Megan Banting

Megan Banting (born 11 February 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a batter and wicket-keeper for Western Fury and Perth Scorchers.[1][2]

Megan Banting
Banting batting for Western Fury, 2018
Personal information
Full nameMegan Banting
Born (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–Western Fury
2015–Perth Scorchers (squad no. 4)
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2017

Banting was raised in the Perth suburb of Tuart Hill. She made a memorable debut for Western Australia as a 14-year old in the Under 15s, in a match in which the WA team defeated New South Wales. At the 2012 Under 18 national titles, she scored 86 runs for WA, including 26 in the fifth-place final against South Australia.[2]

After making her Fury debut in 2014–15,[2] Banting was selected in the Shooting Stars squad to tour to Dubai in March–April 2015.[3] She then became the Fury's number one keeper, ahead of veteran Jenny Wallace, for its 2015–16 WNCL campaign,[4][5] and also kept wickets for the Scorchers in four matches during its inaugural WBBL|01 season (2015–16).[5]

In February 2016, Banting was named in a Shooting Stars 13-player development squad to face Sri Lanka and England in a limited-overs tri-series in Sri Lanka beginning the following month.[4] In August 2016, she was again selected for the Shooting Stars, this time to attend a talent camp at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane.[5] In the first of the matches at the camp, she starred as a batter, with a score of 96 runs.[6]

During the 2016–17 season, Banting was once again the Fury wicketkeeper, and kept wickets for the Scorchers in December 2016.[1] However, she was then replaced in the Scorchers team by Emily Smith,[7] who had been the Hobart Hurricanes keeper during the WBBL|01 season.[8]

In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[9][10]

References
  1. "Megan Banting". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. "Megan Banting". WACA website. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. "Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars squad for Dubai tour announced". Cricket Australia website. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. Raynor, Bonnie (26 February 2016). "Banting & Graham named in Shooting Stars". Perth Scorchers website. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. Perth Scorchers Media (11 August 2016). "Banting & Graham named Shooting Stars". Perth Scorchers website. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. "Stars legends keep an eye on the future". Cricket Australia website. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. "Emily Smith". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. Jolly, Laura (30 November 2015). "Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  9. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

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