Nat Sciver

Natalie Sciver (/ˈsɪvər/; born 20 August 1992) is an English cricketer.[1] She was the first cricketer for England to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.[2] The "Natmeg" shot is named after Sciver,[3] from when she has hit a cricket ball through her legs during a game.[4][5]

Nat Sciver
Sciver batting for Perth Scorchers during WBBL|05.
Personal information
Full nameNatalie Ruth Sciver
Born (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992
Tokyo, Japan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium pace
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 153)10 January 2014 v Australia
Last Test18 July 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 122)1 July 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI14 December 2019 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.39
T20I debut (cap 34)5 July 2013 v Pakistan
Last T20I30 September 2020 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentSurrey
2015/16–2016/17Melbourne Stars
2016–2019Surrey Stars
2017/18Perth Scorchers
2019/20Perth Scorchers
2020–presentNorthern Diamonds
2020/21Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 4 56 56
Runs scored 122 1536 1031
Batting average 20.33 38.40 25.15
100s/50s 0/0 2/11 0/5
Top score 49 137 82
Balls bowled 269 1409 750
Wickets 1 38 45
Bowling average 130.00 27.44 18.26
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/30 3/3 4/15
Catches/stumpings 3/– 25/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 September 2020

Background

Sciver's mother, an employee of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, was based in Japan at the time of Sciver's birth.[6] Before moving to England, Sciver had also lived in Poland, where she played in women's league football, and the Netherlands, where she played basketball.[7]

Career

She began playing cricket as a teenager, and played for Surrey club side Stoke d'Abernon. She also played cricket at school, playing in the Epsom College school 1st XI for two seasons. After a period in Surrey's Academy she played for the Surrey county team and progressed to the England Women's Academy. After some successful games in the Academy team, she was selected for the 2013 limited-overs series against Pakistan where she made her debut for the full England side. In a T20 game against New Zealand, she became the first England cricketer to take an international T20 hat-trick.[8]

She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[9]

Sciver bowling for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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.[10]

She along with Heather Knight set the highest 3rd wicket run stand in the history of Women's Cricket World Cup (213) during the 2017 edition.[11] In the same world cup, Sciver along with Tammy Beaumont set the highest record partnership for the 4th wicket(170) in Women's World Cup history.[11] Sciver was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.[12][13][14]

In 2018 she was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for her part in the World Cup victory the previous summer.[15]

In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[16][17] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[18]

In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[19][20] In March 2019, during the third Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match against Sri Lanka, Sciver scored her 1,000th run in WT20I cricket.[21] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[22][23] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[24]

On 18 June 2020, Sciver 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.[25][26]

Non-cricket activity

As of 2014, Sciver was studying sports and exercise science at Loughborough University.[27]

Personal life

In October 2019, Sciver announced her engagement to fellow England cricketer Katherine Brunt.[28] They were scheduled to get married in September 2020, but their wedding was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[29]

References
  1. "Natalie Sciver | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. "Hat-trick heroes: First to take a T20I hat-trick from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. "White Ferns' tormentor Natalie Sciver credited with inventing 'Natmeg' cricket shot". Stuff. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. "'Natmeg' in her range, Sciver goes from strength to strength". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. "The 'Nat-meg': Natalie Sciver's inventive shot against the yorker". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. "Level-headed Sciver benefits from varied early experiences". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "'She is our Ben Stokes' – Heather Knight sings the praises of destructive all-rounder Natalie Sciver". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. "Natalie Sciver takes hat-trick as England women reach T20 final". BBC. 23 October 2013.
  9. "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  10. "Lauren Winfield: Injured batter misses England Academy tour". BBC. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  11. "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  12. Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  13. World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  14. England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
  15. Wisden names three female World Cup winners in its five cricketers of 2017 The Guardian, 11 Apr 2018
  16. "England name Women's World T20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  17. "Three uncapped players in England's Women's World T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  18. "WT20 report card: England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  19. "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  20. "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  21. "England Women break records for 3-0 series sweep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  22. "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  23. "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  24. "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  25. "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  26. "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  27. "Natalie Sciver: From globetrotting childhood to England all-rounder". BBC. 30 August 2014.
  28. "Cricketers Brunt and Sciver announce engagement". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  29. "Natalie Sciver and Katherine Brunt on wedding plans & returning to cricket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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