Elspeth Fowler

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Elspeth Fowler

| female = true

| image =

| country = Spain

| fullname = Elspeth Marinha Compton Fowler

| nickname = Hermione Granger

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Northampton, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role =

| club1 = Buckinghamshire

| year1 = 2010

| club2 = Cambridgeshire

| year2 = 2016

| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 5 May

| T20Idebutyear = 2022

| T20Idebutagainst = Austria

| T20Icap = 3

| lastT20Idate = 27 October

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = Croatia

| columns = 1

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 17

| runs1 = 172

| bat avg1 = 21.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 44

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 10/0

| date = 30 October 2024

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/elspeth-fowler-1037327 ESPNCricinfo

}}

Elspeth Marinha Compton Fowler (born 14 August 1992) is an English-born cricketer resident in Spain, who plays for the Spanish women's national cricket team as a right-handed batter. In May 2022, she captained Spain in its debut Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) against Austria.

Early life and education

Born at Northampton, England,{{cite web |title=Elspeth Fowler profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/elspeth-fowler-1037327 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 May 2022}} she was raised at Chesham, Buckinghamshire.{{cite web |title=Cambridge University Cricket Club - Player Profiles: Elspeth Fowler |url=http://w.cucc.net/pages/players-display-206 |website=Cambridge University Cricket Club |access-date=7 May 2022}} At the age of 8, she first attended Sunday morning sessions at her local cricket club, where she was enthused by the coaches.{{cite web |title=A Magical Welcome – Elspeth Fowler – La Manga CC |url=https://cricketspain.es/es/a-magical-welcome-elspeth-fowler-la-manga-cc/ |website=Cricket España |access-date=7 May 2022 |date=2020 |archive-date=25 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925140654/https://cricketspain.es/es/a-magical-welcome-elspeth-fowler-la-manga-cc/ |url-status=dead }}

From 2003 until 2010, Fowler attended Chesham High School (now Chesham Grammar School).{{cite web |title=Elspeth Fowler |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/elspeth-fowler-637a48b7/?originalSubdomain=es |website=linkedin.com |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=7 May 2022}} In 2005, she played for Buckinghamshire Girls Under-13 team, and then from 2006 through 2008 she progressed through the County Girls Under-17 and Under-19 teams.{{cite web |title=Player Statistics: Elspeth Fowler |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/player_stats/batting/1198445?rule_type_id=179 |website=ECB/Play-Cricket.com |access-date=8 May 2022}}

In 2010, Fowler went up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where she read Modern and Medieval Languages, graduating in 2014 as BA (proceeding MA).

Fowler played for the Cambridge University Cricket Club, being awarded Cambridge half blues in 2011, 2012 and 2014; she also represented her college at basketball and played in the Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia.

Domestic career

In 2010, Fowler was selected to play for Buckinghamshire CCC 1st XI. In 2016, she played two Women's Twenty20 Cup matches for Cambridgeshire CCC.

Since 2019, she has played for the La Manga Torrevieja Cricket Club, in the region of Murcia, southeastern Spain. In November 2019, while touring with the LMTCC men's team in Cártama, she helped bowl the team to victory in a weekend tournament.

In 2020, Fowler was appointed Director of Women's Cricket for Cricket Spain, in which capacity she is involved in training women cricketers.{{cite web |title=Ladies training session with Rico and Elspeth in Montjuic |url=https://www.cricketcatala.cat/2020/10/12/ladies-training-session-with-rico-and-elspeth-in-montjuic/ |website=Cricket Catala |access-date=8 May 2022 |language=en |date=12 October 2020}} In July 2021, she made her captaincy debut, at the helm of LMTCC's Development XI, in a 40-over match against Torre-Pacheco CC at the La Manga Club Ground.{{cite news |last1=Atkinson |first1=Andrew |title=Tom Vine and Alfie Court break LMTCC's record bowling figures |url=https://theleader.info/2021/07/21/tom-vine-and-alfie-court-break-lmtccs-record-bowling-figures/ |access-date=8 May 2022 |work=The Leader (Spain) |date=21 July 2021}}

Also in 2021, she played for Team White in Cricket Catalonia's Women's T10 tournament.{{cite web |title=Elspeth Fowler - Federacio Catalana de Criquet |url=https://cricclubs.com/CricketCatala/viewPlayer.do?playerId=2120990&clubId=9868#parentHorizontalTab1 |website=cricclubs.com |access-date=8 May 2022}}

International career

On 5 May 2022, Fowler made her WT20I debut for, and also captained, Spain against Austria in the first match of the 2022 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series, held at Dreux Sport Cricket Club, Dreux, France.{{cite news |last1=Atkinson |first1=Andrew |title=LaManga Torrevieja CC star Elspeth Fowler Spain Womens National Cricket captain |url=https://theleader.info/2022/05/02/lamanga-torrevieja-cc-star-elspeth-fowler-spain-womens-national-cricket-captain/ |access-date=7 May 2022 |work=The Leader (Spain) |date=2 May 2022}}{{cite web |author1=Women's CricZone Staff |title=Jersey and Austria register wins on the opening day of quadrangular series |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/jersey-and-austria-register-wins-on-the-opening-day-of-quadrangular-series |website=Women's CricZone |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=en |date=5 May 2022}} The match was also Spain's first ever WT20I,{{cite web |url=https://cricketspain.es/spanish-womens-team-head-to-france-for-international-tournament/ |title=Spanish women's team head to France for international tournament |work=Cricket España |date=19 April 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504175420/https://cricketspain.es/spanish-womens-team-head-to-france-for-international-tournament/ |url-status=dead }} and Fowler top-scored hitting 26 runs off 36 balls.{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of Austria Wmn vs Spain Wmn 2nd Match 2022 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20i-quadrangular-series-in-france-2022-1310205/austria-women-vs-spain-women-2nd-match-1310211/full-scorecard |access-date=7 May 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

The following day, 6 May 2022, against Jersey, Fowler scored 29 runs off 46 balls.{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of Jersey Women vs Spain WMN 3rd Match 2022 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20i-quadrangular-series-in-france-2022-1310205/jersey-women-vs-spain-women-3rd-match-1310212/full-scorecard |access-date=7 May 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web |author1=Women's CricZone Staff |title=Jersey register third win of the quadrangular series |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/jersey-register-second-win-of-the-quadrangular-series |website=Women's CricZone |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=en |date=6 May 2022}} She did even better in a second match against Austria on 7 May 2022, with 44 in 50 balls,{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of Austria Wmn vs Spain Wmn 6th Match 2022 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20i-quadrangular-series-in-france-2022-1310205/austria-women-vs-spain-women-6th-match-1310215/full-scorecard |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web |author1=Women's CricZone Staff |title=Unbeaten Jersey make it four-in-four to win Quadrangular T20I trophy in France |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/jersey-finish-the-quadrangular-in-france-unbeaten-to-win-the-trophy |website=Women's CricZone |language=en |date=7 May 2022}} and in Spain's final match of the tournament, against France on 8 May 2022, with 42* in 58 balls.{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of France Women vs Spain WMN 7th Match 2022 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-t20i-quadrangular-series-in-france-2022-1310205/france-women-vs-spain-women-7th-match-1310216/full-scorecard |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web |author1=Women's CricZone Staff |title=Hosts France outclass Spain and Austria to finish on a high |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/france-outshine-spain-and-austria-to-end-with-a-bang |website=Women's CricZone |access-date=9 May 2022 |language=en}} She finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 141 runs, and with a WT20I batting average of 47.00.{{cite web |last1=Harvey |first1=Rob |title=France Quad-Series Review |url=https://www.talkinaboutwomenscricket.com/t20/france-quad-series-review/ |website=Talkin' About Women's Cricket |access-date=28 May 2022 |date=10 May 2022}}{{cite web |title=All-round records {{!}} Women's Twenty20 Internationals {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/1037327.html?class=10;template=results;type=allround;view=match |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 May 2022}} The Spanish team did not win any matches but, according to Cricket Spain's website, "... took positives from all the four games they played in."{{cite web|url=https://cricketspain.es/spain-women-complete-first-ever-t20i-ranking-competition/|title=Spain women complete first ever T20I ranking competition |work=Cricket España |date=6 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022}}

Off the field

Since 2016, Fowler works in Murcia as an account manager for G's Group,[https://www.gs-fresh.com/about-us www.gs-fresh.com] a fresh produce business headquartered in East Anglia, England.{{cite web |title=G's Group |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/g-sgroup/ |website=linkedin.com |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=7 May 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Michael |title=G's targets French organic market |url=https://www.fruitnet.com/eurofruit/gs-targets-french-organic-market/170158.article |website=Fruitnet |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=en |date=10 October 2016}}

Fowler's cricketing nickname, Hermione Granger, came courtesy of her then-new teammates at La Manga Torrevieja in 2019. While on cricket tours, she is accompanied by her mascot, a stuffed toy monkey named Crookshanks.