Tayla Vlaeminck

Tayla Vlaeminck
Personal information
Full name Tayla Jade Vlaeminck
Born (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast
Role All-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016– Melbourne Renegades
2017– Victorian Spirit
Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2018

Tayla Jade Vlaeminck (born 27 October 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Victorian Spirit, and is also a member of the Melbourne Renegades squad.[1]

Early life

Vlaeminck was raised in Bendigo, where she played both cricket and soccer. After taking the field for the Northern Rivers region in the under-14 girls state cricket championships, she joined the Victorian Under-14 team. Before long, she was selected in the Under-18s. As a 15 year old, she came close to quitting cricket in favour of soccer, but was persuaded to keep playing.[1][2]

In early 2015, Vlaeminck ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament. Just two matches after completing a full recovery and rehabilitation program, she suffered a second ACL injury, in the form of a partial tear. On advice from a surgeon, she kept playing for two months, including for the Victorian Under-18s, until the ACL ruptured again.[1][2]

Professional career

While recovering from her second ACL rupture, Vlaeminck was signed by the Renegades for WBBL|02 (2016–17). She ended up largely carrying drinks and soaking up the team atmosphere.[1] Prior to the 2017–18 WNCL season, she was selected for Victorian Spirit. In her WNCL debut, against the ACT Meteors at Manuka Oval in October 2017, she took the new ball; her 2-34 off seven overs included the wickets of Dane van Niekerk and Nicola Hancock.[3] A month later, she played for the Cricket Australia XI in a tour match against England.[4]

In late November 2017, Vlaeminck dislocated her shoulder playing another match for Victoria. That injury prevented her from playing for the Renegades in WBBL|03. However, she then played well enough in two further matches for Victoria to be selected for the Australian Under-19 tour of South Africa in March 2018. A bout of glandular fever almost prevented her from joining that tour, but after a low key start, she captured 5-32 in 6.5 overs against South Africa in Pretoria. In the series final, also against South Africa, she took a match-winning 6-27 in 7.5 overs.[1]

In September 2018, she was named in Australia's squad for the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series against New Zealand, but she did not play.[5] The following month, she was named in Australia's squad for the series against Pakistan and the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[6][7] In October 2018, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[8][9]

Personal life

Off the field, Vlaeminck is studying phsyiotherapy at LaTrobe University in Bundoora.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jolly, Laura (16 August 2018). "Fortune finally favouring young quick". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Young gun hopes to shake injury curse". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tayla shines for Vic Spirit". Bendigo Advertiser. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tayla tames English star". Bendigo Advertiser. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jonassen injured, pair bolt into T20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Australia reveal World Twenty20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jess Jonassen, Nicole Bolton in Australia's squad for ICC Women's World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Australia reveal World Twenty20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jess Jonassen, Nicole Bolton in Australia's squad for ICC Women's World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Bourke, Adam (1 March 2018). "Vlaeminck to tour South Africa with Aussie squad". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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