Meg Austin
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{about||the fictional character|Meg Austin (JAG)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Meg Austin
| female = true
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| fullname = Meg Austin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|9|7|df=yes}}
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm leg break
| role = Batter
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| club1 = Staffordshire
| year1 = 2019–present
| club2 = Central Sparks
| year2 = {{nowrap|2023–2024}}
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 6
| runs1 = 81
| bat avg1 = 20.25
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 44*
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| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 6
| runs2 = 122
| bat avg2 = 40.66
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 50
| deliveries2 = 12
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2151/2151989/2151989.html CricketArchive
| date = 16 October
| year = 2024
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Meg Austin (born 7 September 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She previously played for Central Sparks.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/meg-austin-1184985 |title=Player Profile: Meg Austin |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2151/2151989/2151989.html |title=Player Profile: Meg Austin |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=4 September 2024}}
Domestic career
Austin made her county debut in 2019, for Staffordshire against Derbyshire, in which she scored 44*.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1101/1101052.html |title=Staffordshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 19 May 2019 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=4 September 2024}} She scored her maiden county half-century in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 50 against Leicestershire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1286/1286296.html |title=Staffordshire Women v Leicestershire Women, 14 May 2023 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=4 September 2024}}
Austin was named in the Central Sparks Academy squad between 2021 and 2024.{{cite web|url=https://wccc.co.uk/quartet-of-pathway-players-earn-central-sparks-academy-spot/ |title=Quartet of Pathway Players Earn Central Sparks Academy Spot |website=Worcestershire Rapids |date=23 February 2021 |access-date=4 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CentralSparks/status/1455520335143526402 |title=Central Sparks |website=Twitter |access-date=8 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.centralsparks.com/post/central-sparks-confirm-2023-academy-squad-and-expanded-emerging-player-programme |title=Central Sparks Confirm 2023 Academy Squad and Expanded Emerging Player Programme |website=Central Sparks |date=31 October 2022 |access-date=4 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.centralsparks.com/post/central-sparks-academy-2024 |title=Central Sparks Academy 2024 |website=Central Sparks |date=19 October 2023 |access-date=4 September 2024}} In July 2023, she was included in a matchday squad for the senior side for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CentralSparks/status/1675096917074927617 | title=Central Sparks |website=Twitter |date=1 July 2023 |access-date=4 September 2024}} She made her debut for the side on 4 September 2024, against South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-1427805/central-sparks-vs-south-east-stars-51st-match-1427856/live-cricket-score | title=51st Match, Solihull, September 4 2024, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: South East Stars v Central Sparks |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 September 2024}} She played one further match for the side that season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6768 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=1184985}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=2151989}}
{{Warwickshire Women cricket team squad}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)