Nat Wraith
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nat Wraith
| female = true
| image = File:Nat Wraith, WS v NWT, 21-05-23.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Wraith keeping-wicket for Western Storm in May 2023
| fullname = Natasha Agnes Jessica Wraith
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|10|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bristol, England
| nickname =
| heightft =
| heightinch =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = Wicket-keeper
| family =
| international =
| country =
| internationalspan =
| club1 = Gloucestershire
| year1 = 2016–2018
| club2 = Somerset
| year2 = 2019–2024
| club3 = Western Storm
| year3 = 2019–2024
| club4 = Welsh Fire
| year4 = 2021
| club5 = London Spirit
| year5 = 2022
| club6 = Trent Rockets
| year6 = 2023–present
| club7 = Warwickshire
| year7 = 2025–present
| columns = 2
| hidedeliveries = true
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 63
| runs1 = 1,193
| bat avg1 = 23.39
| 100s/50s1 = 0/5
| top score1 = 73
| catches/stumpings1 = 40/17
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 79
| runs2 = 812
| bat avg2 = 14.76
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 74*
| catches/stumpings2 = 20/34
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1673/1673017/1673017.html CricketArchive
| date = 19 October
| year = 2024
}}
Natasha Agnes Jessica Wraith (born 3 October 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire and Trent Rockets. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Gloucestershire, Somerset, Western Storm, Welsh Fire and London Spirit.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/1032417.html|title=Player Profile: Natasha Wraith|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1673/1673017/1673017.html|title=Player Profile: Natasha Wraith|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 March 2021}}
Early life
Wraith was born on 3 October 2001 in Bristol. She has also worked as a tennis coach.{{cite web|url=https://westernstorm.co.uk/squad/nat-wraith/|title= Nat Wraith|publisher=Western Storm|access-date=19 March 2021}}
Domestic career
Wraith made her county debut in 2016, for Gloucestershire against Dorset. She did not bat, but kept wicket and took one catch.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/909/909507.html|title=Gloucestershire Women v Dorset Women, 3 July 2016|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 March 2021}} The following season, she helped her side gain promotion from Division 3A in the Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/30/NatWest_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2017.html|title=NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup/Tables|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 March 2021}}
Wraith joined Somerset ahead of the 2019 season and hit her maiden county half-century in the 2019 Women's County Championship, scoring 53 against Durham.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1101/1101018.html |title=Somerset Women v Durham Women, 6 May 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 March 2021}} She also made 10 stumpings in the Twenty20 Cup, the most across the whole competition.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2019/Fielding_by_Stumpings.html |title=Fielding in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019 (Ordered by Stumpings)|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 March 2021}} She scored 56 runs in 4 matches for Somerset in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup as her side won the West Midlands Group of the competition.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Somerset_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 September 2021}} She was Somerset's second-highest run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 143 runs including her maiden Twenty20 half-century, scoring 74* from 49 deliveries against Wales.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Somerset_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=8 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1208/1208061.html |title=Somerset Women v Wales Women, 8 May 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=8 October 2022}} She played two matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 84 runs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Somerset_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 October 2023}}
Wraith also joined the Western Storm squad for the 2019 Women's Cricket Super League as an injury-replacement for Amara Carr, but did not play a match.{{cite web|url=https://westernstorm.co.uk/news/double-blow-for-western-storm/|title=Double blow for Western Storm|date=12 August 2019 |publisher=Western Storm|access-date=19 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1673/1673017/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Women's Twenty20 Matches Played by Natasha Wraith|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 March 2021}}
In 2020, Wraith was retained in the Western Storm squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 111 runs at an average of 22.20 and taking 4 stumpings and 1 catch.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/Rachael_Heyhoe-Flint_Trophy_2020/Western_Storm_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Western Storm/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 March 2021}} She achieved her List A high score of 68 in a match against Southern Vipers.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1156/1156309.html|title=Southern Vipers v Western Storm, 13 September 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 March 2021}} In December 2020, it was announced that Wraith was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/1923070/forty-one-female-players-sign-full-time-domestic-contracts|title=Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board|access-date=19 March 2021}} She was ever-present for the side again in the 2021 season, scoring 63 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and 58 runs in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6015;type=tournament|title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6015;type=tournament|title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=26 September 2021}} She had the joint-most dismissals in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 10 dismissals, and the most in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 6 dismissals.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/keeping/most_dismissals_career.html?id=13889;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021/Most Dismissals|publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/keeping/most_dismissals_career.html?id=13890;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Most Dismissals|publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}} In The Hundred, Wraith played for Welsh Fire, appearing in one match and scoring 3*.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13891;team=6698;type=tournament|title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=26 September 2021}} She again played every match for Western Storm in 2022, scoring 137 runs and making 10 dismissals.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6015;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=8 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6015;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=8 October 2022}} She also moved to London Spirit in The Hundred, playing two matches for her new side.{{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=8 October 2022}}
In 2023, she played 17 matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, making one half-century and ten dismissals.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6015 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=22 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2023-15158?team=6015 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=22 October 2023}} She was also signed by Trent Rockets for The Hundred, but did not play a match.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/64709074 |title=The Hundred 2023: Squads in full |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=22 October 2023}} In 2024, she played 23 matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and scored 428 runs at an average of 35.66 including two half-centuries 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=6015 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6015 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2024}}
Wraith began playing for the England Academy in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1673/1673017/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Natasha Wraith|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 March 2021}}
References
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External links
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- {{cricketarchive|id=1673017}}
{{Trent Rockets squad}}
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Category:Cricketers from Bristol
Category:Gloucestershire women cricketers
Category:Somerset women cricketers
Category:Western Storm cricketers
Category:Welsh Fire cricketers