Kim Garth

Kimberley Jennifer "Kim" Garth (born 25 April 1996) is an Irish international cricketer who made her senior debut for the Irish national team in 2010. She is a right-handed all-rounder who plays her club cricket for Pembroke Cricket Club.[1] In November 2018, she made her 100th international appearance for Ireland.[2]

Kim Garth
Garth bowling for Perth Scorchers
Personal information
Full nameKimberley Jennifer Garth
Born (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm
RelationsJonathan Garth (father)
Anne-Marie McDonald (mother)
Jonathan Garth (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut4 July 2010 v New Zealand
Last ODI13 June 2018 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 21)16 October 2010 v Pakistan
Last T20I7 September 2019 v PNG
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 22 20
Runs scored 268 259
Batting average 15.76 19.92
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 39 38*
Balls bowled 588 398
Wickets 12 20
Bowling average 34.33 18.30
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a
Best bowling 4/11 3/6
Catches/stumpings 8/1 6/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 7 September 2019

Biography

Born in Dublin, Garth is the daughter of Jonathan Garth and Anne-Marie McDonald, both of whom also played for Ireland.[3] Her father was born in South Africa.[4] Garth herself made her international debut in July 2010, in a one-off ODI against New Zealand. On debut, she was 14 years and 70 days old, making her the youngest Irishwoman to debut and the third-youngest overall (behind Pakistan's Sajjida Shah and Scotland's Fiona Urquhart). Several others have since debuted at younger ages.[5]

Garth went on to play six more ODIs in 2010, including at the 2010 ICC Women's Challenge in South Africa.[6] That competition featured both 50-over and 20-over components, with Garth making her Twenty20 International debut in the latter, against Pakistan.[7] Aged 14 years and 174 days, she became the youngest player of any country to appear in that format, beating the record set by the Netherlands' Miranda Veringmeier. Three of her Irish teammates – Elena Tice, Lucy O'Reilly, and Gaby Lewis – have since debuted at younger ages.[8]

Since making her debut, Garth has been a regular for Ireland at both ODI and T20I level. In ODIs, her most outstanding performance to date came in August 2012, when she took 4/11 from five overs against Bangladesh (including the first four wickets to fall).[9] Her highest score at that level was made during the same month, an innings of 39 runs against Pakistan.[10] In Twenty20 Internationals, Garth has taken two three-wicket hauls – 3/6 against the Netherlands in August 2011,[11] and 3/17 against Australia in August 2015.[12]

In November 2015, Garth was named International Women's Player of the Year at the Cricket Ireland Awards.[13]

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[14] In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[15][16] In Ireland's opening match of the tournament, against Australia, she made her 100th international appearance for the team.[2] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[17]

In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[18] She was the leading run-scorer for Ireland in the tournament, with 100 runs in five matches.[19]

In June 2020, Garth accepted a two-year contract with the Victoria women's cricket team in Australia.[20][21]

References
  1. (6 October 2010). "Kim Garth relishing ICC Cricket Challenge" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. "Women's World Twenty20: Australia thrash Ireland to top Group B". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. Ireland / Players / Kim Garth – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. Ireland / Players / Jonathan Garth – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. Women's ODI matches played by Kim Garth – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. Women's Int Twenty20 matches played by Kim Garth – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  9. Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women, Ireland Women's ODI Tri-Series 2012 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  10. Ireland Women v Pakistan Women, Ireland Women's ODI Tri-Series 2012 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  11. Netherlands Women v Ireland Women, Ireland Women in Netherlands 2011 (1st Twenty20) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  12. Ireland Women v Australia Women, Australia Women in England and Ireland 2015 (2nd Twenty20) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  13. (9 November 2015). "Ed Joyce and Kim Garth named Players of Year" – RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  14. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  15. "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  16. "Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  17. "#WT20 report card: Ireland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  18. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  19. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Ireland Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  20. "Kim Garth leaves Irish cricket for future in Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  21. "Kim Garth accepts two-year contract with Cricket Victoria". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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