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Full name Laura Julyen Harper
Born January 22, 1984, Plymouth, Devon
Current age 24 years 265 days
Major teams England Women,Somerset Women
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
11
3
182
31
22.75
615
29.59
0
0
17
0
3
0
ODIs
25
18
5
197
41
15.15
0
0
5
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
9
1026
392
11
5/66
6/107
35.63
2.29
93.2
0
1
0
ODIs
25
23
1087
538
33
5/12
5/12
16.30
2.96
32.9
3
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England Women v Australia Women at Shenley, Jun 24-26, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
India Women v England Women at Delhi, Nov 21-24, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England Women v Netherlands Women at Nykobing Mors, Jul 19, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI
India Women v England Women at Lucknow, Dec 1, 2005 scorecard
ODI statistics
Profile
Off-spin bowler and middle-order bat. Made her senior international debut at
16 in the ODI Series against South Africa, taking a wicket. Laura also
played in the World Cup in New Zealand in December 2000 and was a member of
the successful England A team at the European Cup in 1999.
Laura returned England-best figures of 4-11 against India this summer and
was one of England's leading wicket takers. Laura scored runs in all four of
her Test match innings against Australia last summer (2001), averaging 25
and bowled consistently throughout the series.
Laura started playing aged eight and discovered spin bowling two years
later. Played with Cornwall boys U-11s progressing to other age groups.
Toured South Africa with them in 1997. Selected for England boys U-15 trial,
but chose to play for Somerset in the Women's County Championship last year.
Laura is studying for her A Level studies at Truro College, Cornwall.
