Trisha Chetty (born 26 June 1988) is a South African former cricketer. She played two Tests, and made one hundred and twenty limited-overs appearances for South Africa between 2007 and 2022. She played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1] On 17 March 2023, she announced her retirement from all formats of cricket.[2][3][4]

Trisha Chetty
Chetty keeping for South Africa during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Trisha Chetty
Born (1988-06-26) 26 June 1988 (age 36)
Durban, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 44)28 July 2007 v Netherlands
Last Test16 November 2014 v India
ODI debut (cap 44)20 January 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI18 July 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.8
T20I debut (cap 3)10 August 2007 v New Zealand
Last T20I8 June 2022 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04–2014/15KwaZulu-Natal
2015/16–2017/18Gauteng
2018/19KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2019/20KwaZulu-Natal Coastal
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 2 134 82
Runs scored 93 2,703 1,117
Batting average 31.00 27.86 17.18
100s/50s 0/1 0/16 0/3
Top score 56 95 55
Catches/stumpings 2/3 133/51 42/28
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 September 2022

Career

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She along with Shandre Fritz set the record for the highest ever opening stand of 170 runs in the history of WT20I history[5][6] She also holds the record of highest dismissal by a wicketkeeper in Women's ODI.

In February 2018, she played in her 100th Women's One Day International match for South Africa, against India.[7] The following month, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[8] However, in May 2018, she was dropped from South Africa's squad, ahead of their tour to England in June.[9]

In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[10][11] However, after the start of the tournament, she was ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an injury and was replaced by Faye Tunnicliffe.[12]

In September 2019, she was named in the F van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[13][14] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[15] On 23 July 2020, Chetty was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[16]

In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17] In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[18] However, she was later ruled out of the tournament due to injury.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Trisha Chetty". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Trisha Chetty retires from all cricket with 'no regrets and a full heart'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Trisha Chetty announces retirement from professional cricket". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ Schenk, Heinz. "Another day, another retirement as world record-holder Trisha Chetty bids Proteas farewell". Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "4th Match, Group A: South Africa Women v Netherlands Women at Potchefstroom (Uni), Oct 14, 2010 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Proteas women elect to field first in Trisha Chetty's 100th ODI". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' [sic] contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ^ "South Africa drop Trisha Chetty for limited-overs tour of England". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Tunnicliffe replaces injured Chetty in South Africa's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  14. ^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  15. ^ "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  16. ^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  18. ^ "No Dane van Niekerk for Commonwealth Games too, Luus to continue as South Africa captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Trisha Chetty ruled out of Commonwealth Games 2022 due to back injury". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 28 July 2022.[permanent dead link]
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