Tara Norris

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Tara Norris
Norris at Wankhede Stadium in 2023
Norris at Wankhede Stadium in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Tara Gabriella Norris
Born (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 25)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 19)18 October 2021 v Brazil
Last T20I25 October 2021 v Argentina
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentSussex
2017Southern Vipers
2018–2019Loughborough Lightning
2020–2022Southern Vipers
2021–2022Southern Brave
2023Delhi Capitals
2023–presentNorth West Thunder
2023–presentLondon Spirit
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 5 70 85
Runs scored 15 440 321
Batting average 7.50 14.66 11.46
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 13 51* 59*
Balls bowled 108 2,856 1,298
Wickets 4 80 71
Bowling average 7.75 25.08 18.28
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/4 4/14 5/29
Catches/stumpings 0/– 23/– 24/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2023

Tara Gabriella Norris (born 4 June 1998) is an American cricketer who currently plays for Sussex, North West Thunder and London Spirit. She plays as a left-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Loughborough Lightning, Southern Vipers and Southern Brave.[1][2]

Norris was born in the United States and played for the United States women's national cricket team at the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier.[3]

Early life

Norris was born on 4 June 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is half-Italian.[4] She spent her early years in Spain, before moving to England at the age of eight. She attended Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and began playing for Horsham Cricket Club at a young age.[5]

Domestic career

Norris made her county debut in 2014, for Sussex against Warwickshire. She did not bat or bowl.[6] A year later, she was part of the Sussex squad that won the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7] In the 2018 Women's County Championship, Norris had a strong season, taking 10 wickets at an average of 10.30 as her side was promoted from Division 2.[8] In 2019, Norris again had a successful county season, being Sussex's second-leading wicket-taker in both competitions, and hitting her maiden county half-century, scoring 59* opening the batting in a T20 victory over Warwickshire.[9][10][11] She was Sussex's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 7 wickets at an average of 11.71.[12] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Norris took eight wickets at an average of 7.87, including Twenty20 best bowling figures of 4/11, taken against Surrey.[13][14]

In 2017, Norris also played for Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League. She played one match, bowling three overs and dismissing Jenny Gunn for her maiden KSL wicket.[15] Ahead of the 2018 season, she moved to Loughborough Lightning, but did not play for them until 2019. Across her three appearances, she bowled three overs for no wicket.[16]

In 2020, Norris returned to Southern Vipers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 7 matches, including her side's 38-run victory in the Final over Northern Diamonds. She took 12 wickets at an average of 17.91, including taking 4/45 in a match against Western Storm.[17][18] She was the joint-third leading wicket-taker across the whole tournament.[19] In 2021, she was the joint-second leading wicket-taker in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 13 wickets at an average of 13.30.[20] She achieved her Twenty20 best bowling in the tournament against Lightning, taking 4/14 from her 3.5 overs.[21] In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Norris took 11 wickets at an average of 30.09, including taking her List A best bowling figures, again 4/14, against North West Thunder.[22] In the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Norris hit her List A best of 40* as part of an unbroken stand of 78 for the eighth wicket with Emily Windsor to help her side recover from 109/7 to win the match, and the tournament, by 3 wickets with two balls to spare.[23] She also played six matches for Southern Brave in The Hundred, taking 3 wickets at an average of 22.66.[24] In 2022, Norris took two wickets in four appearances in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and was Southern Vipers' leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 12 wickets at an average of 19.75.[25][26] She was again in the Southern Brave squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[27] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Norris had joined North West Thunder.[28] In 2023, she was Thunder's second-leading wicket-taker in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 10 and 9 wickets respectively.[29][30] She also scored her maiden List A half-century, with 51* against Southern Vipers.[31] She also played for London Spirit in The Hundred, taking two wickets in her six matches.[32]

In February 2023, she was signed by Delhi Capitals ahead of the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League.[33] She played five matches for the side as they reached the final of the tournament, taking 7 wickets at an average of 12.71.[34] In her first match of the tournament, she took a five-wicket haul, with 5/29 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.[35]

International career

In September 2021, Norris was named in the United States squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier.[36] She made her Twenty20 International debut in the first match of the tournament, against Brazil on 18 October 2021.[3] She went on to play five of USA's six matches in the tournament as they qualified for the 2022 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, taking 4 wickets at an average of 7.75.[37] In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[38]

Norris has also appeared for various England Development and Academy teams, including touring South Africa in 2018.[39]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Tara Norris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Tara Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "1st Match, Naucalpan, Oct 18 2021, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier: Brazil Women v USA Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Tara Norris". the Cricketer. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Young star Norris thanks Horsham Cricket Club for helping her rise into Sussex ranks". Sussex Express. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Sussex Women v Warwickshire Women, 5 May 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ "T20 Matches Played by Tara Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Sussex Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowling for Sussex Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Sussex Women, 30 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Surrey Women v Sussex Women, 18 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Southern Vipers v Yorkshire Diamonds, 26 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Bowling for Loughborough Lightning/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Western Storm v Southern Vipers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Bowling in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Tara Norris four-for makes light work of Lightning as Vipers show their bite". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Southern Vipers maintain top spot after Tara Norris, Paige Scholfield rip through Thunder". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  23. ^ "Emily Windsor, Tara Norris rally Vipers to title defence". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Southern Brave (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  27. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  28. ^ "Thunder sign Naomi Dattani, Fi Morris and Tara Norris to strengthen squad". Lancashire Cricket. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  29. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Ellie Threlkeld and Tara Norris rescue tie for Thunder against Southern Vipers". the Cricketer. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  32. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  33. ^ "Bid-by-bid updates - 2023 WPL auction". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  34. ^ "Records/Women's Premier League, 2022/23 - Delhi Capitals Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  35. ^ "The Shafali-Lanning show flattens RCB before Tara Norris' five-for". ESPNcricinfo. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  36. ^ "Team USA Women's Squad Named for ICC Americas T20 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico". USA Cricket. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  37. ^ "Bowling for United States of America Women/ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier 2021/22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  38. ^ "Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". USA Cricket. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  39. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Tara Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

Further reading

External links

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