Kary Ka Ying Chan (Chinese: 陳嘉瑩; born 13 March 1997) is a Hong Kong cricketer and the captain of the Hong Kong women's national cricket team.[1][2][3]

Kary Chan
Personal information
Full name
Kary Ka Ying Chan
Born (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm spin
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 2)12 January 2019 v Indonesia
Last T20I19 June 2024 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 64
Runs scored 1,046
Batting average 20.92
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 87
Balls bowled 1,251
Wickets 82
Bowling average 11.75
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/4
Catches/stumpings 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024

Chan made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 12 January 2019, for Hong Kong against Indonesia in the 2019 Thailand Women's T20 Smash.[4] In September 2019, Chan was named as the captain of the Hong Kong squad for the 2019 Women's Twenty20 East Asia Cup.[5] In Hong Kong's opening match of the tournament, against China, Chan took a five-wicket haul, which included the first hat-trick for the Hong Kong women's team in international cricket.[6][7] She finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with ten dismissals in four matches.[8]

In October 2020, Chan was named as the captain of the Bauhinia Stars in the 2021 Hong Kong Women's Premier League.[9][10] In October 2021, Chan was named as the captain of Hong Kong's side for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Kary Chan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong national women's cricket team's Kary Chan on the importance of mutual support, and defeating self-doubt". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The Hong Kong Squad announced for ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers – Asia Region". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Group B, Bangkok, Jan 12 2019, Thailand Women's T20 Smash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's East Asia Cup 2019 squad announcement". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Hat-trick heroes: First to take a T20I hat-trick from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Super Over: 6 great women's games with emerging stars". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Records: Women's Twenty20 East Asia Cup, 2019 / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong Women's Premier League squads announced". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Cricket Hong Kong to hold three-match Women's Premier League T20". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Kary Chan to lead Hong Kong in T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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