Rebecca Grundy

Rebecca Louise Grundy (born 12 July 1990) is an English cricketer and coach, who played for her national cricket team and is now head coach of the Western Australia team. Grundy is a left-arm spin bowler.

Rebecca Grundy
Personal information
Full nameRebecca Louise Grundy
Born (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990
Solihull, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut11 February 2015 v New Zealand
Last ODI7 February 2016 v South Africa
T20I debut24 March 2014 v West Indies
Last T20I24 March 2016 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2018Warwickshire
2009/10–2010/11South Western Districts
2016–2017Loughborough Lightning
2016/17Perth Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 7 12
Runs scored 3 4
Batting average 3.00 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 1* 2*
Balls bowled 408 264
Wickets 9 11
Bowling average 31.22 21.63
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/36 2/13
Catches/stumpings 0/0 4/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 November 2020

Playing career

Grundy has played for Warwickshire Women.[1] In 2014, Grundy was part of the England Academy squad.[2] Grundy was brought into the England squad for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.[3] On pitches that generally help spin bowlers, Grundy made her England debut in the opening fixture of the tournament and retained her place through all the group matches.[4] She was the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[5] Grundy was called up for the summer series against India and South Africa, which included her first Women's Test match and Women's One Day International callups.[1][6] She later had to withdraw from the series with a groin injury.[7] She played for England in the 2015 Women's Ashes series.[8] Grundy was in the squad for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[9]

In total, Grundy made 21 appearances for England,[10] and her last appearance for England was in 2016. At the end of 2016, she lost her central contract.[11] Grundy played for Perth Scorchers in the 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season,[8][10] as a replacement for the injured Anya Shrubsole.[12]

Grundy's nicknames are "Grunners" and "Carol". In 2015, she explained to sports journalist Clare Balding that the latter nickname was "as in Vorderman – we played Countdown on tour and I was in Carol’s position at the board."[13]

Coaching career

Grundy worked as a development coach for the Western Australia women's cricket team.[11] Whilst Grundy was a coach there, Western Australia won the 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League.[10] In May 2020, she was named as the head coach of Western Australia.[11] She was signed on a two year contract.[8]

References
  1. "Katherine Brunt back as England name Heather Knight vice-captain". BBC Sport. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "England Women call for Rebecca Grundy as Holly Colvin takes break from cricket". Sky Sports. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. Grundy, Dibble called into England squad, Cricinfo, 18 Feb 2014
  4. "Rebecca Grundy | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. "Women in sport: England's cricketers are fired up for the Ashes, meet the team". The Independent. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  7. "Rebecca Grundy out of England squad, Stephanie Butler in". BBC Sport. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  8. "Women's Sport: Former England spinner Becky Grundy appointed head coach of Western Australia". Give Me Sport. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  9. "Alex Hartley: England call up uncapped spinner for Pakistan ODI series". BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  10. "Former England spinner takes WA coaching job". Cricket Australia. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  11. "Becky Grundy: Ex-England spinner named head coach of Western Australia women's team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. "Scorchers sign England spinner for WBBL". Nine.com.au. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  13. Balding, Clare (19 February 2015). "Balding bowled over by England's women cricketers". BT Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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