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Gaby Lewis
Personal information
Full name
Gaby Hollis Lewis
Born(2001-03-27)27 March 2001(age 23)
Dublin,Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-armleg break
RoleAll-rounder
Relations
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap76)5 August 2016 vSouth Africa
Last ODI21 October 2023 vScotland
T20I debut (cap32)9 September 2014 vSouth Africa
Last T20I24 October 2023 vScotland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2018Dragons
2019–presentScorchers
2021Southern Brave
2021Southern Vipers
2022Northern Superchargers
2023–presentBarbados Royals
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 17 48 51 87
Runs scored 206 995 1,078 1,589
Batting average 13.73 24.26 23.95 22.70
100s/50s 0/0 1/5 1/5 1/8
Top score 33 105* 115 105*
Ballsbowled 653 90 1,125 306
Wickets 10 3 19 8
Bowling average 70.50 40.00 58.78 42.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/41 2/20 2/21 2/14
Catches/stumpings 1/– 14/– 10/– 22/–
Source:CricketArchive,29 November 2022

Gaby Hollis Lewis(born 27 March 2001) is an Irish internationalcricketerwho made her senior debut for theIrish national teamin July 2014, aged only 13.[1]She made herTwenty20 International(T20I) debut later in the year, becoming the youngest to play at that level. TheInternational Cricket Council(ICC) named Lewis as one of the five breakout stars in women's cricket in 2018.[2]She currently captains theWomen's Super SeriesteamScorchers.[3]In June 2022, at the age of 21, Lewis became the youngest player to captain the Ireland Women's team in international cricket.[4]

Early life[edit]

Lewis was born inDublin.Her older sister,Robyn Lewis,has played alongside her both at club and national level,[5]while her father,Alan Lewis,and grandfather,Ian Lewis,both represented theIrish men's side.[6][7]Both members of Dublin'sYMCA Cricket Club,the Lewis sisters first came to attention in November 2013, when they were named inCricket Ireland's Emerging Players Squad.[8]Gaby Lewis was first called up to Ireland's senior team in July 2014, playing five matches against English county sides in theECBWomen's Twenty20 Cup.[9]She subsequently made her international debut in August, playing twice against theNetherlandsat the 2014European Championship.[10]In the second of those matches, she scored 38 from 35 balls coming in third in the batting order, which included a 94-run partnership withClare Shillington(20 years her elder).[11][12]

Domestic career[edit]

Lewis has played in theWomen's Super SeriesforDragonsandScorchers,and begancaptainingScorchers ahead of the2020 season.[3][13]On 12 August 2021, Lewis was signed as a replacement player forSouthern BraveinThe Hundred,afterSmriti Mandhanareturned home.[14]She played two matches for the side, scoring just 9 runs.[15]She was also signed bySouthern Vipersfor the remainder of their2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophycampaign.[16]She played four matches, scoring 97 runs at an average of 24.25, as the side won the competition.[17]In 2022, she was signed byNorthern SuperchargersinThe Hundredas a replacement for the injuredJemimah Rodrigues.[18]

International career[edit]

In September 2014, Lewis was selected in Ireland's squad for a three-match T20I series againstSouth Africa,played ata neutral venuein Birmingham, England. She sat the first game out, but was included for the final two games, scoring five runs on debut and then 12not outin the third game.[19]On debut, Lewis was 13 years and 166 days old, breaking the record set by her teammateLucy O'Reillyfor the youngest T20I player.[20]She also became the first international cricketer born in the 21st century.[21]Across all men's and women's international cricket (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is), only Pakistan'sSajjida Shahhas played at a younger age.[22]

After her debut series against South Africa, Lewis next played at international level in August 2015, when she was named in Ireland's squad fora three-match seriesagainstAustralia.[19]In the first match, she came in sixth in the batting order, and scored 23 runs from 30 balls, behind onlyCecelia Joyce.[23]She had less success, however, in the other matches, scoring four runs in the second game and ten in the third.[24][25]Later in the year, Lewis also played in the2015 World Twenty20 Qualifierin Thailand.[26]At the2016 World Twenty20in India, she played in two of her team's matches (againstNew ZealandandSri Lanka), but had little impact.[19]

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifiertournament.[27]The following month she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad.[28]In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20tournament in the West Indies.[29][30]

In August 2019, she was the leading run-scorer in the2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series,with 180 runs from six matches.[31]The following month, she was named in Ireland's squad for the2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifiertournament in Scotland.[32]In July 2020, she was awarded a part-time professional contract byCricket Irelandfor the following year.[33]

In August 2021, Lewis was named in Ireland's squad for the2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifierin Spain.[34]In Ireland's opening match of the tournament, againstGermany,Lewis scored 105not outto become the first cricketer for Ireland toscore a century in a WT20I match.[35]In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifiertournament in Zimbabwe.[36]

In May 2022, Lewis was named as the captain of Ireland's team for their home seriesagainst South Africa.[37]In the first match of the tour, Lewis scored her 1,000th run in WT20I cricket.[38]In the next match, Lewis earned her 50th cap in the format.[39]On 26 August 2022, Lewis earned her 100th international cap for Ireland, scoring 92 in her side's victory againstthe Netherlands.[40]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Gaby Lewis – A trailblazer generations in the making".International Cricket Council.Retrieved8 September2021.
  2. ^"2018 lookback – the breakout stars (women)".International Cricket Council.Retrieved1 January2019.
  3. ^ab"Player Profile: Gaby Lewis".Retrieved26 May2021.
  4. ^"Record breaker Lewis as Ireland take on South Africa".Cricket Europe.Retrieved3 June2022.
  5. ^Robyn Lewis– CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ^Ireland / Players / Alan Lewis– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  7. ^Ireland / Players / Ian Lewis– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  8. ^(7 November 2013)."Details of Irish Womens Squads"– Cricket Leinster. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ^Women's Twenty20 matches played by Gaby Lewis– CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  10. ^Women's miscellaneous matches played by Gaby Lewis– CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  11. ^Ireland Women v Netherlands Women,Pepsi ICC Europe Women's Division One 2014 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  12. ^Clare Shillington– CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  13. ^"Women's Super 50 Series to kick off on Monday; squads named".Cricket Ireland. Archived fromthe originalon 1 September 2022.Retrieved12 August2021.
  14. ^"THE HUNDRED: Ireland's Gaby Lewis Replaces Smriti Mandhana For Brave".CricketHer. 12 August 2021.Retrieved12 August2021.
  15. ^"Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Southern Brave (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved1 October2021.
  16. ^"Ireland International Gaby Lewis Joins Southern Vipers".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved1 October2021.
  17. ^"Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved1 October2021.
  18. ^"Rodrigues out of Hundred with injury; Lewis replaces her at Superchargers".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved20 August2022.
  19. ^abcWomen's Int Twenty20 matches played by Gaby Lewis– CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  20. ^Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players– ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  21. ^(15 September 2014)."Teenager Gaby Lewis becomes first international cricketer to be born in 21st century"– Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  22. ^(16 September 2014)."13-year-old Gaby Lewis becomes first international cricketer to be born after 2000"– Yahoo! News. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  23. ^Ireland Women v Australia Women,Australia Women in England and Ireland 2015 (1st Twenty20) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  24. ^Ireland Women v Australia Women,Australia Women in England and Ireland 2015 (2nd Twenty20) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  25. ^Ireland Women v Australia Women,Australia Women in England and Ireland 2015 (3rd Twenty20) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  26. ^(27 October 2015)."Preparations step up ahead of T20 WCQ"Archived8 December 2015 at theWayback Machine– Cricket Europe. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  27. ^"ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018".International Cricket Council.Retrieved27 June2018.
  28. ^"Meet the Global Development Squad".International Cricket Council.Retrieved15 July2018.
  29. ^"Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut".Cricket Ireland.Archived fromthe originalon 3 October 2018.Retrieved3 October2018.
  30. ^"Laura Delany to lead" strong and experienced "Irish side at World T20".International Cricket Council.Retrieved3 October2018.
  31. ^"Women's T20I Quadrangular Series (in Netherlands), 2019: Most runs".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved14 August2019.
  32. ^"Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019".International Cricket Council.Retrieved21 August2019.
  33. ^"Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved1 July2020.
  34. ^"Ireland Women's squad announced for T20 World Cup European Qualifier".Cricket Ireland.Archived fromthe originalon 9 August 2021.Retrieved9 August2021.
  35. ^"Gaby Lewis makes history as Ireland start Qualifier tournament with big win".Cricket World.Retrieved26 August2021.
  36. ^"Ireland squad announced for Women's World Cup Qualifier; amendments made to tournament schedule".Cricket Ireland.Archived fromthe originalon 12 November 2021.Retrieved12 November2021.
  37. ^"Gaby Lewis to captain Ireland Women for South Africa series".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved26 May2022.
  38. ^"Lewis, Paul, Kelly headline Ireland's upset win over South Africa in series opener".Women's CricZone.Retrieved3 June2022.
  39. ^"International Women's Cricket Series: South Africa square series against Ireland 1-1 after 8-wicket win".Cricket World.Retrieved7 June2022.
  40. ^"Gaby Lewis scores 92 on her 100th appearance as Ireland complete Dutch clean sweep".Irish Times.Retrieved26 August2022.

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