Southern Vipers Academy's off-spinner Ava Lee created a new record in women's cricket. She took 9 wickets for 2 runs against Thunder Academy at Bamford Fieldhouse Cricket Club. Ava Lee created the record of best bowling in an innings of senior women's cricket after 1962. She maiden 5 overs in 7.3 overs.
In the match, Southern Vipers won the toss and decided to bowl first. Thunder Academy's openers TN Kesteven (26) and G Hempstead (32) gave the team a great start by adding 64 runs for the first wicket. However, after Kesteven's dismissal, Thunder's team came back in the match and lost 10 wickets for 16 runs in 14.1 overs. Vipers had scored 226/6 runs till stumps on the first day.
Ava Lee with astonishing figures of 9-2 for the @southernvipers_ Academy in their 3 day game vs @Thundercric Academy ??#berkshire2024 #fobc #southernvipers #cricket pic.twitter.com/dKbfqE0l62
— Berkshire Cricket (@BerksCricket) July 23, 2024
| Players | Performance | Year | Vs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Lee | 9-2 | 2024 | Southern Vipers Academy vs Thunder Academy |
| Betty Starr | 9-3 | 1958 | Middlesex Second XI vs Essex |
| Doris Smart | 9-8 | 1954/55 | Western Province B v Southern Transvaal B |
| Doris Ten-Kate | 10-56 | 1958/59 | North-Western v Southern Transvaal B |
| Slessor | 10-37 | 1957 | Buckinghamshire v Women's Cricket Association |
| M Pats | 10-11 | 1939 | MA Pollard's XI v AT Collins's XI |
| Myrtle Maclagan | 10-26 | 1931 | EA Snowball's XI v MA Pollard's XI |
| Rosemary White | 10-0 | 1962 | Wallington v Beaconsfield |
| Tommy Haigh | 10-35 | 1938 | MA Pollard's XI v OM Andrews's XI |
| Violet Straker | 9-2 | 1930 | The Cuckoos vs. White Heather |
With her outstanding performance, Ava Lee has produced the best performance in senior women's cricket since 1962. Playing for Wallington Women in 1962, Rosemary White took 10 wickets for no runs against Beaconsfield Women. Beaconsfield were bowled out for five runs that day. However, in 1930, Violet Straker also took 9 wickets for 2 runs.
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