Ryana MacDonald-Gay

Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay (born 12 February 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent, South East Stars 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
Maidstone, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentKent
2021–presentSouth East Stars
2022–presentOval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 7 23
Runs scored 118 134
Batting average 29.50 33.50
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 54* 40*
Balls bowled 228 175
Wickets 7 17
Bowling average 24.00 11.41
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/29 4/19
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 October 2022

Early life

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

Domestic career

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]

International career

In October 2022, MacDonald-Gay was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[17] She played six matches in the tournament, taking four wickets and scoring 72 runs.[18]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Ryana MacDonald-Gay". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. "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. "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.
  18. "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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