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Ryana MacDonald-Gay

Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay (born 12 February 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]

Ryana MacDonald-Gay
Personal information
Full name
Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay
Born (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)
Maidstone, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 148)7 September 2024 v Ireland
Last ODI11 September 2024 v Ireland
Only T20I (cap 67)15 September 2024 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–2024Kent
2021–2024South East Stars
2022–presentOval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 2 1 35 60
Runs scored 17 – 419 202
Batting average 17.00 – 19.04 13.46
100s/50s 0/0 – 0/2 0/0
Top score 17 – 54* 40*
Balls bowled 66 12 1,233 730
Wickets 1 1 50 51
Bowling average 52.00 25.00 20.20 17.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/30 1/25 5/31 4/16
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 17/– 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2024

Early life

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MacDonald-Gay was born on 12 February 2004 in Maidstone, Kent.[2]

Domestic career

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MacDonald-Gay made her county debut in 2019, for Kent against Sussex, taking 1/22 from her 3 overs.[3] In 2021, she appeared in six matches as Kent won the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup.[4] In 2022, she was Kent's leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 10 wickets at an average of 9.00.[5] She made both her Twenty20 high score and best bowling figures in the competition, scoring 40* against Surrey and taking 4/19 against Hampshire.[6][7]

MacDonald-Gay was named in the South East Stars Academy squad for the 2021 season.[8] On 4 August, she scored 65 in a 70-run victory for the Academy over Western Storm Academy.[9] On 30 August, it was announced that MacDonald-Gay had signed a senior contract with South East Stars, and she made her full debut for the team later that day, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Central Sparks.[10] She went on to play two further matches for the side, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking two wickets.[11] In 2022, she played five matches for the side, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and made her maiden List A half-century, scoring 54* against Lightning, as well as taking six wickets.[12][13][14] She also played every match in the victorious The Hundred campaign of Oval Invincibles, taking five wickets at an average of 14.20.[15] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that MacDonald-Gay had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.[16]

In 2023, she was South East Stars' joint-second leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 15 wickets at an average of 23.60.[17] She also took 8 wickets for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred, including taking 4/16 against Manchester Originals.[18][19] In 2024, she played 21 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 29 wickets with a best bowling of 5/31.[20][21]

MacDonald-Gay was named Emerging Cricketer of the Year at the 2024 Cricket Writers' Club Awards.[22][23]

International career

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In October 2022, MacDonald-Gay was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[24] She played six matches in the tournament, taking four wickets and scoring 72 runs.[25]

On 25 June 2024, MacDonald-Gay received her first call-up to the senior England squad for a home three-match one-day international series against New Zealand.[26][27]

After not playing in the New Zealand series, MacDonald-Gay made her One Day International debut for England against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast on 7 September 2024 taking 1/30 in the eight overs she bowled.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Ryana MacDonald-Gay". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Ryana MacDonald-Gay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Kent Women v Sussex Women, 2 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Kent Women v Surrey Women, 24 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Hampshire Women v Kent Women, 8 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Six Surrey Players in SE Stars Academy". Kia Oval. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ "50 Over One Day, 4 August 2021, Reigate Priory CC, Surrey: South East Stars Academy v Western Storm Academy". NV Play. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Group A, Birmingham, Aug 30 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v South East Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Bryony Smith century blasts South East Stars into home play-off clash". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  16. ^ "11 Contracts Handed Out For The South East Stars". Kia Oval. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  19. ^ "MacDonald-Gay hands Invincibles first victory of campaign". ESPNCricinfo. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Atkinson & Ecclestone win Cricket Writers' Club awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Gus Atkinson wins Bob Willis Trophy after stunning Test summer". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  24. ^ "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  26. ^ "MacDonald-Gay receives first England call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  27. ^ "England call Ryana MacDonald-Gay into ODI squad to face New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Cross leads youthful England to win over Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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