Liberty Heap

Liberty Nicole Heap (born 16 September 2003) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Cumbria, North Representative XI and North West Thunder.^[1][2]

Liberty Heap

Personal information
Full name	Liberty Nicole Heap
Born	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) Burnley, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019	Cumbria
2020–present	Lancashire
2020–2024	North West Thunder
2021	North Representative XI
2022	Cumbria
2023–present	Manchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 19 25 Runs scored 192 294 Batting average 12.00 16.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 36* 46 Balls bowled 336 91 Wickets 15 3 Bowling average 17.20 38.33 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/34 2/17 Catches/stumpings 3/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2024

Early life

Heap was born on 16 September 2003 in Burnley, Lancashire.^[2]

Domestic career

Heap made her county debut in 2019, for Cumbria against Lincolnshire, in which she scored 17 runs and took 2/23 from 10 overs.^[3] This was the only Championship game she played that season, whilst also appearing in two Twenty20 Cup matches.^[4][5] In 2021, Heap was named as part of the Lancashire contingent of the North Representative XI squad for the Twenty20 Cup, playing four matches, scoring 55 runs and taking 2 wickets.^[6][7][8] She played for Cumbria in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking one wicket.^[9]

In 2020, Heap played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in four matches, scoring 28 runs and taking 5 wickets at an average of 18.20.^[10] Her best bowling performance came against Lightning, where she took 3/34.^[11] She played one match in 2021, scoring 19 and taking 1/41.^[12] She played two matches for the side in 2022, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking one wicket as well as hitting 36* from 18 deliveries against Western Storm.^[13][14] In February 2023, it was announced that Heap had signed her first professional contract with North West Thunder.^[15] That season, she played 18 matches for the side, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 46 against Sunrisers.^[16][17][18] She was also signed by Manchester Originals for The Hundred, but did not play a match.^[19] In 2024, she played five matches for North West Thunder, all in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.^[20][21]

International career

In October 2022, Heap was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.^[22] She was ever-present throughout the tournament, scoring 149 runs at an average of 21.28.^[23] She made one half-century, scoring 64 from 35 deliveries against Rwanda.^[24]