Lissy Macleod

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| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/300/300102/300102.html CricketArchive | date = 19 October | year = 2024 }} '''Alice Jessamy Macleod''' (born 14 May 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Essex. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Berkshire and Sunrisers, as well as Southern Vipers and Western Storm in the Women's Cricket Super League and Welsh Fire in The Hundred.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/424815.html|title=Player Profile: Alice Macleod|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="CAprof">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/300/300102/300102.html|title=Player Profile: Alice Macleod|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref>

==Early life== Macleod was born on 14 May 1994 in Ascot, Berkshire.<ref name="CAprof"/>

==Domestic career== Macleod made her county debut for in 2008, for Berkshire against Nottinghamshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/133/133090.html|title=Berkshire Women v Nottinghamshire Women, 18 May 2008|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> In 2010, she hit 61 in the Final of the Twenty20 Cup to help Berkshire to their first Twenty20 title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/299/299384.html|title=Berkshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 18 September 2010|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> The following season, she achieved her T20 best bowling figures, taking 4/11 against Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/299/299384.html|title=Wales Women v Berkshire Women, 2 August 2011|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> In 2015, she hit her maiden county century, scoring 107 in a Championship match against Lancashire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/745/745812.html|title=Lancashire Women v Berkshire Women, 19 July 2015|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> In 2019, Macleod scored 249 runs at an average of 49.80 in the County Championship, as well as taking 12 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Berkshire_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Berkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 20XX|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Berkshire_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Berkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref>

Macleod missed Berkshire's 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup campaign due to work commitments, and subsequently went on loan to Essex for the Women's London Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/heyhoeflinttrophy/trevor_griffin_interview_women_cricket_sunrisers.html|title=The Trevor Griffin Way |publisher=the Cricketer|access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref>

Macleod also played for Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016 and for Western Storm in 2017 and 2018. She therefore won two WCSL titles, one with Vipers in 2016 and one with Storm in 2017.<ref name="T20">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/300/300102/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Alice Macleod|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> Overall, she played 10 Super League matches, scoring 48 runs with a high score of 30, for Storm against Surrey Stars.<ref name="CAprof"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1025/1025342.html|title=Surrey Stars v Western Storm, 23 August 2017|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref>

In 2020, Macleod played for Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all six matches, scoring 68 runs and taking 4 wickets, with best bowling figures of 2/64 against Western Storm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/Rachael_Heyhoe-Flint_Trophy_2020/Sunrisers_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Sunrisers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/Rachael_Heyhoe-Flint_Trophy_2020/Sunrisers_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Sunrisers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1156/1156312.html|title=Western Storm v Sunrisers, 19 September 2020|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> In 2021, she was the side's second-highest run-scorer in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 214 runs including 79 made against Southern Vipers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6767;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2021-1252263/sunrisers-vs-southern-vipers-1252287/match-report |title=Georgia Elwiss 112, death-bowling heroics seal high-scoring win for Southern Vipers |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref> She also played for Welsh Fire in the inaugural season of The Hundred, appearing in five matches and scoring 33 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13891;team=6698;type=tournament|title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Welsh Fire (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=2 October 2021}}</ref> She played just one match in 2022, for Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6767;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> She played eight matches for the side in 2023, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 34.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6767 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2023-15158?team=6767 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref> In 2024, she played 20 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring three half-centuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6767 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6767 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref>

Macleod also played in the 2011 and 2012 Super Fours, for Diamonds and Emeralds, respectively.<ref name="List A">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/300/300102/Womens_List_A_Matches.html|title=Women's List A Matches played by Alice Macleod|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="T20"/>

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==External links== *{{cricinfo|id=424815}} *{{cricketarchive|id=300102}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macleod, Lissey}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Ascot, Berkshire Category:Berkshire women cricketers Category:Essex women cricketers Category:Southern Vipers cricketers Category:Western Storm cricketers Category:Sunrisers women's cricketers Category:Welsh Fire cricketers Category:21st-century English sportswomen