Yvonne Graves (born 10 October 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Yorkshire, Lightning and Northern Diamonds.[1][2]
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| Full name | Yvonne Graves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1998 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Teresa Graves (twin sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Northern Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
Graves was born on 10 October 1998 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Her twin sister, Teresa, also plays for Nottinghamshire.[2]
Domestic career edit
Graves made her county debut in 2014, for Yorkshire against Surrey.[3] She only played one more county match for Yorkshire, in 2015, again against Surrey.[4]
Ahead of the 2017 season, Graves joined Nottinghamshire. That season, in a match against former side Yorkshire, Graves made 40 before being bowled by her twin sister Teresa.[5] In 2018, she made her maiden List A half-century, scoring 57 against Somerset in a 112 run victory.[6] In 2021, Graves helped her side to winning the East Midlands Group of the Twenty20 Cup, and achieved her T20 high score of 42, in a victory over Derbyshire. On the same day, against the same opposition, she also took her T20 best bowling figures, of 3/11.[7][8] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she scored 76 runs and took five wickets in seven matches.[9][10] She played one match for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[11]
Partway through the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Graves was called up to the Lightning squad, but did not play a match that season.[12] The following season she was selected as part of the full squad, and made her debut for the side on 29 May, against Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[13] She went on to take six wickets in the tournament, including her List A best bowling figures of 3/43, taken against South East Stars.[14][15] She also appeared in three matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking two wickets.[16]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Graves signed for Northern Diamonds.[17] She played three matches for her new side that season, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[18][19] She was included in the Northern Diamonds squad in 2023, but did not play a match.[20] At the end of the season, Graves left the club.[21]
References edit
- ^ "Player Profile: Yvonne Graves". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Yvonne Graves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Surrey Women v Yorkshire Women, 3 August 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Surrey Women v Yorkshire Women, 14 June 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 28 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Somerset Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 7 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 10:30, 16 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 15:00, 16 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Bowling for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Nottinghamshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile: Yvonne Graves". the Cricketer. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Southern Vipers v Lightning, Southampton, May 29 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Beckenham, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: South East Stars v Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Diamonds sign all-rounders Leigh Kasperek and Yvonne Graves". Northern Diamonds. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Northern Diamonds/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Yvonne Graves". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Five Player Contract Extensions Announced for Northern Diamonds". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
External links edit
- Yvonne Graves at ESPNcricinfo
- Yvonne Graves at CricketArchive (subscription required)