Lara Maritz

Lara Maritz
Personal information
Full name
Lara Maritz
Born (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 81)7 May 2017 v India
Last ODI13 June 2018 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 35)6 June 2018 v New Zealand
Last T20I30 August 2021 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Scorchers
2015–2019Dragons
2021–presentScorchers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 5 26
Runs scored 37 70
Batting average 7.40 7.77
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 16*
Balls bowled 251 354
Wickets 6 17
Bowling average 55.33 21.47
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/58 3/4
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2021

Lara Maritz (born 7 January 2001) is a South African-born Irish cricketer. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against India in the 2017 South Africa Quadrangular Series on 7 May 2017. She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Ireland against New Zealand Women on 6 June 2018. She plays in the Women's Super Series for Scorchers.

In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia. In July 2020, she was awarded a non-retainer contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.