Ryana MacDonald-Gay | |
Country: | England |
Female: | true |
Fullname: | Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay |
Birth Date: | 12 February 2004 |
Birth Place: | Maidstone, Kent, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Role: | All-rounder |
Club1: | Kent |
Year1: | 2019–present |
Club2: | South East Stars |
Year2: | 2021–present |
Club3: | Oval Invincibles |
Year3: | 2022–present |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | WLA |
Matches1: | 21 |
Runs1: | 239 |
Bat Avg1: | 15.93 |
100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
Top Score1: | 54 |
Deliveries1: | 630 |
Wickets1: | 22 |
Bowl Avg1: | 23.72 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 3/27 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
Column2: | WT20 |
Matches2: | 36 |
Runs2: | 173 |
Bat Avg2: | 21.62 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score2: | 40 |
Deliveries2: | 370 |
Wickets2: | 29 |
Bowl Avg2: | 15.75 |
Fivefor2: | 0 |
Tenfor2: | 0 |
Best Bowling2: | 4/16 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/– |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2118/2118513/2118513.html CricketArchive |
Date: | 18 October |
Year: | 2023 |
Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay (born 12 February 2004) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent, South East Stars and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.[1] [2]
MacDonald-Gay was born on 12 February 2004 in Maidstone, Kent.[2]
MacDonald-Gay made her county debut in 2019, for Kent against Sussex, taking 1/22 from her 3 overs.[3] In 2021, she appeared in six matches as Kent won the South East Group of the Twenty20 Cup.[4] In 2022, she was Kent's leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 10 wickets at an average of 9.00.[5] She made both her Twenty20 high score and best bowling figures in the competition, scoring 40 against Surrey and taking 4/19 against Hampshire.[6] [7]
MacDonald-Gay was named in the South East Stars Academy squad for the 2021 season.[8] On 4 August, she scored 65 in a 70-run victory for the Academy over Western Storm Academy.[9] On 30 August, it was announced that MacDonald-Gay had signed a senior contract with South East Stars, and she made her full debut for the team later that day, in a Charlotte Edwards Cup match against Central Sparks.[10] She went on to play two further matches for the side, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking two wickets.[11] In 2022, she played five matches for the side, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and made her maiden List A half-century, scoring 54 against Lightning, as well as taking six wickets.[12] [13] [14] She also played every match in the victorious The Hundred campaign of Oval Invincibles, taking five wickets at an average of 14.20.[15] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that MacDonald-Gay had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.[16]
In 2023, she was South East Stars' joint-second leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 15 wickets at an average of 23.60.[17] She also took 8 wickets for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred, including taking 4/16 against Manchester Originals.[18] [19]
In October 2022, MacDonald-Gay was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[20] She played six matches in the tournament, taking four wickets and scoring 72 runs.[21]
On 25 June 2024, MacDonald-Gay received her first call-up to the senior England squad for a home three-match one-day international series against New Zealand.[22] [23]