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| Full name | Megan Sarah Belt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1997 Margate, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Oval Invincibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Megan Sarah Belt (born 6 October 1997) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent. She plays as a right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for South East Stars and Oval Invincibles.[1][2]
Early life
Belt was born on 6 October 1997 in Margate, Kent.[2] She attends Canterbury Christ Church University, as well as working as a PE teacher.[3]
Domestic career
Belt made her county debut in 2013, for Kent against Berkshire.[4] She was part of the Kent team that won the County Championship in 2014, the Twenty20 Cup and County Championship double in 2016 and the County Championship again in 2019.[5] [6] She was the leading wicket-taker in the 2013 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and the second-leading wicket-taker in the 2016 County Championship.[7][8] She also achieved her maiden county five-wicket haul in the 2016 Championship, taking 5/8 against Yorkshire.[9] In 2019, Belt again had a successful season, ending the Championship as Kent's leading wicket-taker, with 12 wickets at an average of 17.75.[10] She was Kent's second-highest wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with eight wickets at an average of 16.00.[11] She was also the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Women's London Championship, with 7 wickets.[12] She took two wickets in six matches in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[13] She played two matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking two wickets.[14]
In 2020, Belt played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in two matches, taking 2 wickets at an average of 41.00.[15] In 2021, she was in the Oval Invincibles squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[16]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Megan Belt". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Megan Belt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Christ Church Student Wins Twice at Kent Cricket Awards". Canterbury Christ Church University. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Berkshire Women v Kent Women, 19 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Megan Belt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Megan Belt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Yorkshire Women v Kent Women, 12 June 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Women's London Championship/2021/Bowling/Most Wickets". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Bowling for Kent Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Bowling for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External links
- Megan Belt at ESPNcricinfo
- Megan Belt at CricketArchive (subscription required)
This page was last edited on 23 October 2023, at 10:49