Lauren Parfitt

Lauren Amy Parfitt (born 1 April 1994) is a Welsh cricketer who is currently captain of Wales. She plays as a right-handed batter and occasional slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has previously played for Western Storm.^[1][2]

Lauren Parfitt

Personal information
Full name	Lauren Amy Parfitt
Born	(1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30) Pontypool, Wales
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–present	Wales
2017–2018	Western Storm
2020–2022	Western Storm
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 83 69 Runs scored 1,652 1,233 Batting average 22.32 24.66 100s/50s 1/8 0/6 Top score 109* 74* Balls bowled 1,052 544 Wickets 26 30 Bowling average 27.19 18.46 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/20 3/11 Catches/stumpings 37/– 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023

Early life

Parfitt was born on 1 April 1994 in Pontypool, Wales. Her sister, Georgia, plays for Wales alongside her.^[2]

Domestic career

Parfitt made her debut for Wales in 2007 against Worcestershire in the County Challenge Cup.^[3] In 2011, she was her side's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 132 runs.^[4] In 2013, she hit her maiden half-century for the side, scoring 52 against Devon.^[5] In 2014 she took her maiden five-wicket haul, taking 5/20 from 10 overs before hitting 31* in Wales' 9-wicket victory over Worcestershire.^[6]

In 2015 she was the ninth-highest run-scorer across the County Championship, with 268 runs including her maiden List A century, 109* made against Essex.^[7][8] She was also her side's leading run-scorer in the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 161 runs.^[9] In 2016, Parfitt was her side's leading run-scorer across both competitions.^[10][11] Parfitt became captain of Wales in 2017, and led the side to promotion to Division 1 of the Twenty20 Cup in 2018.^[12][13] In 2019, she scored 177 runs in the County Championship, including two half-centuries.^[14] In 2021, Parfitt was Wales' leading run-scorer in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 149 runs including 70*, made against Somerset.^[15][16] She played seven matches for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 80 runs and taking 7 wickets.^[17] She played five matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 115 runs including one half-century.^[18]

Parfitt was also in Western Storm's squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2017 and 2018, but did not play a match for the side.^[19][20]

In 2020, Parfitt returned to Western Storm for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 5 matches, scoring 89 runs at an average of 22.25, with a high score of 33*.^[21] In 2021 she was retained in the squad, and scored 91 in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Central Sparks as well as taking 3 wickets at an average of 27.66 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.^[22][23] She played one match for Western Storm in 2022, against Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 9 runs and taking two wickets.^[24][25]

References

1. "Player Profile: Lauren Parfitt". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Lauren Parfitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
3. "Worcestershire Women v Wales Women, 14 July 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
4. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/LV Women's County Championship 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
5. "Devon Women v Wales Women, 26 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
6. "Wales Women v Worcestershire Women, 26 May 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
7. "Wales Women v Essex Women, 4 May 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
8. "Batting and Fielding in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
9. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
10. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
11. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
12. "List A Matches played by Lauren Parfitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
13. "Women's Twenty20 Cup/Division 2 - 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
14. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
15. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
16. "Somerset Women v Wales Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
17. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
18. "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
19. "Twenty20 Matches played by Lauren Parfitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
20. "Three Welsh Dragons to roar for Western Storm in 2018". Western Storm. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
21. "Batting and Fielding for Western Storm/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
22. "Birmingham, May 31 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks v Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
23. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
24. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
25. "Loughborough, July 2 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Lightning v Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

External links

• Lauren Parfitt at ESPNcricinfo
• Lauren Parfitt at CricketArchive (subscription required)