the final of the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season for the Brisbane Heat.[4]

Laura Kimmince
Personal information
Full nameLaura Kimmince
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–Queensland Fire (squad no. 10)
2015–Brisbane Heat (squad no. 10)
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 9 March 2017

Personal life

Laura's younger sister is fellow Brisbane Heat cricketer Grace Harris.[5]

In November 2019 Harris proposed to her Brisbane Heat teammate Delissa Kimmince in November 2019, after dating Delissa for four years. [6][7] They married in Marburg, Queensland in August 2020.[8] She has since taken her wife's surname.[3]

Kimmince has worked as a nurse when not playing cricket.[9]

References

  1. "Laura Harris - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. "Finals on the line as WNCL returns". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. "Laura Kimmince - Brisbane Heat". brisbaneheat.com.au. Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "Cricket: Mooney guides Heat to WBBL final win over Sixers". The Australian. News Corp Australia. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. Heslehurst, Brayden (5 January 2016). "Laura Harris looks to show her skills in cricket with the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. Whiting, Frances (22 November 2019). "Brisbane Heat: Delissa Kimmince's triumph over personal tragedy". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. Preston, Kahla. "How We Met: 'I said, "If we win the final, I'll buy her a ring"'". 9Honey. Nine Digital Pty Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. "Lifetime off-field Partnership for Delissa Kimmince and Laura Harris, announced marriage via Instagram". Female Cricket. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. Williams, Elise (25 January 2019). "Women's Big Bash League final: Brisbane Heat batter Laura Harris juggles cricket with nursing career". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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