Emily_Windsor

Emily Windsor

Emily Windsor

English cricketer

Emily Lauren Windsor (born 14 June 1997) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire, Southern Vipers and Welsh Fire. She primarily plays as a right-handed batter, whilst also bowling right-arm medium. She has previously played for Lightning, Trent Rockets and Oval Invincibles.[1][2]

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Early life

Windsor was born on 14 June 1997 in Portsmouth.[2] Aside from her cricket career, she is also part of BBC Radio Solent's cricket commentary team.[3]

Domestic career

Windsor made her county debut in 2013, for Hampshire against Northamptonshire.[4] In 2014, she hit her first two county half-centuries in the County Championship, and scored 133 runs overall.[5] In 2015, Windsor made both her List A high score and best bowling figures in the same match, scoring 99 and taking 6/23 against Northamptonshire.[6] In 2017, she was Hampshire's leading run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup, with 193 runs, as well as helping her side to promotion to Division 1 of the County Championship.[7] In 2018, Windsor scored 104 runs in the County Championship as Hampshire won Division 1.[8] She took three wickets at an average of 16.33 for Hampshire in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[9] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she played seven matches for Hampshire, scoring 75 runs.[10] She was Hampshire's leading run-scorer in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 177 runs including two half-centuries.[11]

In 2018, Windsor was called up as a replacement player for the injured Tash Farrant in the Southern Vipers squad for the Women's Cricket Super League, but did not play a match.[12]

In 2020, Windsor returned to Southern Vipers the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 6 matches, including the final as her side won the tournament, scoring 112 runs at an average of 37.33.[13] Her best innings came against South East Stars, in which she hit 47*.[14] In 2021, Windsor was ever-present for the Vipers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[15][16] In the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Windsor top-scored for her side with 47*, sharing an unbroken stand of 78 with Tara Norris to help the Vipers recover from 109/7 to chase down their target of 184 with two balls to spare.[17] Windsor was named Player of the Match in the final.[18] She also played five matches for Trent Rockets in The Hundred.[19] In 2022, Windsor went on loan to Lightning for the first match of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[20] She played the rest of the tournament for Southern Vipers, and overall scored 288 runs, the fourth most across the entire tournament.[21] She scored two half-centuries in the tournament, 90 against South East Stars and 59 against North West Thunder.[22][23] She also played for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred as the side won the competition, playing four matches for the side.[24] She batted once in the tournament, in the final, where she scored 13* including hitting the winning runs.[25] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Windsor had signed her first professional contract with Southern Vipers.[26]

In 2023, she was the fifth-highest run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 408 runs at an average of 45.33, including four half-centuries.[27] She scored 57* in the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, guiding her team to victory.[28] She captained the side for one match in July 2023.[29] She also played five matches for Welsh Fire in The Hundred.[30]

References

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    "Player Profile: Emily Windsor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Player Profile: Emily Windsor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Emily Windsor: Player Profile". the Cricketer. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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    "Northamptonshire Women v Hampshire Women, 23 June 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Batting and Fielding for Hampshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017 Points Tables". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Batting and Fielding for Hampshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Bowling for Hampshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "Batting and Fielding for Hampshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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    "Batting and Fielding for Hampshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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    "Emily Windsor: "Vipers Call-Up Has Made My Summer"". the Ageas Bowl. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020 - Southern Vipers". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "South East Stars v Southern Vipers, 19 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "Emily Windsor, Tara Norris rally Vipers to title defence". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "Final, Northampton, Sep 25 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Trent Rockets (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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    "Emily Windsor Signs Rolling Loan With Lightning". The Ageas Bowl. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2022/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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    "Georgia Elwiss century leads Southern Vipers to thumping win over South East Stars". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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    "Vipers strike again as Emily Windsor seals another low-scorer". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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    "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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    "Marizanne Kapp stars again as Oval Invincibles retain Hundred title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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    "Southern Vipers Announce Professional Contract Allocation". The Ageas Bowl. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  28. [28]
    "Windsor ties knot on Southern Vipers domestic double". ESPNCricinfo. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  29. [29]
    "23rd Match, Chelmsford, July 2 2023, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Southern Vipers". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  30. [30]
    "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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