Megan Sturge
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Megan Sturge
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| fullname = Megan Lily Sturge
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|11|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Margate, Kent, England
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = All-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper
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| club1 = Kent
| year1 = {{nowrap|2020–24}}
| club2 = South East Stars
| year2 = 2022
| club3 = Southern Vipers
| year3 = {{nowrap|2023–2024}}
| club4 = Hampshire
| year4 = {{nowrap|2025-present}}
| club5 = Kent (loan)
| year5 = {{nowrap|2025}}
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 31
| bat avg1 = 15.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 25
| deliveries1 = 72
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 79.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/67
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/0
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 16
| runs2 = 134
| bat avg2 = 14.88
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 45*
| deliveries2 = 70
| wickets2 = 4
| bowl avg2 = 16.75
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/18
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/2
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2103/2103553/2103553.html CricketArchive
| date = 19 October
| year = 2024
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Megan Lily Sturge (born 3 November 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent, on loan from Hampshire. She plays as a right-handed batter, right-arm leg spin bowler and occasional wicket-keeper.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/megan-sturge-1385351 |title=Player Profile: Megan Sturge |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2103/2103553/2103553.html|title=Player Profile: Megan Sturge |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 July 2023}}
Early life
Sturge was born on 3 November 2004 in Kent.
Domestic career
Sturge made her county debut in 2020, for Kent against Essex in the Women's London Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1156/1156138.html |title=Kent Women v Essex Women, 6 August 2020 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 July 2023}} She played one match for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and four matches in the London Championship, scoring 64 runs at an average of 16.00.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Kent_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Womens_London_Championship_2021/Kent_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Women's London Championship 2021 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 July 2023}} She played eight matches for Kent in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup as the side won their regional group, scoring 52 runs.{{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=3 July 2023}} She played two matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Kent_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 July 2023}}
Sturge was named in the South East Stars Academy for the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.kiaoval.com/six-surrey-players-in-se-stars-academy/ |title=Six Surrey Players in SE Stars Academy |date=8 March 2021 |publisher=The Kia Oval |access-date=3 July 2023}} She was again named in the Academy for the 2022 season, before signing her first contract with the first team squad in July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/gorham-sturge-sign-senior-stars-deals/ |title=Gorham & Sturge Sign Senior Stars Deals |date=26 July 2022 |publisher=Kent Cricket |access-date=3 July 2023}} She did not play for the side that season, however, and moved to the Southern Vipers Academy ahead of the 2023 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/southern-vipers-announce-new-academy-cohort-and-emerging-players-programme/ |title=Southern Vipers Announce New Academy Cohort And Emerging Players Programme |website=The Ageas Bowl |date=21 October 2022 |access-date=3 July 2023}} She was first named in a matchday squad for the senior team on 1 July 2023, and made her debut for the side the following day, against Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking 1/67 from 10 overs.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/match-preview-sunrisers-v-southern-vipers,-rhft/ |title=Match Preview: Sunrisers v Southern Vipers, RHFT |publisher=The Ageas Bowl |date=1 July 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-1347396/sunrisers-vs-southern-vipers-23rd-match-1347425/full-scorecard |title=23rd Match, Chelmsford, July 2 2023, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Southern Vipers |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2023}} She played two matches overall for the side that season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6009 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=19 October 2023}} In 2024, she played one match for Southern Vipers, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6009 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6009 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=1385351}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=2103553}}
{{Hampshire women's cricket team squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Margate
Category:Kent women cricketers