Tara Norris is an American cricketer who has played for teams including Sussex, North West Thunder, Southern Braves, Loughborough Lightning and Southern Vipers. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium bowler. In 2023, Delhi Capitals bought him for Rs. 10 Lari in Women’s Premier League (Cricket) 2023.
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Tara Gabriela Norris was born on Thursday, June 4, 1998 (age 24; as of 2023) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He attended Millay High School, Horsham, England. He obtained a degree in Psychology A Level, Level 2 Sport Btec from 2014 to 2016 at Portslade Aldridge Community Academy, Brighton, England and Sports Science and Management, Sport and Exercise from 2017 to 2020 at Loughborough University, Loughborough, England. According to reports, he is half Italian. He lived in Spain before moving to England at the age of eight.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Hair color: blonde
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
husband
As of 2023, he is single.
Cricket career
Club Cricket
He started playing cricket at a young age at Horsham Cricket Club.
Tara Norris with her teammates as part of Horsham Cricket Club
In 2017, he emailed several clubs in Melbourne and received a response from the Prahran Cricket Club, which he joined in 2017. In 2013, she played in the Women’s Domestic U15 Twenty20. In 2016, she played the Women’s Domestic One Inning and the Women’s Domestic Twenty20. In 2017, she played in Women’s Domestic Twenty20 and Women’s Club Twenty20.
Tara Norris with her teammates after winning the Women’s Club Twenty20
Domestic cricket
In 2014, she made her debut for Sussex Women’s Cricket Team against Warwickshire Women’s Cricket Team but did not get a chance to play in the match. In 2015, she played in the Women’s Twenty20 Cup for Sussex. In 2018, she took 10 wickets at an average of 10.30 in the Women’s Country Championship. In 2019, he became the team’s second leading wicket-taker in a T20 match against Warwickshire. He was the opening batsman in the match and hit his maiden half-century for the country with 59 runs. In 2017, she joined the Southern Vipers team in the Women’s Cricket Super League. He bowled three overs and took the wicket of Jenny Gunn, for which he received much appreciation. In 2018, he joined the Loughborough Lightning team, but did not get a chance to play for them until 2019. He bowled three overs during the tournament but failed to take a single wicket. In April 2018, he became an ambassador for the Loughborough Lightning cricket team.
Tara Norris (right) receives a Loughborough Lightning cap
In 2020, he rejoined Southern Vipers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and played seven matches. His team won the final match against Northern Diamonds by 38 runs. During the tournament, against Western Storm, he took 12 wickets at an average of 17.91 and took figures of 4/45, becoming the third leading wicket-taker in the entire tournament. In 2021, he took 13 wickets at an average of 13.30 in the Charlotte Edwards Trophy, becoming the joint second leading wicket-taker. In 2021, against Loughborough Lightning, he bowled 3.5 overs and claimed 4/14, which was his best bowling performance of 2020. In 2021, he played in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and achieved best bowling figures of 4/14 after taking 11 wickets at an average of 30.09 against North West Thunder. In the final match, he formed an amazing partnership with Emily Windsor and was not out for 40 runs which saw his team Southern Vipers win the match by 109/7. In an interview, he talked about his performance and said:
A dramatic cricket game with lots of ups and downs. I thought we played really well at the start and we knew it was achievable. I was glad to finally be there with Winnie (Emily Windsor) to see her home. When I got out, I just told Winnie that we need to dig deeper. If we beat 50 overs, we win the game. So it was to hold our nerve for a while, play normal cricket, nothing high risk. “
In 2021, he became a part of Southern Brave in the 2021 season in The Hundred and played six matches where he took 3 wickets at an average of 22.66. In 2022, he played in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and took 12 wickets at an average of 19.75, making him South Vipers’ leading wicket-taker. In 2022, he took 2 wickets in four matches at the Charlotte Edwards Trophy. In 2022, he played The Hundred but did not get a chance to play a single match for the Southern Brave team. At the end of the tournament it was announced that he had joined the North West Thunder.
Tara Norris during the Hundred Tournament
International cricket
In September 2021, she played an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas qualifier for the United States and made her Twenty20 international debut against Brazil on 18 October 2021. She played five matches in which she took 4 wickets at an average of 7.75, after which her team qualified for the 2020 ICC Women’s World Cup 2020. She bowled 4 overs of which 2 were maidens, took 5 runs and took 2 wickets in her T20I debut – USA Women vs Brazil Women at Naucalpan.
Tara Norris received a cap for the USA team
In October 2021, she was part of the US national team for the Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe. In 2022, she was part of the Women’s Twenty20 Cup against Surrey and took 8 wickets at an average of 7.87, earning top 20 bowling figures of 4/11. In 2018, he played in a tournament in South Africa for England’s development and academy teams. In 2023, it was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs. 10 Lari in Women’s Premier League (Cricket).
A cricket coach
After graduation, he took a year off and decided to play and become a cricket coach. In 2015, he started coaching cricket at Bricklehurst Manor School, England. In July 2016, he began coaching at Sussex County Cricket Club. In December 2016, he became the cricket coach at Melbourne Grammar School in Australia. In April 2017, he became a cricket coach for the charity Chance to Shine. In May 2017, he became the Cricket Coach for the Men’s 1st to 4th Teams at Rottingdean Cricket Club. He teaches cricket coaching at Eastbourne College, England. In an interview, he talked about it and said:
When I was in school, there were no female role models. So it’s my job to train these girls and show them what can be achieved. I’m really happy to be able to do this. “
Tara Norris to coach at Eastbourne College
internal teams
- 2018–2019: Loughborough Lightning
- 2020–2022: Southern Vipers
- 2021–Present: Brave of the South
Awards, honors, achievements
- 18 October 2021: Man of the Match USA (Women) v Brazil (Women) T20 World Cup Americas Qualifiers
- 18 October 2021: Best Bowler USA (Women) vs Brazil (Women) T20 World Cup America Qualifiers
- 22 October 2021: Man of the Match USA (Women) v Brazil (Women) T20 World Cup Americas Qualifiers
Facts/Trivia
- She worked part-time at Barista UK for four years until January 2016.
- He is also known as Noz and Tino.
- His jersey number is #98 (USA).
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Tara Norris’s Instagram story about her eating habits
- His favorite cricketer is Alastair Cook.
- He often posts pictures of himself drinking wine on social networks.
Tara Norris holds a glass of wine
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