Josie Groves

Josephine Paige Groves (born 5 September 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire and The Blaze. She plays as a right-arm leg break bowler.[1][2]

Josie Groves
Personal information
Full name
Josephine Paige Groves
Born (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentNorthamptonshire
2021–presentThe Blaze
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 7 19
Runs scored 64 94
Batting average 16.00 9.40
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 55 18*
Balls bowled 228 353
Wickets 5 20
Bowling average 41.60 16.35
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/31 3/9
Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2022

Domestic career

Groves made her county debut in 2019, for Northamptonshire against Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.[3] She took 5 wickets for her side in the Twenty20 Cup that season, at an average of 15.20.[4] She again took 5 wickets for Northamptonshire in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including best figures of 3/14 taken against Derbyshire.[5][6] She took seven wickets for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 11.42.[7]

Groves was named as part of the Lightning Academy for the 2021 season, and took 4/19 for the side in a match against Central Sparks Academy.[8] She was added to the full squad in August 2021, and made her debut for the side on 10 September, against South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[9] She went on to play eight matches for Lightning in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking eight wickets.[10][11] She also scored her maiden half-century, against Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 55 from 39 deliveries.[12] In February 2023, it was announced that Groves had signed her first professional contract with Lightning, now known as The Blaze.[13]

International career

In October 2022, Groves was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[14] She played five matches in the tournament, taking three wickets at an average of 18.00.[15]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Josie Groves". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Josie Groves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "Northamptonshire Women v Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. "Bowling for Northamptonshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. "Bowling for Northamptonshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. "Northamptonshire Women v Derbyshire Women, 9 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. "Bowling for Northamptonshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. "Lightning Academy v Central Sparks Academy, 18 August 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. "Beckenham, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: South East Stars v Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  12. "Georgia Adams, Ella McCaughan ensure depleted Vipers are too strong for Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  13. "Trio Awarded Contracts With The Blaze". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  14. "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.
  15. "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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