Phoebe Graham

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Phoebe Graham

| female = true

| image =

| caption =

| country = England

| fullname = Phoebe Claire Graham

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Steeton, West Yorkshire, England

| nickname =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Bowler

| family = Peter Graham (father)

| international =

| internationalspan =

| club1 = Nottinghamshire

| year1 = 2010

| club2 = Yorkshire

| year2 = 2010–2013

| club3 = Devon

| year3 = 2014–2015

| club4 = Berkshire

| year4 = 2018–2020

| club5 = Northern Diamonds

| year5 = 2020–2021

| club6 = Yorkshire

| year6 = 2021

| club7 = North Representative XI

| year7 = 2021

| club8 = Northern Superchargers

| year8 = 2021

| club9 = Lancashire

| year9 = {{nowrap|2022–present}}

| club10 = North West Thunder

| year10 = 2022–2024

| club11 = → Western Storm (on loan)

| year11 = 2023

| club12 = Manchester Originals

| year12 = 2022–present

| club13 = Northern Districts

| year13 = 2022/23

| columns = 2

| column1 = WLA

| matches1 = 72

| runs1 = 251

| bat avg1 = 7.60

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 29*

| deliveries1 = 2,312

| wickets1 = 48

| bowl avg1 = 36.58

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/14

| catches/stumpings1 = 10/–

| column2 = WT20

| matches2 = 76

| runs2 = 207

| bat avg2 = 10.89

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 26*

| deliveries2 = 1,342

| wickets2 = 61

| bowl avg2 = 22.83

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/8

| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–

| date = 17 October 2024

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/502/502387/502387.html CricketArchive

}}

Phoebe Claire Graham (born 23 October 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire, Devon, Berkshire, Yorkshire, North Representative XI, Northern Diamonds, North West Thunder, Western Storm, Northern Superchargers and Northern Districts.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/515873.html|title=Player Profile: Phoebe Graham|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/502/502387/502387.html|title=Player Profile: Phoebe Graham|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=13 March 2021}}

Early life

Graham was born on 23 October 1991 in Steeton, West Yorkshire. She attended Exeter University, and has worked in marketing.{{cite web|url=https://yccc.production.parallax.dev/news/view/8855/profile-phoebe-graham-ready-to-take-her-career-to-the-next-level|title=Profile: Phoebe Graham Ready to Take Her Career to the Next Level|publisher=Yorkshire County Cricket Club|access-date=13 March 2021}} Her father, Peter, played cricket for Northumberland.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/55395280|title=Phoebe Graham on leaving her job at Sky to become a professional cricketer|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=13 March 2021}}

Domestic career

Graham made her county debut in 2010, for Nottinghamshire against Sussex. She did not bowl and was out for a duck.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/276/276248.html|title=Sussex Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 30 May 2010|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=13 March 2021}} She only played one more match for Nottinghamshire, however, and played the rest of the season for Yorkshire. She took five wickets at an average of 19.40 for the side in that season's Twenty20 Cup, and continued to be a regular until she moved to Devon ahead of the 2014 season.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/13/ECB_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2010/Yorkshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Yorkshire Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=13 March 2021}}

Graham only remained at Devon for two seasons, and took a break from the game after her father died in 2015. She was "dragged back" to cricket after watching the 2017 World Cup Final, and subsequently began playing for Berkshire for the 2018 season. She had a successful return, especially in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, where she took 9 wickets at an average of 10.22.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/30/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2018/Berkshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Berkshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=13 March 2021}} She continued this form into 2019, taking 12 wickets at an average of 18.66 in the County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Berkshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Berkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=13 March 2021}} Ahead of the 2021 season, Graham returned to Yorkshire, and was subsequently named as part of the team's contingent in the North Representative XI squad for the Twenty20 Cup, and took two wickets in four matches for the side.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2021-news/lancashire-set-for-vitality-womens-county-t20/ |title=Lancashire set for Vitality Women's County T20 |publisher=Lancashire Cricket |access-date=24 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/North_Representative_Womens_XI_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for North Representative Women's XI/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=28 September 2021}} In 2022, Graham joined Lancashire.{{cite web |url=https://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches |title=ECB Women's County Championship/Fixtures & Results/Women's County T20 Group 1 |publisher=Play-Cricket |access-date=19 April 2022}} She was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 13 wickets at an average of 10.00.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Lancashire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=4 October 2022}} She was again the side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with five wickets at an average of 15.40.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Lancashire_Women_Bowling.html |title=Bowling for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 October 2023}}

In 2020, Graham played for the Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. The team reached the final of the tournament, and whilst Graham only took two wickets in her five matches, her new ball bowling was described as "crucial", and she had an economy of just 3.87. In 2021, Graham took six wickets in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and four wickets in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, helping her side reach the final of both competitions.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6769;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Northern Diamonds/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=6769;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=28 September 2021}} She also played for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, appearing in four matches.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13891;team=6694;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=28 September 2021}} At the end of the season it was announced that Graham had moved to North West Thunder, and signed a professional contract with her new side.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/2312968/ecb-fund-sixth-professional-contract-at-each-womens-regional-team |title=ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2021}} She played eleven matches for her new side, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking six wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6771;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=4 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6771;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=4 October 2022}} She also moved to Manchester Originals in The Hundred, playing two matches and taking one wicket.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14454;team=6692;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=4 October 2022}} During the 2023 season, Graham went on loan from North West Thunder to Western Storm, for four Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches in July.{{cite web|url=https://westernstorm.co.uk/news/storm-sign-phoebe-graham-on-loan/ |title=Storm sign Phoebe Graham on Loan |publisher=Western Storm |date=10 July 2023 |access-date=10 July 2023}} She played four matches for Storm, taking one wicket.{{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 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 October 2023}} She also played five matches for North West Thunder, taking three wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6771 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=16 October 2023}} In 2024, she played 15 matches for North West Thunder, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 13 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6771 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6771 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2024}}

In December 2022, it was announced that Graham had signed for Northern Districts as an overseas player to play in the 2022–23 Super Smash.{{cite web|url=https://www.ndcricket.co.nz/news-item/northern-brave-w-add-international-experience-for-dream11-super-smash |title=Northern Brave (W) Add International Experience for Dream11 Super Smash |publisher=Northern Districts Cricket |date=22 December 2022 |access-date=22 December 2022}} She played eight matches for the side in the tournament, taking seven wickets at an average of 21.00.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=15071;team=2573;type=tournament |title=Records/Women's Super Smash, 2022/23 - Northern Districts Women/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 February 2023}}

Graham also played in the 2011 and 2012 Super Fours.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/502/502387/Womens_List_A_Matches.html|title=Women's List A Matches Played by Phoebe Graham|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=13 March 2021}}