Nancy Harman

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Nancy Harman

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| fullname = Nancy Holly Harman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|7|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Worthing, West Sussex, England

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg break

| role = Bowler

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| club1 = Sussex

| year1 = 2017–2020

| club2 = Lightning

| year2 = 2020–2021

| club3 = Leicestershire

| year3 = 2021

| club4 = Trent Rockets

| year4 = 2021

| club5 = Sussex

| year5 = {{nowrap|2022–present}}

| club6 = Southern Vipers

| year6 = {{nowrap|2022–2024}}

| club7 = London Spirit

| year7 = 2022

| columns = 2

| column1 = WLA

| matches1 = 33

| runs1 = 299

| bat avg1 = 16.61

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 49*

| deliveries1 = 705

| wickets1 = 28

| bowl avg1 = 22.25

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 6/40

| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–

| column2 = WT20

| matches2 = 67

| runs2 = 499

| bat avg2 = 15.59

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 43

| deliveries2 = 773

| wickets2 = 40

| bowl avg2 = 18.40

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/10

| catches/stumpings2 = 22/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1220/1220917/1220917.html CricketArchive

| date = 18 October

| year = 2024

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Nancy Holly Harman (born 11 July 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex. She plays as a right-arm leg break bowler. She previously played for Leicestershire, Lightning, Southern Vipers, Trent Rockets and London Spirit.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/1095863.html|title=Player Profile: Nancy Harman|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1220/1220917/1220917.html|title=Player Profile: Nancy Harman|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 March 2021}}

Early life

Harman was born on 11 July 1999 in Worthing, West Sussex. She studies at Loughborough University.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/topics/rhftprofiles/nancy_harman.html|title=Player Profile: Nancy Harman|publisher=the Cricketer|access-date=29 March 2021}}

Domestic career

Harman made her county debut in 2017, for Sussex against Nottinghamshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1026/1026310.html|title=Nottinghamshire Women v Sussex Women, 30 April 2017|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 March 2021}} In 2018, she took 5 wickets at an average of 21.60 to help her side to 2nd in Division 1 of the Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/30/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2018/Sussex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 March 2021}} The following season, she was her side's leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, taking 14 wickets at an average of 13.42, including her maiden county five-wicket haul, 6/40 against Warwickshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Sussex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Sussex Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1100/1100988.html|title=Sussex Women v Warwickshire Women, 5 May 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 March 2021}}

In 2021, it was announced that Harman had signed for Leicestershire.{{cite web|url=https://www.leicestershireccc.co.uk/news/2021/april/women-sign-lightning-trio.html |title=Women sign Lightning trio |publisher=Leicestershire County Cricket Club |access-date=19 April 2021}} She was the leading run-scorer that season for the side in the Twenty20 Cup, with 124 runs, as well as taking 7 wickets at an average of 13.42.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Leicestershire_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Leicestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=28 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Leicestershire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Leicestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=28 September 2021}}

In a match against Nottinghamshire, Harman took her T20 best bowling figures, of 4/10.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1176/1176446.html |title=Leicestershire Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 5 May 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=28 September 2021}} She returned to Sussex ahead of the 2022 season.{{cite web|url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/4997306 |title=18 April 2022 @ 11:00: Surrey Women v Sussex Women |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=19 April 2022}} She took eight wickets for Sussex in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 21.37.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Sussex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 October 2022}} She played five matches for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking six wickets at an average of 8.33.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Sussex_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 October 2023}}

In 2020, Harman played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 43 runs and taking 2 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13711;team=6770;type=tournament|title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=29 March 2021}} She played four matches for the side in 2021, as well as appearing three times for Trent Rockets in The Hundred.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6770;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=28 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6770;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=28 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13891;team=6697;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Trent Rockets (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=28 September 2021}} Ahead of the 2022 season, it was announced that Harman had joined Southern Vipers.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/southern-vipers-announce-squad-for-2022-charlotte-edwards-cup/ | title= Southern Vipers Announce Squad for 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup |website=The Ageas Bowl |date=10 May 2022 |access-date=10 May 2022}} She played seven matches for the side in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking four wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6009;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=6 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6009;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=6 October 2022}} In The Hundred, she moved to London Spirit, playing one match without batting or bowling.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14454;team=6693;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=6 October 2022}} In April 2023, it was announced that Harman had signed her first professional contract with Southern Vipers.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/southern-vipers-announce-five-further-pro-contracts/ |title=Southern Vipers Announce Five Further Pro Contracts |publisher=The Ageas Bowl |date=11 April 2023 |access-date=11 April 2023}}

In 2023, she played six matches for Southern Vipers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets.{{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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2023-15158?team=6009 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=19 October 2023}} In 2024, she played 13 matches for Southern Vipers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.{{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}}

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