Tara Norris

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

Tara Norris
Personal information
Full nameTara Gabriella Norris
Born (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998
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–presentSouthern Vipers
2021–presentSouthern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 5 49 55
Runs scored 15 199 279
Batting average 7.50 11.05 12.68
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 13 40* 59*
Balls bowled 108 1,956 845
Wickets 4 56 41
Bowling average 7.75 23.46 20.07
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/4 4/14 4/14
Catches/stumpings 0/– 14/– 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 October 2021

She made her Twenty20 International debut on 18 October 2021, for the United States against Brazil in 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]

Domestic career

Norris made her county debut in 2014, for Sussex against Warwickshire. She did not bat or bowl.[5] A year later, she was part of the Sussex squad that won the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9][10] She was Sussex's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 7 wickets at an average of 11.71.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14][15] She was the joint-third leading wicket-taker across the whole tournament.[16] In 2021, she was the joint-second leading wicket-taker in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 13 wickets at an average of 13.30.[17] She achieved her Twenty20 best bowling in the tournament against Lightning, taking 4/14 from her 3.5 overs.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] She also played six matches for Southern Brave in The Hundred, taking 3 wickets at an average of 22.66.[21] In April 2022, she was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[22]

International career

In September 2021, Norris was named in the United States squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier.[23] 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.[24] In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[25]

Norris has also appeared for various England Development and Academy teams, including touring South Africa in 2018.[26]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Tara Norris". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Tara Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "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. "Sussex Women v Warwickshire Women, 5 May 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. "T20 Matches Played by Tara Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. "Bowling for Sussex Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. "Bowling for Sussex Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. "Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  10. "Warwickshire Women v Sussex Women, 30 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. "Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. "Southern Vipers v Yorkshire Diamonds, 26 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  13. "Bowling for Loughborough Lightning/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  14. "Bowling for Southern Vipers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  15. "Western Storm v Southern Vipers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  16. "Bowling in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  17. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  18. "Tara Norris four-for makes light work of Lightning as Vipers show their bite". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  19. "Southern Vipers maintain top spot after Tara Norris, Paige Scholfield rip through Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  20. "Emily Windsor, Tara Norris rally Vipers to title defence". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  21. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Southern Brave (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  22. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  23. "Team USA Women's Squad Named for ICC Americas T20 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico". USA Cricket. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  24. "Bowling for United States of America Women/ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier 2021/22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  25. "Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". USA Cricket. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  26. "Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Tara Norris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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