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Full name | Megan Lily Sturge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2004-11-03) 3 November 2004 (age 20) Margate, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020โpresent | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023โ2024 | Southern Vipers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024 |
Megan Lily Sturge (born 3 November 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent. She plays as a right-handed batter, right-arm off break bowler and occasional wicket-keeper.
Early life
Sturge was born on 3 November 2004 in Kent.
Domestic career
Sturge made her county debut in 2020, for Kent against Essex in the Women's London Championship. She played one match for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and four matches in the London Championship, scoring 64 runs at an average of 16.00. She played eight matches for Kent in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup as the side won their regional group, scoring 52 runs. She played two matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.
Sturge was named in the South East Stars Academy for the 2021 season. She was again named in the Academy for the 2022 season, before signing her first contract with the first team squad in July 2022. She did not play for the side that season, however, and moved to the Southern Vipers Academy ahead of the 2023 season. She was first named in a matchday squad for the senior team on 1 July 2023, and made her debut for the side the following day, against Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking 1/67 from 10 overs. She played two matches overall for the side that season. In 2024, she played one match for Southern Vipers, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
References
- "Player Profile: Megan Sturge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile: Megan Sturge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Kent Women v Essex Women, 6 August 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Women's London Championship 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Six Surrey Players in SE Stars Academy". The Kia Oval. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Gorham & Sturge Sign Senior Stars Deals". Kent Cricket. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Southern Vipers Announce New Academy Cohort And Emerging Players Programme". The Ageas Bowl. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Match Preview: Sunrisers v Southern Vipers, RHFT". The Ageas Bowl. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "23rd Match, Chelmsford, July 2 2023, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Southern Vipers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
- Megan Sturge at ESPNcricinfo
- Megan Sturge at CricketArchive (subscription required)