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Adelaide Strikers WomenBatter
Laura Wolvaardt
- Age
- 27y 200d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- From
- Milnerton
- Age
- 27y 200d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- From
- Milnerton
Laura Wolvaardt, known to teammates as Wolfy, picked up cricket when she was just five years old. At school there were no girls' sides for her to join, so she simply played alongside the boys. It was not until she was 11, at a practice session, that she first came across other girls who played the game. Throughout her student years the bat also served a second purpose: she would use short breaks to work on her batting as a way of easing stress.
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Cricket eventually forced a major decision. Wolvaardt had a university place lined up to study medicine, but she chose to defer it so she could keep pursuing the sport. She reached international level at 16.
Her first match, in 2016, was a tough introduction. Sent in to open, she found herself up against Katherine Brunt, at that point the top-ranked ODI bowler, and was dismissed for 5 after using up 24 deliveries. The very next outing went far better. Batting in a chase, she brought up her first half-century and played a key part in South Africa getting the better of England.
Wolvaardt is especially strong when driving the ball, and she has settled into a leadership role remarkably quickly. Speaking to SuperSport on 29 April 2024, she reflected that without sport she would most likely still be studying medicine or close to finishing that degree. She also noted that six years had gone by since she left school, and admitted that Mathematics had been her weakest subject.
Recent form
- Runs
- 174
- Inns
- 4
- Avg
- 43.50
- SR
- 134.9
- HS
- 75
- 4s / 6s
- 20 / 0
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