Saskia Horley
Femaletrue
CountryScotland
Internationaltrue
FullnameSaskia Meg Horley
Birth date23 February 2000 (age 26)
Birth placeSt Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Odidebutdate12 April
Odidebutyear2024
OdidebutagainstPapua New Guinea
Odicap32
Lastodidate12 August
Lastodiyear2024
LastodiagainstNetherlands
T20idebutdate5 September
T20idebutyear2022
T20idebutagainstIreland
T20icap21
Lastt20idate7 May
Lastt20iyear2024
Lastt20iagainstSri Lanka
T20ishirt13
Club 1New South Wales
Year 12019/20–present
Club 2Sydney Thunder
Year 22019/20
Club 3Middlesex
Year 32022–present
Club 4Sydney Thunder
Year 42022/23–present
Club 5Sunrisers
Year 52023
Columns3
Column 1WT20I
Matches 117
Runs 1323
Bat avg 120.18
100s/50s 10/2
Top score 161*
Deliveries 1120
Wickets 16
Bowl avg 123.66
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 13/13
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Column 2WLA
Matches 225
Runs 2694
Bat avg 27.50
100s/50s 21/5
Top score 2100
Deliveries 2469
Wickets 213
Bowl avg 227.38
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 24/24
Catches/stumpings 21/–
Column 3WT20
Matches 326
Runs 3399
Bat avg 323.11
100s/50s 30/2
Top score 361*
Deliveries 3126
Wickets 36
Bowl avg 325.33
Fivefor 30
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 33/13
Catches/stumpings 31/–
Date30 September 2022
Sourcehttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1381/1381012/1381012.html CricketArchive

Saskia Meg Horley (born 23 February 2000) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Scotland, New South Wales and Sydney Thunder.[1][2] She played in four matches for Sydney Thunder in the 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season.[3] In 2022, she played for Middlesex in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[4]

In August 2022, Horley was named in Scotland's squad for their series against Ireland in September 2022.[5] She qualifies for Scotland through her mother, who was born in Edinburgh, and she holds a British passport.[6] In March 2023, it was announced that she had signed for Sunrisers for the first five rounds of the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[7]

In September 2024 she was named in the Scotland squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[8]

Horley was among the four player shortlist for the ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Saskia Horley". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Complete squad lists for WBBL05". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2020/21 - Sydney Thunder Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "2 May 2022 @ 11:00: Middlesex Women v Hertfordshire Women". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Scotland host Ireland in 3 match series". Cricket Scotland. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Saskia Horley returns to the WNCL after impressive Scotland debut". ABC News. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Sunrisers Sign Saskia Horley". Sunrisers Cricket. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Scotland squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ "SASKIA HORLEY NOMINATED FOR ICC WOMEN'S EMERGING CRICKETER OF THE YEAR". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Shortlist revealed for ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024". International Cricket Council. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.