Grace Gibbs

Grace Gibbs
Personal information
Full name
Grace Julia Gibbs
Born (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29)
Lewisham, Greater London, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentKent
2016–2019Surrey Stars
2020–2022South East Stars
2021–2022Oval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 42 68
Runs scored 308 390
Batting average 12.32 15.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 33 60
Balls bowled 1,177 533
Wickets 31 30
Bowling average 27.06 18.03
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/39 5/11
Catches/stumpings 12/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 October 2022

Grace Julia Gibbs (born 1 May 1995) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League, South East Stars in regional cricket and Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.[1][2]

Early life

Gibbs was born on 1 May 1995 in Lewisham, Greater London.[2]

Domestic career

Gibbs made her county debut in 2012, for Kent against Middlesex.[3] In 2014, Gibbs won the County Championship with Kent, a season in which she also achieved her List A best bowling figures, taking 4/39 against Warwickshire.[4] Gibbs also appeared for Kent in their successful 2016 season, in which they won the double of the County Championship and Twenty20 Cup.[5][6] She missed much of the 2019 season with a knee injury.[7] In 2021, she scored her Twenty20 high score and took her Twenty20 best bowling figures in the Twenty20 Cup, scoring 60 from 49 balls against Middlesex and taking 5/11 against Essex.[8][9]

Gibbs also played for Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2016 and 2019. After not appearing for the side in 2016, she played six matches in 2017, scoring 10 runs in 2 innings.[10] She again played six matches in the Stars' victorious 2018 campaign, taking 3 wickets at an average of 12.66 before being ruled out with injury.[11][12] In 2019, Gibbs played three matches, taking 1/6 the only time she bowled.[13]

In 2020, Gibbs played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in four matches, scoring 36 runs but failing to take a wicket.[14][15] Against Southern Vipers, she hit a "rapid" 30 off 19 balls to help her side to a competitive total.[16] In 2021, she played eleven matches for the side across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, which her side won.[17][18] She was also ever-present throughout the Oval Invincibles' victorious The Hundred campaign.[19] She played two matches for South East Stars in 2022, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 15 runs and taking one wicket.[20] She was also again part of the Oval Invincibles squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[21]

Gibbs also played for Rubies in the 2013 Super Fours.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Grace Gibbs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Grace Gibbs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Kent Women v Middlesex Women, 30 July 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Kent Women v Warwickshire Women, 25 May 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Grace Gibbs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Grace Gibbs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Kent Players Selected for Kia Super League". Kent Cricket. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Kent Women v Middlesex Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Essex Women v Kent Women, 9 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Stars/Kia Super League 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Bowling for Surrey Stars/Kia Super League 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Gordon Replaced Injured Gibbs for Stars". Kia Oval. Retrieved 22 March 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Bowling for Surrey Stars/Kia Super League 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Batting and Fielding for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Bowling for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Lauren Bell's four-for keeps Southern Vipers undefeated heading into final". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  21. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.