Rebecca Odgers

Rebecca Odgers
Personal information
Full name
Rebecca Niamh Odgers
Born (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter; occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentCornwall
2019→ Somerset (on loan)
2023Western Storm
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 13 23
Runs scored 358 308
Batting average 35.80 16.21
100s/50s 122 0/0
Top score 1/1 47
Balls bowled 156 187
Wickets 5 9
Bowling average 21.60 15.11
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/35 2/7
Catches/stumpings 2/– 6/1
Source: CricketArchive, 21 October 2023

Rebecca Niamh Odgers (born 10 February 2003) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Cornwall. She plays primarily as a right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper.[1][2]

Early life

Odgers was born on 10 February 2003 and grew up in St Austell, Cornwall.[2][3] She studies medical sciences at the University of Exeter.[3]

Domestic career

Odgers made her county debut in 2018, for Cornwall against the Netherlands, in which she made 39.[4] In her second match for the side, she hit her maiden List A century, scoring 122 from 97 deliveries against Dorset.[5] She went on to be the side's second-highest run-scorer in the Women's County Championship that season, with 240 runs at an average of 48.00.[6] In 2019 for Cornwall, she scored 118 runs at an average of 29.50 in the Women's County Championship and 106 runs at an average of 17.66 in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7][8] She also appeared in one match for Somerset, against Devon.[9] In July 2019, she played two matches for England Academy.[2] She was Cornwall's leading run-scorer in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 73 runs in four matches.[10]

Odgers was named in Western Storm's first Academy squad in 2021, and was retained on the programme in 2022 and 2023.[11][12][13] In May 2022, she scored a century for the academy side against Wiltshire.[14] She was included in Western Storm's senior squad for the first time in 2023.[15][16] She made her debut for the side on 4 June 2023, against Central Sparks in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Rebecca Odgers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Rebecca Odgers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bex Odgers hopes friends thriving at World Cup boosts cricket dream". Somerset County Gazette. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Cornwall Women v Netherlands Women, 6 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Cornwall Women v Dorset Women, 7 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cornwall Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cornwall Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cornwall Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Somerset Women v Devon Women, 14 July 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cornwall Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Western Storm announce selections for Regional Academy Programme". Western Storm. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Western Storm name 2022 Regional Academy players". Western Storm. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Western Storm name 2022/23 Regional Academy players". Western Storm. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Western Storm Academy v Wiltshire Women, 29 May 2022". NV Play. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy Preview: Storm v Diamonds". Western Storm. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Player Profile: Rebecca Odgers". Western Storm. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Bristol, June 4 2023, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v Western Storm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2023.