Alicia Demi Presland (born 28 September 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Lightning and Trent Rockets.[1][2]

Early life

Presland was born on 28 September 1999 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.[2]

Domestic career

Presland made her county debut in 2015, for Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire against Lincolnshire, in which she took 2/11 from 7 overs.[3] In her third match, she hit her maiden county half-century, scoring 50 against Northumberland.[4] In 2016, Presland played two Twenty20 Cup matches for Cambridgeshire, as the county competes on its own in the Twenty20 format.[5]

Presland joined Northamptonshire ahead of the 2017 season. In her first season with her new side, she was their leading run-scorer in the Twenty20 Cup, with 224 runs at an average of 44.80, including her T20 high score, 78 made against her former side Cambridgeshire.[6] In the 2019 Women's County Championship, Presland achieved her List A high score and best bowling figures, scoring 70 against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire and taking 3/25 against Hertfordshire.[7][8] In 2021, Presland joined Lincolnshire for the Twenty20 Cup. She scored 60 off 42 balls on debut for the side, a victory over Leicestershire.[9] She took six wickets for the side in the competition, including taking her T20 best bowling figures of 4/16 against Northamptonshire.[10] She re-joined Northamptonshire during the 2022 season, playing in the East of England Women's County Championship.[11] She played eight matches for Northamptonshire in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking five wickets at an average of 10.00.[12]

In 2020, Presland played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in four matches, taking 5 wickets at an average of 22.80.[13] Her best performance came against Central Sparks, in which she took 3/26 from 10 overs.[14] She was included in the Lightning and Trent Rockets squads in 2021, but did not play a match for either side.[15] In 2022, Presland played one match for Lightning in the Charlotte Edwards Cup as a concussion substitute, and one match in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Alicia Presland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Alicia Presland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Lincolnshire Women v Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, 3 May 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Northumberland Women v Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, 3 May 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cambridgeshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Northamptonshire Women v Cambridgeshire Women, 18 June 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Northamptonshire Women v Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Northamptonshire Women v Hertfordshire Women, 26 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Leicestershire Women v Lincolnshire Women, 25 April 2021 @ 11:00". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Northamptonshire Women v Lincolnshire Women, 16 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Northamptonshire Women v Norfolk Women, 12 June 2022". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Bowling for Northamptonshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Central Sparks v Lightning, 11 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's Teams Announce Domestic Signing in The Hundred". The Hundred. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Thunder v Lightning, 3 June 2022". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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