Phoebe Graham

Phoebe Claire Graham (born 23 October 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and North West Thunder. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire, Devon, Berkshire, Yorkshire, North Representative XI, Northern Diamonds and Northern Superchargers.[1][2]

Phoebe Graham
Personal information
Full namePhoebe Claire Graham
Born (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991
Steeton, West Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
RelationsPeter Graham (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010Nottinghamshire
2010–2013Yorkshire
2014–2015Devon
2018–2020Berkshire
2020–2021Northern Diamonds
2021Yorkshire
2021North Representative XI
2021Northern Superchargers
2022–presentLancashire
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 49 36
Runs scored 175 120
Batting average 7.95 10.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 29* 26*
Balls bowled 1,514 662
Wickets 33 26
Bowling average 34.51 24.96
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/14 3/26
Catches/stumpings 5/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 September 2021

Early life

Graham was born on 23 October 1991 in Steeton, West Yorkshire.[2] She attended Exeter University, and has worked in marketing.[3] Her father, Peter, played cricket for Northumberland.[4]

Domestic career

Graham made her county debut in 2010, for Nottinghamshire against Sussex. She did not bowl and was out for a duck.[5] She only played one more match for Nottinghamshire, however, and played the rest of the season for Yorkshire. She took five wickets at an average of 19.40 for the side in that season's Twenty20 Cup, and continued to be a regular until she moved to Devon ahead of the 2014 season.[6]

Graham only remained at Devon for two seasons, and took a break from the game after her father died in 2015. She was "dragged back" to cricket after watching the 2017 World Cup Final, and subsequently began playing for Berkshire for the 2018 season.[4] She had a successful return, especially in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, where she took 9 wickets at an average of 10.22.[7] She continued this form into 2019, taking 12 wickets at an average of 18.66 in the County Championship.[8] Ahead of the 2021 season, Graham returned to Yorkshire, and was subsequently named as part of the team's contingent in the North Representative XI squad for the Twenty20 Cup, and took two wickets in four matches for the side.[9][10] In 2022, Graham joined Lancashire.[11]

In 2020, Graham played for the Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. The team reached the final of the tournament, and whilst Graham only took two wickets in her five matches, her new ball bowling was described as "crucial", and she had an economy of just 3.87.[3] In 2021, Graham took six wickets in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and four wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, helping her side reach the final of both competitions.[12][13] She also played for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, appearing in four matches.[14] At the end of the season it was announced that Graham had moved to North West Thunder, and signed a professional contract with her new side.[15]

Graham also played in the 2011 and 2012 Super Fours.[16] In April 2022, she was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[17]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Phoebe Graham". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Phoebe Graham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. "Profile: Phoebe Graham Ready to Take Her Career to the Next Level". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. "Phoebe Graham on leaving her job at Sky to become a professional cricketer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. "Sussex Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 30 May 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. "Bowling for Berkshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. "Bowling for Berkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. "Lancashire set for Vitality Women's County T20". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  10. "Bowling for North Representative Women's XI/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. "ECB Women's County Championship/Fixtures & Results/Women's County T20 Group 1". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  13. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  14. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  16. "Women's List A Matches Played by Phoebe Graham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  17. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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