Jemima Spence
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jemima Spence
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| fullname = Jemima Emma Maxwell Spence
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|7|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Balham, Greater London, England
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| batting = Right-handed
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| role = Wicket-keeper
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| club1 = Kent
| year1 = {{nowrap|2021–2024}}
| club2 = South East Stars
| year2 = 2022–2024
| club3 = Surrey
| year3 = {{nowrap|2025–present}}
| columns = 2
| hidedeliveries = true
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 12
| runs1 = 168
| bat avg1 = 18.66
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 45*
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 5
| runs2 = 93
| bat avg2 = 18.60
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 24
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/0
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2456/2456617/2456617.html CricketArchive
| date = 18 October
| year = 2024
}}
Jemima Emma Maxwell Spence (born 6 July 2006) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/jemima-spence-1334186 |title=Player Profile: Jemima Spence |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2456/2456617/2456617.html |title=Player Profile: Jemima Spence |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=11 September 2022}}
Domestic career
Spence first played for the Kent senior team in 2021, in the Women's London Championship, scoring 66 in her first match against Sussex.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1179/1179577.html |title=Kent Women v Sussex Women, 1 June 2021 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=11 September 2022}} She was named as Kent's Emerging Player of the Year at the end of the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentsportsnews.com/stevens-named-player-of-the-year-01-10-2021/ |title=Stevens named Player of the Year |date=October 2021 |publisher=Kent Sports News| access-date=11 September 2022}} She went on to play for Kent in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 71 runs at an average of 17.75 in four matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Kent_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=11 September 2022}}
Spence was named in the South East Stars Academy squad in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/kent-starlets-earn-stars-academy-spots/ |title=Kent Starlets Earn Stars Academy Spots |date=8 March 2021 |publisher=Kent Cricket |access-date=11 September 2022}} She was again named in the academy squad in 2022, and made 111* for the side against Sunrisers Academy in August 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.kiaoval.com/berry-blinkhorn-jones-in-south-east-stars-academy/ |title=Berry & Blinkhorn-Jones in South East Stars Academy |website=Kia Oval |date=14 December 2021 |access-date=11 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#m2f0a40f2-d6d6-48fc-bc54-9269f04bedd4 |title=Regional Academy Friendlies, 50 Over One Day, 2 August 2022 |publisher=NV Play |access-date=11 September 2022}} She was promoted to the senior squad in September 2022, and made her debut for South East Stars on 11 September, scoring 26 against Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/south-east-stars-vs-central-sparks-1297948/full-scorecard |title=Beckenham, September 11 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: South East Stars v Central Sparks |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 September 2022}} Spence top-scored for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy play-off against Southern Vipers, scoring 45*.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/south-east-stars-vs-southern-vipers-playoff-1297955/match-report |title=Southern Vipers set up another final showdown with Northern Diamonds |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 October 2022}} In 2023, she played nine matches for South East Stars, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 80 runs.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6772 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=18 October 2023}}
International career
In October 2022, Spence was selected as a non-travelling reserve in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2858562/england-women-u19-announce-squad-for-icc-u19-womens-t20-world-cup-2023 |title=England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board |date=18 October 2022 |access-date=18 October 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=1334186}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=2456617}}
{{Surrey Women cricket team squad}}
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Category:Cricketers from the London Borough of Wandsworth
Category:Kent women cricketers