Maxine Blythin

Maxine Blythin (born 25 August 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Wiltshire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Kent and South East Stars.^[1][2]

Maxine Blythin

Personal information
Full name	Maxine Blythin
Born	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019–2021	Kent
2020	South East Stars
2023–present	Wiltshire
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 9 9 Runs scored 221 252 Batting average 31.57 31.50 100s/50s 0/2 0/1 Top score 51* 72* Catches/stumpings 8/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023

Early life

Blythin was born on 25 August 1994 and grew up near Canterbury.^[2][3] Blythin is transgender, and transitioned to female in her teenage years.^[4]

Domestic career

Blythin made her county debut in 2019, for Kent against Nottinghamshire in a County Championship match, in which she scored 43.^[5] Blythin went on to be Kent's third-highest Championship run-scorer that season, scoring 165 runs at an average of 33.00, including her maiden county half-century, scoring 51* against Hampshire.^[6][7] Blythin then went on to be Kent's leading run-scorer in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 175 runs at an average of 29.16.^[8] Blythin was subsequently named the Kent Women Club Player of the Year for 2019.^[9] In 2021, she only played in the Women's London Championship, scoring 135 runs including 94 made against Sussex.^[10][11] In 2023, she moved to Wiltshire, playing three matches for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including scoring 72* on debut against Dorset.^[12][13]

In 2020, Blythin played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in two matches, scoring 56 runs with a top score of 50 against Western Storm.^[14][15]