Marie Kelly

Marie Kelly (born 9 February 1996) is an English cricketer who is currently the captain of Warwickshire, as well as playing for Lightning. She plays primarily as a right-handed batter. She led Warwickshire to the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup title, and was the leading run-scorer in Division 1 that year. She previously played for Southern Vipers, Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix.[1][2][3]

Marie Kelly
Personal information
Full nameMarie Kelly
Born (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996
Birmingham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–presentWarwickshire
2017Loughborough Lightning
2019Southern Vipers
2020–2021Central Sparks
2021Birmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 71 60
Runs scored 1,393 1,072
Batting average 22.83 24.93
100s/50s 0/8 1/5
Top score 64 100*
Balls bowled 926 361
Wickets 26 22
Bowling average 23.34 13.54
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/13 3/9
Catches/stumpings 22/– 22/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 September 2021

Early life

Kelly was born on 9 February 1996 in Birmingham, West Midlands. She has a degree in Sports Science from Loughborough University. Her twin sister, Sian, played for Warwickshire between 2011 and 2017.[2][4]

Domestic career

Kelly made her county debut in 2011, for Warwickshire against Cheshire. She scored 12 runs and bowled 2 overs for no wicket.[5] In 2012, in two innings over one weekend playing for Warwickshire Under-17s, Kelly scored 201* and 110* and soon after became a regular in Warwickshire's first team.[3] She hit her maiden T20 half-century in 2013, against the Netherlands.[6]

Kelly began captaining Warwickshire in 2015, standing-in for Rebecca Grundy. She became permanent captain of the side in 2016.[7] In 2019, Kelly led her side to victory in the Twenty20 Cup. Warwickshire topped Division 1 by one point after beating runners-up Lancashire in the final match, with Kelly top-scoring with 76.[8][3] She also ended the season as the leading run-scorer in Division 1.[9] Kelly was Warwickshire's leading run-scorer in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 162 runs at an average of 81.00.[10]

Kelly also played in the Women's Cricket Super League, for Loughborough Lightning in 2017 and Southern Vipers in 2019.[2] She played one match for Loughborough, in which she scored 18 runs against Western Storm. She played five matches for the Vipers, scoring 13 runs at an average of 4.33.[11][12] In 2020, Kelly was announced as part of the Central Sparks squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She was the side's second-highest run-scorer, with 223 runs at an average of 55.75, and scored two half-centuries.[13] In December 2020, it was announced that Kelly was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[14]

In 2021, Kelly scored 182 runs for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, including two half-centuries.[15] In a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Southern Vipers, Kelly hit 100* from 53 balls, her Twenty20 high score and first ever century, to help her side to a 6 wicket victory.[16] She also signed to play for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, but only made one appearance in the competition.[17] At the end of the season it was announced that Kelly had moved to Lightning, and signed a professional contract with her new side.[18]

Kelly has also been a part of the Emerging Players Programme, the England Women's Academy and played for the England Under-19s.[3] In April 2022, she was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[19]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Marie Kelly". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Marie Kelly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. "Marie Kelly". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. "Interview with Marie Kelly – A Player, A Coach, and a Sports scientist". Female Cricket. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. "Cheshire Women v Warwickshire Women, 4 September 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. "Netherlands Women v Warwickshire Women, 22 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. "INTERVIEW: Warwickshire Captain Marie Kelly". CricketHer. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. "Warwickshire Women v Lancashire Women, 30 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. "Batting and Fielding in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2019 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. "Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. "Kia Super League Matches Played by Marie Kelly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  12. "Batting and Fielding for Southern Vipers/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  13. "Batting and Fielding for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". ESPN England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  15. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  16. "Group A, Hove, Aug 25 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Southern Vipers v Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  17. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  18. "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  19. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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