Lara Maritz

Lara Maritz (born 7 January 2001) is a South African-born Irish cricketer.^[1][2] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 7 May 2017.^[3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Ireland against New Zealand Women on 6 June 2018.^[4] She plays in the Women's Super Series for Scorchers.^[5]

Lara Maritz

Personal information
Full name	Lara Maritz
Born	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23) Pretoria, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Ireland (2017–present)
ODI debut (cap 81)	7 May 2017 v India
Last ODI	13 June 2018 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 35)	6 June 2018 v New Zealand
Last T20I	30 August 2021 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015	Scorchers
2015–2019	Dragons
2021–present	Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 5 26 Runs scored 37 70 Batting average 7.40 7.77 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 25 16* Balls bowled 251 354 Wickets 6 17 Bowling average 55.33 21.47 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/58 3/4 Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2021

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[6] In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^[7][8] In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[9] In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.^[10] In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.^[11]

References

1. "Lara Maritz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
2. "Lara Maritz wants to make The Hills proud". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
3. "Women's Quadrangular Series (in South Africa), 2nd Match: India Women v Ireland Women at Potchefstroom (Uni), May 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
4. "Only T20I, New Zealand Women tour of Ireland and England at Dublin, Jun 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
5. "Lara Maritz". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
6. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
7. "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
8. "Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
9. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
10. "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
11. "Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

Further reading

• Cricket Ireland (23 July 2021). "Cricket Ireland: Lara Maritz talks about Netherlands challenge, her time in Australia and future ambitions". cricexec. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

External links

• Lara Maritz at ESPNcricinfo
• Lara Maritz at CricketArchive (subscription required)