Jo Gardner

Joanne Lynda Gardner (born 25 March 1997) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire, Sunrisers and Trent Rockets. She plays as an all-rounder, bowling right-arm off break and batting right-handed. She has previously played for Warwickshire, Essex, Loughborough Lightning, Oval Invincibles and Southern Brave.^[1][2]

Jo Gardner

Personal information
Full name	Joanne Lynda Gardner
Born	(1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) Newport, Isle of Wight, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–2016	Northamptonshire
2017–2022	Warwickshire
2021	→ Essex (on loan)
2018–2019	Loughborough Lightning
2020–present	Sunrisers
2021	Oval Invincibles
2022	Southern Brave
2023–present	Northamptonshire
2023–present	Trent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 81 97 Runs scored 1,111 866 Batting average 19.83 15.74 100s/50s 0/5 0/2 Top score 86 55* Balls bowled 2,106 1,058 Wickets 68 36 Bowling average 20.92 28.58 5 wickets in innings 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 6/21 3/25 Catches/stumpings 22/– 32/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 October 2023

Early life

Gardner was born on 25 March 1997 in Newport, Isle of Wight.^[2] She attended Loughborough University.^[3]

Domestic career

Gardner made her county debut in 2011, for Northamptonshire against Derbyshire. She scored 2 runs and bowled 7 overs for no wicket.^[4] 2013 was a breakthrough year for Gardner, as she took 15 Championship wickets at an average of 14.26, as well as taking her maiden five-for, with 6/21 against Oxfordshire.^[5][6] In 2014, was the leading wicket-taker across the whole Championship, taking 19 wickets at an average of 9.47.^[7] She took 5/23 against both Scotland and Hampshire.^[8][9] She hit her maiden county half-century in 2015, against Leicestershire, and went on to hit three more in 2016, and was the leading run-scorer for her side in both competitions.^[10][11][12]

In 2017, Gardner joined Warwickshire.^[3] She hit 54* in her first match for her new side, in a 2 wicket victory over Kent.^[13] Gardner was part of the Warwickshire team that won the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup.^[14]

In 2021, after playing in the Twenty20 Cup for Warwickshire, Gardner went on loan to Essex for the Women's London Championship in order to play 50-over cricket.^[15] She re-joined former side Northamptonshire ahead of the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.^[16] She took six wickets in eight matches for the side that season.^[17]

Gardner was also part of Loughborough Lightning's squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2018 and 2019. She played one match in 2018, but did not bat or bowl.^[14] She played three matches in 2019, including the semi-final, and took two wickets.^[18]

In 2020, Gardner played for Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all 6 matches, and was her side's leading run-scorer and joint leading wicket-taker, with 193 runs and 7 wickets. She scored one half-century, 54, in a losing cause against Western Storm.^[19][20][21] In December 2020, it was announced that Gardner was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.^[22] Gardner played 11 matches for the side in 2021, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets and with a top score of 42, made off 30 balls against Northern Diamonds.^[23][24][25] She also played nine matches in Oval Invincibles' victorious campaign in The Hundred.^[26] Ahead of the 2022 season, Gardner remodelled her bowling action, becoming an off break bowler, having previously bowled medium pace.^[27] She played eleven matches for Sunrisers in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 193 runs and taking eleven wickets.^[28][29] She moved to Southern Brave in The Hundred, but did not a play a match for her new side.^[30]

In 2023, she played 15 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 37*.^[31][32] She also played seven matches for Trent Rockets in The Hundred, scoring 57 runs.^[33]

References

1. "Player Profile: Joanne Gardner". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Jo-Anne Gardner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
3. "Jo Gardner". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
4. "Northamptonshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 19 June 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
5. "Bowling for Northamptonshire Women/LV Women's County Championship 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
6. "Northamptonshire Women v Oxfordshire Women, 27 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
7. "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
8. "Northamptonshire Women v Scotland Women, 4 May 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
9. "Hampshire Women v Northamptonshire Women, 27 July 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
10. "Northamptonshire Women v Leicestershire Women, 24 May 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
11. "Batting and Fielding for Northamptonshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
12. "Batting and Fielding for Northamptonshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
13. "Warwickshire Women v Kent Women, 30 April 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
14. "Women's Twenty20 Matches Played by Jo Gardner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
15. "The Trevor Griffin Way". the Cricketer. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
16. "Suffolk Women v Northamptonshire Women, 16 April 2023 @ 11:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
17. "Bowling for Northamptonshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
18. "Bowling for Loughborough Lightning/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
19. "Batting and Fielding for Sunrisers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
20. "Bowling for Sunrisers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
21. "Sunrisers v Western Storm, 5 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
22. "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
23. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
24. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
25. "Sarah Taylor proves Diamonds are forever with matchwinning innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
26. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Oval Invincbles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
27. "Player Profile: Jo Gardner". Sunrisers Cricket. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
28. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
29. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
30. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
31. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
32. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
33. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Trent Rockets (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

External links

• Jo Gardner at ESPNcricinfo
• Jo Gardner at CricketArchive (subscription required)