# Kelly Castle > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelly_Castle > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelly_Castle.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Castle > Source revision: 1316778052 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English cricketer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use British English|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Kelly Castle | female = true | image = | caption = | country = England | fullname = Kelly Shannon Castle | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|9|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Southend-on-Sea](/source/Southend-on-Sea), [Essex](/source/Essex), England | nickname = | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [medium](/source/Fast_bowling) | role = [All-rounder](/source/All-rounder) | family = | international = | internationalspan = | club1 = [Essex](/source/Essex_Women_cricket_team) | year1 = {{nowrap|2011–present}} | club2 = [Sunrisers](/source/Sunrisers_(women's_cricket)) | year2 = 2020–2024 | columns = 2 | column1 = [WLA](/source/List_A_cricket) | matches1 = 72 | runs1 = 652 | bat avg1 = 11.64 | 100s/50s1 = 0/1 | top score1 = 52 | deliveries1 = 1,882 | wickets1 = 48 | bowl avg1 = 26.70 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 5/18 | catches/stumpings1 = 16/– | column2 = [WT20](/source/Women's_Twenty20) | matches2 = 84 | runs2 = 894 | bat avg2 = 15.68 | 100s/50s2 = 0/2 | top score2 = 75 | deliveries2 = 1,205 | wickets2 = 57 | bowl avg2 = 19.42 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/6 | catches/stumpings2 = 25/– | date = 19 October | year = 2024 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1004/1004523/1004523.html CricketArchive }} '''Kelly Shannon Castle''' (born 4 September 1997) is an English [cricket](/source/cricket)er who currently plays for [Essex](/source/Essex_Women_cricket_team). She plays as an [all-rounder](/source/all-rounder), bowling right-arm [medium](/source/Fast_bowling) and [batting](/source/Batting_(cricket)) right-handed.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/874171.html|title=Player Profile: Kelly Castle|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=16 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1004/1004523/1004523.html|title=Player Profile: Kelly Castle|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 March 2021}} ==Early life== Castle was born on 4 September 1997 in [Southend-on-Sea](/source/Southend-on-Sea), [Essex](/source/Essex). She attended [King Edmund School](/source/King_Edmund_School) in Rochford and [Anglia Ruskin University](/source/Anglia_Ruskin_University).{{Cite web |date=2016-12-14 |title=Kelly bowls them over with apprenticeship |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/14965454.kelly-bowls-them-over-with-apprenticeship/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Echo |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.essexcricket.org.uk/2017/10/20/essex-womens-star-completes-stint-off-the-field/|title=ESSEX WOMENS STAR COMPLETES STINT OFF THE FIELD|publisher=Essex Cricket|access-date=17 March 2021}} ==Domestic career== Castle made her county debut in 2011, for [Essex](/source/Essex_Women_cricket_team) against [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_Women_cricket_team). She scored a duck and did not bowl.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/344/344576.html|title=Essex Women v Middlesex Women, 3 August 2011|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} This was the only game she played in 2011, and played one more in 2012 before becoming more of a regular in the side from 2013 onwards. In 2015 she took her maiden county five-wicket haul, 5/18 against Scotland, and overall took 10 wickets at 14.80 in the [County Championship](/source/2015_Women's_County_Championship).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/745/745851.html|title=Essex Women v Scotland Women, 30 August 2015|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/24/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2015/Essex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Essex Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} She was also her side's leading wicket-taker in the [2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup](/source/2015_Women's_Twenty20_Cup), taking 13 wickets at an average of 8.61.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/24/NatWest_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2015/Essex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Essex Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} In 2017, Castle hit her [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) high score of 47, opening the batting in a victory over [the Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_women's_national_cricket_team).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1026/1026397.html|title=Essex Women v Netherlands Women, 28 May 2015|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} She was named as Essex's [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) captain in 2018, and became captain in both formats in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1004/1004523/Womens_List_A_Matches.html|title=Women's List A Matches Played by Kelly Castle|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1004/1004523/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Women's Twenty20 Matches Played by Kelly Castle|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} In the [2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup](/source/2019_Women's_Twenty20_Cup), Castle was her side's leading wicket-taker, with 7 wickets at an average of 12.42, and hit her [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) high score of 48, in a win against [Devon](/source/Devon_Women_cricket_team).{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Vitality_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2019/Essex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1101/1101155.html|title=Devon Women v Essex Women, 30 June 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} She played six matches in the [2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup](/source/2021_Women's_Twenty20_Cup), scoring 42 runs and taking three wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Essex_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Essex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=1 October 2021}} In the [2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup](/source/2022_Women's_Twenty20_Cup), she scored her first two half-centuries, including 75 against [Suffolk](/source/Suffolk_Women_cricket_team), scoring 167 runs overall as well as taking four wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Essex_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=7 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Essex_Women_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Essex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=7 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1198/1198950.html |title=Suffolk Women v Essex Women, 2 May 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=7 October 2022}} In 2020, Castle played for [Sunrisers](/source/Sunrisers_(women's_cricket)) in the [Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy](/source/2020_Rachael_Heyhoe_Flint_Trophy). She appeared in all 6 matches, scoring 85 runs at an average of 17.00 and taking one wicket.{{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=17 March 2021}}{{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=17 March 2021}} In December 2020, it was announced that Castle was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/women/news/1923070/forty-one-female-players-sign-full-time-domestic-contracts|title=Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board|accessdate=16 March 2021}} Castle was ever-present for the side in the 2021 season, and was the side's leading wicket-taker in the [Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy](/source/2021_Rachael_Heyhoe_Flint_Trophy), with 10 wickets at an average of 21.10.{{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=1 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6767;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}} She also scored her maiden [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) half-century in the tournament, 52 against [Lightning](/source/Lightning_(women's_cricket)).{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2021-1252263/lightning-vs-sunrisers-1252277/match-report |title=Michaela Kirk, Teresa Graves guide Lightning to keep Sunrisers winless |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=1 October 2021}} She also captained the side in the [Charlotte Edwards Cup](/source/2021_Charlotte_Edwards_Cup).{{cite web|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/kelly-castle-takes-on-sunrisers-t20-captaincy |title=Kelly Castle Takes on Sunrisers T20 Captaincy |date=25 June 2021 |publisher=Sunrisers Cricket |accessdate=25 June 2021}} Ahead of the 2022 season, Castle became the Sunrisers captain in all formats.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2685908/kelly-castle-benefits-of-professional-cricket-are-even-better-than-i-imagined |title=Kelly Castle: Benefits of professional cricket are even greater than I imagined |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=7 October 2022}} She played eleven matches for the side that season, across the [Charlotte Edwards Cup](/source/2022_Charlotte_Edwards_Cup) and the [Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy](/source/2022_Rachael_Heyhoe_Flint_Trophy), and was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with 7 wickets at an average of 16.85.{{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}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6767;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=7 October 2022}} In 2023, she played 18 matches for Sunrisers, across the [Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy](/source/2023_Rachael_Heyhoe_Flint_Trophy) and the [Charlotte Edwards Cup](/source/2023_Charlotte_Edwards_Cup), taking 15 wickets.{{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}}{{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}} She stepped down as captain of the side in June 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.sunriserscricket.com/post/sunrisers-statement-captaincy-update |title=Sunrisers Statement: Captaincy Update |publisher=Sunrisers Cricket |date=7 June 2023 |access-date=7 June 2023}} In October 2024, she signed a professional contract for [Essex Women](/source/Essex_Women_cricket_team) ahead of the 2025 women's domestic cricket restructure.{{cite web|url=https://essexcricket.org.uk/2024/10/23/essex-women-announce-new-player-signings/|title=Essex Women announce new player signings|publisher=Essex County Cricket Club|accessdate=23 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cqxwj2nrrzeo|title=Essex Women announce first professional players|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=23 October 2024}} Castle was part of the [England](/source/England_women's_cricket_team) Development Programme at Under-15 level.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1004/1004523/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Kelly Castle|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 March 2021}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=874171}} * {{cricketarchive|id=1004523}} {{Sunrisers (women's cricket)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Kelly}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of Anglia Ruskin University Category:Sportspeople from Southend-on-Sea Category:Essex women cricketers Category:Sunrisers women's cricketers Category:Cricketers from Essex Category:21st-century English sportswomen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kelly Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Castle) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Castle?action=history)). 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