Heather Graham is an Australian cricketer who has represented the Australian national team and played many matches in different leagues around the world. She is regarded as one of the best all-rounders in Australian domestic cricket. She has played for Perth Scorchers, Hobart Hurricanes, Trent Rockets, Essex and Mumbai Indians.
Wiki/Biography
Heather Louise Graham was born on Saturday, October 5, 1996, in Subiaco, a suburb of Perth, Australia (26 years old; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Libra. She started playing cricket during her childhood.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 50kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: blue
family
Parents and siblings
She has two brothers; however, there is not much information about her parents and siblings.
Heather Graham’s family portrait
husband/partner/spouse
She is unmarried.
sexual orientation
She is a lesbian.
Relationships/Affairs
She is in a relationship with Tasmanian player and goalkeeper Emily Smith.
Heather Graham (left) and her partner Emily Smith
Profession
domestic
During her formative years she played for Clarence Cricket Club. She started playing cricket for Western Australia at the age of 15 in the 2011-12 season. She played there until the 2019-20 season and started playing for Tasmania in the 2020-21 season. In her first season in Tasmania, she averaged 40.57, with a highest score of 116, and was the highest wicket-taker with 11 wickets.
International
Junior Girls and Australia A
She was a member of the Australian junior team that won the 2011 Indoor Cricket Junior World Series. She was selected for Australia A’s series against England A. In the first game, she took 4 wickets and scored 13 runs, helping the team win the game.
Foreign Direct Investment
She made her ODI debut on 7 October 2019 against Sri Lanka in Brisbane, Australia. She scored 4 runs and took 1 wicket for a total of 29 runs. She was selected as a reserve member of the Australian team for the 2022 World Cup in New Zealand.
T20I
She made her debut in a T20I against India in Pune, Australia on December 11, 2022 and took 3 wickets and scored 22 runs. On December 20, 2022, she took a hat-trick against India in a T20I match, removing Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav and Renuka Singh and took 4 wickets for 8 runs, besides Deepti A wicket for Sharma.
Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL)
She started for the Perth Scorchers in the inaugural WBBL season of 2015-16 and became one of the team’s most consistent all-rounders. She helped the team win the WBBL-7 aka 2021-22 Championship after defeating Adelaide Strikers in the final where she scored 23 runs in the final and took 2 wickets in 30 runs . In the 2022-23 season, she starts playing for the Hobart Hurricanes. She has over 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the WBBL.
english league
She played county cricket for Essex during the 2014 season. She represented the Trent Rockets and Northern Superchargers in competitions called the 100-Ball Championship in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
Indian Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In the 2023 Women’s Super League auction, she was acquired by Mumbai Indians for a base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Heather Ali replied
Welcome to #a familyHeather!#a family #mumbaiindians #AaliRe #WPLAAuction pic.twitter.com/nuPKsCHiL8
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 13, 2023
Facts/Trivia
- She won the 2019 Australian Domestic Player of the Year award.
- She is the second Australian player to score a hat-trick in a T20I match.
- She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler.
- Apart from cricket, she also enjoys playing football and golf.
- She has a dog named Elvis.
Heather Graham’s dog, Elvis Presley
- From June 2015 to August 2017, she worked as a clerk at a construction company called Repave Spray on Paving.
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