| Lauren Parfitt | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Lauren Amy Parfitt |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Pontypool, Wales |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | Batter |
| Club1: | Wales |
| Year1: | 2007–present |
| Club2: | Western Storm |
| Year2: | 2017–2018 |
| Club3: | Western Storm |
| Year3: | 2020–2022 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | WLA |
| Matches1: | 83 |
| Runs1: | 1,652 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.32 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/8 |
| Top Score1: | 109 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,052 |
| Wickets1: | 26 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 27.19 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 37/– |
| Column2: | WT20 |
| Matches2: | 69 |
| Runs2: | 1,233 |
| Bat Avg2: | 24.66 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/6 |
| Top Score2: | 74 |
| Deliveries2: | 544 |
| Wickets2: | 30 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 18.46 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/11 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 17/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/228/228116/228116.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 23 October |
| Year: | 2023 |
Lauren Amy Parfitt (born 1 April 1994) is a Welsh cricketer who is currently captain of Wales. She plays as a right-handed batter and occasional slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has previously played for Western Storm.[1] [2]
Parfitt was born on 1 April 1994 in Pontypool, Wales. Her sister, Georgia, plays for Wales alongside her.[2]
Parfitt made her debut for Wales in 2007 against Worcestershire in the County Challenge Cup.[3] In 2011, she was her side's leading run-scorer in the County Championship, with 132 runs.[4] In 2013, she hit her maiden half-century for the side, scoring 52 against Devon.[5] In 2014 she took her maiden five-wicket haul, taking 5/20 from 10 overs before hitting 31 in Wales' 9-wicket victory over Worcestershire.[6]
In 2015 she was the ninth-highest run-scorer across the County Championship, with 268 runs including her maiden List A century, 109 made against Essex.[7] [8] She was also her side's leading run-scorer in the 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 161 runs.[9] In 2016, Parfitt was her side's leading run-scorer across both competitions.[10] [11] Parfitt became captain of Wales in 2017, and led the side to promotion to Division 1 of the Twenty20 Cup in 2018.[12] [13] In 2019, she scored 177 runs in the County Championship, including two half-centuries.[14] In 2021, Parfitt was Wales' leading run-scorer in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 149 runs including 70, made against Somerset.[15] [16] She played seven matches for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 80 runs and taking 7 wickets.[17] She played five matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 115 runs including one half-century.[18]
Parfitt was also in Western Storm's squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2017 and 2018, but did not play a match for the side.[19] [20]
In 2020, Parfitt returned to Western Storm for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 5 matches, scoring 89 runs at an average of 22.25, with a high score of 33.[21] In 2021 she was retained in the squad, and scored 91 in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Central Sparks as well as taking 3 wickets at an average of 27.66 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[22] [23] She played one match for Western Storm in 2022, against Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 9 runs and taking two wickets.[24] [25]