Jessica Grace Olorenshaw (born 27 January 2005) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Essex. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper.[1][2]

Jessica Olorenshaw
Personal information
Full name
Jessica Grace Olorenshaw
Born (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentEssex
2022–2023Cambridgeshire
2022–2024Sunrisers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 6 9
Runs scored 70 146
Batting average 17.50 20.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 42*
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/1
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024

Domestic career

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Olorenshaw made her county debut in 2021, for Essex against Surrey in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[3] She played four matches for the side in 2021.[4] She played two matches for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and scored 42* from 21 balls against Cambridgeshire.[5] She also played one match for Cambridgeshire in the competition, scoring 31 runs against Suffolk.[6]

Olorenshaw was included in the Sunrisers Academy squad for 2021.[7] She was again named in the Sunrisers Academy for the 2022 season, before being promoted to the first team squad in July 2022.[8][9] She made her debut for the side on 9 July 2022, against Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[10] She went on to play five matches overall in the competition, scoring 70 runs with a top score of 25.[11] She was included in the Sunrisers squad for 2023, but did not play a match.[12]

In 2021, Olorenshaw was awarded the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for her performances at Essex age-group level and for Felsted School in 2019.[13] She has also played hockey, and was part of the England Under-16 set-up for two years.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Jessica Olorenshaw". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: JG Olorenshaw". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Essex Women v Surrey Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Cambridgeshire Women v Essex Women, 18 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Cambridgeshire Women v Suffolk Women, 8 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Sunrisers Academy Announcement". Sunrisers. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Sunrisers Announce Academy Squad for 2021/22". Sunrisers. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Jess Olorenshaw Called Up to Sunrisers Senior Squad". Sunrisers Cricket. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Leeds, July 9 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Northern Diamonds v Sunrisers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Squad/First Team". Sunrisers Cricket. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Felsted School student Jessica Olorenshaw collects Rachel Heyhoe Flint Award from Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara at Lord's". Bishop's Stortford Independent. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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