Grace Harris is an Australian Cricketer. She played for the UP Warriorz Women in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). She has played for the Queensland Fire cricket team in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Brisbane Heat cricket team in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL).
Wiki/Biography
Grace Margaret Harris was born on Saturday, 18 September 1993 (age 29 years, as of 2022) in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She completed her schooling at Brigidine College, Indooroopilly, Queensland. After completing her schooling, she pursued a veterinary course.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx.): 65 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): 34-27-33
Family
Parents & Siblings
Grace’s father’s name is Jim Harris and her mother’s name is Maree Harris.
Grace Harris with her father
Grace Harris with her mother
She has three siblings, a brother, Harry Davis, and two sisters, Eliza Harris and Laura Harris. Laura is a cricketer.
Grace Harris with her sister (Laura Harris)
Grace Harris (left) with her family
Grace Harris (right) with her mother and sisters
Husband
She is not married.
Relationships/Affairs
Not known.
Religion
She follows Christianity.
Signature
Grace Harris’ signature
Cricket
Domestic
Grace Harris has represented Queensland Under-15 Women, Queensland Under-17 Women, Queensland Under-18 Women, Western Suburbs District Cricket Club, Queensland Women, Australia A Women, Cricket Australia Women’s XI, Australia Governor General’s XI, Brisbane Heat Women, Melbourne Renegades Women, and the South Coast Sapphires Women at the domestic level. In 2007, she started playing for the Western Suburbs District Cricket Club. In December 2020, she scored two back-to-back centuries for the Western Suburbs District Cricket Club in the Queensland Premier Cricket; she scored 144 runs from 64 balls and took a wicket in the semi-final against the Sandgate-Redcliffe team led by Beth Mooney. Harris scored 136 runs from 71 balls against the Gold Coast team in the final and the Western Suburbs District Cricket Club won the match by 98 runs and lifted the Katherine Raymont Shield.
Grace Harris playing for the Western Suburbs District Cricket Club
Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL)
On 30 October 2010, she made her debut for the Queensland Women in the Women’s National Cricket League against the New South Wales Women; she scored 23 runs from 38 balls and this was her only appearance in the 2010-2011 WNCL season. Grace played in all six league matches in the 16th season of the WNCL; she scored 88 runs and took one wicket between October 2011 and January 2012. Harris scored 43 runs with a strike rate of 76.78 in eight matches from October 2012 to January 2013; in the 18th season of the WNCL, she managed to score 58 runs and took one wicket from five matches between October 2013 and February 2014. On 20 December 2014, she scored 83 runs from 63 balls and took a four-wicket haul against the Australian Capital Territory Women’s team in the group stage match of the 2014-2015 WNCL season. The cricketer finished the season with 152 runs and seven wickets from seven matches between October 2014 and January 2015.
A photograph of Grace Harris and Laura Harris during a training session
She scored 217 runs and took seven wickets in six matches and was the top scorer for the Queensland Women’s team in the 2015-2016 season of the WNCL. On 22 November 2015, Grace scored 97 runs against Western Australia at the Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide; she was named the player of the match. Harris scored 78 runs from 49 balls and took two wickets against the New South Wales Women and was named the player of the match on matchday four of the 2016-2017 WNCL season. Harris finished the 2016-2017 WNCL season with 151 runs and six wickets and was Queensland Women’s leading wicket-taker of the season. On 11 November 2018, the cricketer enjoyed a stellar game against the South Australia Women’s team in the WNCL group match; she scored 162 runs from 114 balls with a strike rate of 142.10 and also took a five-wicket haul (5-18) and was named the player of the match. Grace was the top scorer of the Queensland Women’s team with 192 runs from four matches in the 2018-2019 WNCL season.
Grace Harris playing for the Queensland Fire
On 4 February 2020, she was instrumental in Queensland Women’s six wickets victory over the Victoria Women in the WNCL group stage match; the cricketer took two catches, scored 53 runs from 52 balls and took a three-wicket haul and was named the player of the match. Grace scored 125 runs and took nine wickets from seven matches in the Women’s National Cricket League between September 2019 and February 2020.
On 7 March 2021, she scored 109 runs (not out) and took a wicket against the Tasmania Women in the WNCL group stage match and was named the player of the match. In the final of the 2020-2021 WNCL, Queensland Women defeated the Victoria Women by 112 runs; she scored 20 runs and took a four-wicket haul at an economy of 4.37. The cricketer won her first-ever WNCL title and finished the 2020-2021 WNCL season with 174 runs and 11 wickets from eight matches.
Congratulations to the Queensland Fire, winners of the 2021 #WNCL!
It’s the first time in their history they’ve won the iconic Ruth Preddey Cup! pic.twitter.com/w5QT7ghhRo
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) March 27, 2021
She played two WNCL matches between December 2021 and March 2022; she scored 99 runs and took two wickets. On the opening day of the 27th season of the WNCL, she took a three-wicket haul against New South Wales and two days later, when they played against each other, she scored 77 runs (not out) from 51 balls and was named player of the match.
Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL)
In 2015, Grace Harris was signed by the Brisbane Heat ahead of the inaugural season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL); although she was signed as an Australian representative, she did not qualify as a marquee player due to some unknown reasons. In the opening match of the WBBL against the Melbourne Stars at the Junction Oval stadium in Melbourne, she scored 42 runs from 21 balls. On 12 December 2015, Grace scored 103 runs from 55 balls and also took four wickets in two overs against the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL and she was named the player of the match. Her century against the Sydney Sixers was the first-ever century in the competition and she ended her first season (2015-2016) in the WBBL with 289 runs from 12 matches with a strike rate of 154.54.
Grace Harris with Beth Mooney opening the batting for Brisbane Heat
Following her stellar performance in the first WBBL season, the Melbourne Renegades Women signed her as their marquee player for the 2016-2017 season. She scored 127 runs and took six wickets from 12 matches for the Melbourne Renegades Women between 2016 and 2017; after her brief stint with the Melbourne Renegades Women, she rejoined the Brisbane Heat ahead of the third season of the WBBL.
A photograph of Grace Harris from a postmatch press conference
On 27 January 2018, she scored 57 runs from 45 balls against the Sydney Thunder and was named the player of the match; Grace scored 111 runs and took three wickets from four matches in the third season of the WBBL. On 19 December 2018, she scored 101 runs from 42 balls against the Melbourne Stars at the Gabba; she won the Player of the match award. Harris became the first player two score two WBBL centuries and her century against the Melbourne Stars was the fastest century in the Women’s Big Bash League. Brisbane Heat faced the Sydney Sixers in the final of the 2018-2019 WBBL season and the cricketer took a three-wicket haul and scored one run; this was her and Heat’s first-ever WBBL title and the cricketer finished the season with 374 runs and 16 wickets from 16 matches.
Grace Harris (right) with the Brisbane Heat players celebrating their title win
On 19 October 2019, Grace took the wickets of Marizanne Kapp and Stella Campbell in the first match of the 2019-2020 WBBL season. Grace scored 43 runs from 27 balls against the Hobart Hurricanes and was instrumental in her team’s 7 runs victory on matchday 42 0f the 2019 WBBL. The Melbourne Renegades Women was defeated by the Brisbane Heat in the semi-final of the 2019 WBBL; she scored 42 runs from 27 balls with a strike rate of 155.55. On 8 December 2019, Brisbane Heat faced Adelaide Strikers Women in the final and successfully defended their title; however, the cricketer was not at her best and only managed to score two runs and later she bowled one over at an economy of 12.00. She finished the 2019 WBBL season with 212 runs and six wickets from 16 matches. On 25 October 2020, in the opening match of the 2020-2021 season of the Women’s Big Bash League against the Perth Scorchers, she scored 53 runs from 37 balls and was named player of the match.
Brisbane Heat faced the Melbourne Stars on the third match week of the 2020 WBBL and the cricketer scored 81 runs and not out from 52 balls with a strike rate of 155.76 and took two wickets from two overs at an economy of 8.50. On 14 November 2020, she scored 32 runs from 41 balls and took four wickets in three overs at an economy of 5.33 against the Adelaide Strikers Women; she was instrumental in Heat’s 14 runs victory. One day later, she scored 23 runs from 38 balls and took one wicket at an economy of 3.00 against the Hobart Hurricanes Women. On 17 November 2020, Brisbane Heat defeated the Sydney Sixers by three wickets and the cricketer was named the player of the match; she took the catch of Alyssa Healy, dismissed Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp, and scored ten runs. During Heat’s match against the Perth Scorchers Women, she was dismissed on a duck by Sarah Glenn; she took two wickets at an economy of 6.33 and Brisbane Heat won the match by four wickets. Grace scored 246 runs and took 13 wickets from 14 matches in the sixth season of the WBBL; she received 22 votes in the Player of the Tournament voting and was tied with Alyssa Healy in fourth place.
A photograph of Grace Harris with the Brisbane Heat fans
Ahead of the 2021-2022 WBBL season, Brisbane Heat announced that Grace Harris and Jess Jonassen were their two marquee signings for the season. On 17 October 2021, in the opening match of the season, she scored 41 runs from 27 balls against the Perth Scorchers. Two days later, she took a three-wicket haul and scored 34 runs against the Perth Scorchers at the Blundstone Arena in Hobart. On 26 October 2021, she scored 57 runs not out from 46 balls against the Hobart Hurricanes and was named the player of the match. Four days later, Harris scored 75 runs from 51 balls against the Hobart Hurricanes and won the Player of the match award. Grace scored a half-century (54 runs from 39 balls) against the Sydney Sixers on 9 November 2021.
✅ Grace Harris: 5⃣4⃣✅ Georgia Voll: 4⃣8⃣*
Ashleigh Gardner 8⃣6⃣* in vain as Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Sixers by 8⃣ wickets.#WBBL07 #BHvSS pic.twitter.com/KiOe5ZUwap
— Women’s CricZone (@WomensCricZone) November 9, 2021
In the eliminator match of the 2021 WBBL campaign against the Adelaide Strikers Women, she scored 17 runs from 27 balls. The cricketer scored 420 runs and took six wickets from 14 matches during the 2021-2022 WBBL season and was named to the Team of the Tournament; she was selected as the Brisbane Heat’s most valuable player of the season. The cricketer struggled to perform in the opening two matches of the 2022-2023 WBBL season; however, in the third match of the season against the Melbourne Renegades Women, she scored 65 runs from 50 balls with a strike rate of 130.00 and was instrumental in Heat’s 21 runs victory. On 4 November 2022, Grace scored 64 runs from 44 balls with a strike rate of 139.13 against the Sydney Thunder Women and was named the player of the match. She scored 41 runs from 30 balls against the Hobart Hurricanes; Heat lost the match by six wickets. Harris scored 297 runs and took six catches in the 2022-2023 WBBL season; she did not ball in any of the matches in the WBBL between October 2022 and November 2022.
Grace Harris teeing-off at Blundstone😍🏌️♀️#BringTheHEAT #WBBL08 pic.twitter.com/u4NvAgg5Kb
— Brisbane Heat (@HeatBBL) November 4, 2022
International
One Day International (ODI)
On 2 February 2016, she made her international ODI debut against India Women in the ICC Women’s Championship held in Canberra; she scored two runs and took one wicket. She took a three-wicket haul at an economy of 3.20 against the New Zealand Women on 20 February 2016. In November 2016, she was named to the Australia Women’s team for the South African Women’s tour of Australia; on 23 November 2016, she took a three-wicket haul at an economy of 3.10 against the South African Women in the last ODI match of the series. The cricketer failed to cement her position in the Australian Women’s team due to her inconsistent performance and was dropped from the ODI team in 2016.
Grace Harris training with the Australia Women’s team
T20
On 19 August 2015, she made her international T20 debut against the Ireland Women’s team in Dublin during the Australia Women’s tour of England and Ireland (2015); Harris was 22 years old when she made her international debut. Grace was dismissed on a duck in her international T20 debut match against the Ireland Women; she bowled three overs and took two wickets at an economy of 5.00. She was named to the playing eleven for all three T20 matches of the series and finished the series as the player of the series; she scored 58 runs and took three wickets in the series. The cricketer was included in the Australia Women’s team for the T20I series against the England Women, which took place after the T20I series against the Ireland Women; she scored 41 runs against the England Women’s team in three matches.
There’s no time like story-time with Grace Harris who recalls when she found out she was debuting for Australia! 😂 pic.twitter.com/ZfJ6VysVAO
— Australian Women’s Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) February 16, 2023
In 2016, she was named to the Australia Women’s team for the India women’s tour of Australia. In the first match of the series, she was dismissed on a duck after Harmanpreet Kaur took her catch on a delivery of Jhulan Goswami; Goswami bowled Grace on a duck in the second match too. In the final match of the series, she scored nine runs from five balls. In March 2016, She was selected for the Australia Women’s team for the tour of New Zealand and played in two matches; she was dismissed on a duck in the first match and took one wicket from three overs at an economy of 5.00 and in the second match of the series, she scored 12 runs and took one wicket. In January 2022, Harris was named to the Australian Women’s team for the Women’s Ashes held in Australia.
Grace Harris with the Australia Women’s teammates
On 20 January 2022, she played for the Australia Women’s team in the first T20 match of the series against the England Women; this was her first appearance for the national team since March 2016. In May 2022, the cricketer was named to the Australian Women’s team for the 2022 Ireland Tri-Nation Women’s T20I Series; however, she did not bat in any matches of the series. In November 2022, Grace was selected for the Australia Women’s Squad for the tour of India (2022); she played in four matches of the series and scored 132 runs with a strike rate of 203.07. On 14 December 2022, she scored 41 runs from 18 balls against the India Women with a strike rate of 227.77 and in the next match she scored 27 runs (not out) from 12 balls; in the fifth match of the series, the cricketer scored her maiden international half-century (64 not out) for the Australia Women’s team at Brabourne.
Grace Harris’ brilliant cameo gives Australia a good total 👌
Can they defend this?#INDvAUS | 📝: https://t.co/PHa5w2G4uO pic.twitter.com/Znm6bGndnM
— ICC (@ICC) December 14, 2022
Her stellar performances helped her cement her place in the Australia Women’s team and she was named to the squad for the Pakistan Women’s tour of Australia in January 2023; she took two catches in the first match of the series. On 6 January 2023, she was selected for the Australia Women’s team for the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup held in South Africa. The cricketer was named to the playing eleven for their group stage match against New Zealand Women; she scored 14 runs, took the catch of Lea Tahuhu, and dismissed Maddy Green on a run out. In the third group stage match against the Sri Lanka Women’s team, she took the catch of Chamari Athapaththu and took the wickets of Harshitha Samarawickrama and Oshadi Ranasinghe in the same over. On 26 February 2023, Australia Women’s team defeated the South Africa Women’s team by 19 runs in the final of the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup; she scored ten runs and was bowled by Nonkululeko Mlaba. On 29 March 2023, she was named to the Australia Women’s Squad for the Women’s Ashes held in England.
2010 🏆2012 🏆2014 🏆2018 🏆2020 🏆2023 🏆
AUSTRALIA ARE ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS AGAIN!https://t.co/URW7U5pB1l pic.twitter.com/w7dNNWelvD
— The Field (@thefield_in) February 26, 2023
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In February 2023, the cricketer was signed by the UP Warriorz Women ahead of the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). On 5 March 2023, she made her debut in the Women’s Premier League against the Gujarat Giants Women and scored 59 runs from 26 balls and was named the Player of the Match. She scored 46 runs from 32 balls and took a wicket from three overs against the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women on 15 March 2023; this was her only wicket in the tournament. Five days later, Grace scored 72 runs from 41 balls against the Gujarat Giants Women and was named the player of the match. She was rested for the final group stage match against the Delhi Capitals Women.
𝐔𝐏 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐳 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 🌟#UPWarriorzUttarDega | #WPL pic.twitter.com/jfFx1Jfbvq
— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) March 16, 2023
She was named to the playing eleven for the eliminator match against the Mumbai Indians Women and she scored 14 runs from 12 balls and bowled three overs at an economy of 6.66. She scored 230 runs and took one wicket from six matches in the first season of the WPL.
100-Ball Cricket
In March 2023, London Spirit announced the signing of the cricketer ahead of the 2023 season of The Hundred; this will be her debut season in the competition.
Commonwealth Games
On 20 June 2022, Cricket Australia announced the Australia Women’s Squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham; she was named to the 15-member squad. Grace scored 37 runs from 20 balls against the India Women in the group stage match on 29 July 2022. On 7 August 2022, she scored two runs in the final against the India Women and Grace dismissed Radha Yadav on a run-out. Australia Women won the final by 9 runs; Harris finished the tournament with 47 runs from five matches.
Special, special team.
Savouring this one, @CommGamesAUS! #BoldInGold pic.twitter.com/DrNlgKyc6o
— Australian Women’s Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) August 7, 2022
Records
- First player in the Women’s Big Bash League to score a century.
- She scored the fastest century in the Women’s Big Bash League.
- First player in the history of the Women’s Big Bash League to score two centuries.
Awards, Honours, Achievements
- 2021: Brisbane Heat’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award
- 2021: Women’s Big Bash League Team of the tournament
Car Collection
She owns a Nissan.
Grace Harris’ car
Salary
In 2023, she was signed by the UP Warriorz Women for the inaugural season of the WPL for Rs. 75 Lakhs.
Facts/Trivia
- In 2015, Grace replaced the injured Delissa Kimmince in the Australian Women’s squad for the tour of England and Ireland; Delissa later became her sister-in-law after she married Grace’s older sister Laura.
- Grace was an ardent fan of the Brisbane Broncos and Queensland Maroons.
- She often posts pictures of her pet dog (Dalmatian) Dorrie on social media; Harris named Dorrie after her favourite brand of chips, Doritos.
Grace Harris’ pet dog Dorrie
- In March 2016, she was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis ahead of the 2016 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Initially, the cricketer was named to the Australian Women’s team for the 2016 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup held in India; however, after the diagnosis, Nicola Carey replaced her in the team.
- Grace Harris was not selected for the Australia Women’s team between March 2016 and December 2021.
- She played alongside her older sister Laura Harris at Brisbane Heat and Queensland Women. In the first edition of the Women’s Premier League, Laura played for the Delhi Capitals and Grace played for the UP Warriorz women.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet and often consumes alcohol.
Grace Harris’ Instagram post
- On 5 April 2023, Cricket Australia (CA) announced that the cricketer was named to the CA’s women’s national contract list for the 2023-2024 season.
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