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Kira Chathli

Kira Meghan Chathli (born 29 July 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1][2]

Kira Chathli
Personal information
Full name
Kira Meghan Chathli
Born (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Southwark, Greater London, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentSurrey
2021–2024South East Stars
2022–2023Oval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 46 59
Runs scored 874 439
Batting average 21.31 16.25
100s/50s 0/7 0/0
Top score 86* 36
Catches/stumpings 31/2 16/9
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2024

Early life

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Chathli was born on 29 July 1999 in Southwark, Greater London.[2]

Domestic career

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Chathli made her county debut in 2013, for Surrey against Essex.[3] She played irregularly for the side over the following seasons, most notably taking 3 catches and making 2 stumpings in 4 matches in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup before becoming a regular in the team in 2019.[4][5] In the 2019 Women's County Championship, she scored 107 runs at an average of 17.83, including her List A high score of 35, made against Kent.[6][7] In 2020, Chathli top scored with 28* to guide her side to their first London Cup victory over Middlesex.[8] Chathli helped Surrey win by four wickets with one ball to spare with a "calculated" innings, including two scoop shots for four in the penultimate over.[9] In 2021, Chathli scored 104 runs at an average of 17.33, including her Twenty20 high score of 36, in the Twenty20 Cup.[10] She played four matches for Surrey in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[11]

In 2021, Chathli was selected as part of the South East Stars squad for their upcoming season.[12] She made her debut for the side on 12 June 2021, against Northern Diamonds.[13] She went to play four matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as being ever-present as the side won the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking four catches and making three stumpings across the season.[14][15] She played every match for South East Stars in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and scored her maiden List A half-century, scoring 61 against Sunrisers.[16][17][18] She was also ever-present throughout the victorious The Hundred campaign of Oval Invincibles.[19] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Chathli had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.[20]

In 2023, she played 20 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 280 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy including two half-centuries.[21][22] She also played three matches for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.[23] In 2024, she played six matches for South East Stars, all in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 251 runs including three half-centuries, at an average of 50.20.[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Kira Chathli". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Kira Chathli". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Essex Women v Surrey Women, 1 September 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Kira Chathli". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Surrey Women v Kent Women, 12 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Surrey Women v Middlesex Women, 22 July 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Surrey beat Middlesex to win London Cup as women's cricket returns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/ECB Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  12. ^ "South East Stars Name Squad for 2021". Kia Oval. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Leeds, Jun 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Northern Diamonds v South East Stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Bryony Smith stars with bat and ball as South East Stars flatten Sunrisers". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  20. ^ "11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars". Kia Oval. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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