Maisy Gibson

Maisy Leigh Gibson is an Australian cricketer, who plays as a left-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler for Tasmania and Melbourne Stars. She has previously played for Hobart Hurricanes and New South Wales.

Maisy Gibson

Gibson bowling for Hobart Hurricanes, 2019
Personal information
Full name	Maisy Leigh Gibson
Born	(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28) Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015/16–2018/19	New South Wales
2015/16–2018/19	Sydney Thunder
2016	Nottinghamshire
2019/20–present	Tasmania
2019/20–present	Hobart Hurricanes
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 51 79 Runs scored 298 124 Batting average 25.22 9.00 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 57* 22* Balls bowled 2,226 1,412 Wickets 60 75 Bowling average 28.22 21.20 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/19 4/24 Catches/stumpings 6/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 March 2021

Career

In 2010, she was the first female to captain a team at the Lismore under-12 cricket carnival when she captained Hunter Valley under-12s.^[1] Gibson has played Sydney grade level cricket for Singleton,^[1] and Hunter Region.^[2]

Gibson played in four Women's Big Bash League seasons for Sydney Thunder, taking 36 wickets in total.^[3] She was part of the Sydney Thunder (WBBL) team that won the 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season. She took 13 wickets in the tournament at an average of 11.30 and an economy rate of 5.60.^[2] In 2016, she was given a professional New South Wales Breakers contract, which allowed her to move to Sydney.^[4] She was later named in the squad for the final of the 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League season.^[5]

Ahead of the 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season and 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, she moved to Tasmania, and signed for the Tasmanian Tigers and the Hobart Hurricanes.^[3] She took 10 wickets in the 2019–20 WNCL, and in May 2020, she was named Tasmanian women's player of the season.^[6]