Alice Jessamy Macleod (born 14 May 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Berkshire. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Essex and Sunrisers, as well as Southern Vipers and Western Storm in the Women's Cricket Super League and Welsh Fire in The Hundred.[1][2]

Alice Macleod
Personal information
Full name
Alice Jessamy Macleod
Born (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)
Ascot, Berkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–presentBerkshire
2021Essex (on loan)
2016Southern Vipers
2017–2018Western Storm
2020–2024Sunrisers
2021Welsh Fire
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 110 99
Runs scored 2,496 1,515
Batting average 25.46 18.93
100s/50s 1/14 0/7
Top score 107 82*
Balls bowled 3,422 1,274
Wickets 75 56
Bowling average 32.14 20.21
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/26 4/11
Catches/stumpings 35/– 22/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Early life

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Macleod was born on 14 May 1994 in Ascot, Berkshire.[2]

Domestic career

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Macleod made her county debut for in 2008, for Berkshire against Nottinghamshire.[3] In 2010, she hit 61 in the Final of the Twenty20 Cup to help Berkshire to their first Twenty20 title.[4] The following season, she achieved her T20 best bowling figures, taking 4/11 against Wales.[5] In 2015, she hit her maiden county century, scoring 107 in a Championship match against Lancashire.[6] In 2019, Macleod scored 249 runs at an average of 49.80 in the County Championship, as well as taking 12 wickets.[7][8]

Macleod missed Berkshire's 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup campaign due to work commitments, and subsequently went on loan to Essex for the Women's London Championship.[9]

Macleod also played for Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016 and for Western Storm in 2017 and 2018. She therefore won two WCSL titles, one with Vipers in 2016 and one with Storm in 2017.[10] Overall, she played 10 Super League matches, scoring 48 runs with a high score of 30, for Storm against Surrey Stars.[2][11]

In 2020, Macleod played for Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 68 runs and taking 4 wickets, with best bowling figures of 2/64 against Western Storm.[12][13][14] In 2021, she was the side's second-highest run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 214 runs including 79 made against Southern Vipers.[15][16] She also played for Welsh Fire in the inaugural season of The Hundred, appearing in five matches and scoring 33 runs.[17] She played just one match in 2022, for Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[18] She played eight matches for the side in 2023, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 34.[19][20] In 2024, she played 20 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring three half-centuries.[21][22]

Macleod also played in the 2011 and 2012 Super Fours, for Diamonds and Emeralds, respectively.[23][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Alice Macleod". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Alice Macleod". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Berkshire Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 18 May 2008". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Berkshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 18 September 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Wales Women v Berkshire Women, 2 August 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Lancashire Women v Berkshire Women, 19 July 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Berkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 20XX". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Berkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ "The Trevor Griffin Way". the Cricketer. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Alice Macleod". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Surrey Stars v Western Storm, 23 August 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Sunrisers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Bowling for Sunrisers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Western Storm v Sunrisers, 19 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Georgia Elwiss 112, death-bowling heroics seal high-scoring win for Southern Vipers". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Alice Macleod". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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