Rachel Hawkins

{{short description|Scottish cricketer}}

{{for|the American author|Rachel Hawkins (writer)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rachel Hawkins

| female = true

| image =

| fullname = Rachel Valerie Hawkins

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = All-rounder

| international = true

| country = Scotland

| internationalspan = 2018–2019

| T20Idebutdate = 7 July

| T20Idebutyear = 2018

| T20Idebutagainst = Uganda

| T20Icap = 11

| lastT20Idate = 7 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2019

| lastT20Iagainst = Netherlands

| club1 = Nottinghamshire

| year1 = 2008–2011

| columns = 3

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 16

| runs1 = 63

| bat avg1 = 7.87

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 16*

| deliveries1 = 340

| wickets1 = 16

| bowl avg1 = 14.62

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/10

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| column2 = WLA

| matches2 = 43

| runs2 = 773

| bat avg2 = 20.34

| 100s/50s2 = 0/5

| top score2 = 94*

| deliveries2 = 1,176

| wickets2 = 25

| bowl avg2 = 28.76

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 2/6

| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–

| column3 = WT20

| matches3 = 58

| runs3 = 745

| bat avg3 = 18.62

| 100s/50s3 = 0/2

| top score3 = 61*

| deliveries3 = 849

| wickets3 = 31

| bowl avg3 = 21.19

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/10

| catches/stumpings3 = 12/–

| date = 21 April 2022

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/334/334120/334120.html CricketArchive

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Rachel Valerie Hawkins ({{nee|Scholes}}; born 31 January 1992) is a Scottish former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She played for Scotland between 2012 and 2019, including appearing in 16 Twenty20 Internationals in 2018 and 2019. She played domestic cricket for Nottinghamshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rachel-hawkins-406462 |title=Player Profile: Rachel Hawkins |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/334/334120/334120.html |title=Player Profile: Rachel Hawkins |work=CricketArchive |access-date=21 April 2022}}

International career

Hawkins played in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1073407.html |title=ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 7th Match, Group B: Scotland Women v South Africa Women at Colombo (MCA), Feb 8, 2017 |access-date=12 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In June 2018, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/761671 |title=ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 June 2018}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Scotland against Uganda in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018, where she was named the player of the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1147718.html |title=2nd Match, Group B, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Amstelveen, Jul 7 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 July 2018}} She was the leading wicket-taker for Scotland in the tournament, with eight dismissals in five matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12418;team=3505;type=tournament |title=ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Scotland Women: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 July 2018}}

In May 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe tournament in Spain.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1231349 |title=Squads announced for ICC Women's Qualifier Europe 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=31 May 2019}} In August 2019, she was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1319297 |title=Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 August 2019}}

In September 2020, Hawkins announced her retirement from cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1812685 |title=Global Game: Scotland seamer Rachel Hawkins retires |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketscotland.com/rachel-hawkins-announces-retirement/ |title=Rachel Hawkins announces retirement from international cricket |work=Cricket Scotland |access-date=8 September 2020}}

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