Maisy Gibson
Gibson bowling for Hobart Hurricanes, 2019
Personal information
Full name
Maisy Leigh Gibson
Born (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996
Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2018/19New South Wales
2015/16–2018/19Sydney Thunder
2016Nottinghamshire
2019/20–2022/23Tasmania
2019/20–presentHobart Hurricanes
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 24 58
Runs scored 227 90
Batting average 25.22 9.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 57* 22*
Balls bowled 1,050 1,062
Wickets 30 55
Bowling average 24.86 20.85
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/28 3/14
Catches/stumpings 6/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 March 2021

Maisy Leigh Gibson is an Australian cricketer, who plays as a left-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler for the Hobart Hurricanes. She has previously played for Sydney Thunder, the New South Wales Breakers and the Tasmanian Tigers.

Career

In 2010, she was the first female to captain a team at the Lismore under-12 cricket carnival when she captained Hunter Valley under-12s.[1] Gibson has played Sydney grade level cricket for Singleton,[1] and Hunter Region.[2]

Gibson played in four Women's Big Bash League seasons for Sydney Thunder, taking 36 wickets in total.[3] She was part of the Sydney Thunder (WBBL) team that won the 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season. She took 13 wickets in the tournament at an average of 11.30 and an economy rate of 5.60.[2] In 2016, she was given a professional New South Wales Breakers contract, which allowed her to move to Sydney.[4] She was later named in the squad for the final of the 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League season.[5]

Ahead of the 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season and 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, she moved to Tasmania, and signed for the Tasmanian Tigers and the Hobart Hurricanes.[3] She took 10 wickets in the 2019–20 WNCL, and in May 2020, she was named Tasmanian women's player of the season.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Maisy Gibson shows how it's done". The Northern Star. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Maisy Gibson's success in WBBL 2015-16 pleasing: Neil McDonald". CricketCountry.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Maisy Gibson signs for Hobart Hurricanes". Women's Cric Zone. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "How the NSW Breakers became full-time professional cricketers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "WBBL champion Maisy Gibson in NSW Breakers squad for WCNL final". The Newcastle Herald. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Maisy Gibson and Jackson Bird claim major Tasmanian cricket awards". The Advocate. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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