Sarah Collyer

Sarah Victoria Collyer (born 3 October 1980) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 7 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for England between 1998 and 2003. She played domestic cricket for Lancashire and Cheshire, Cheshire, Somerset and Western Australia.

Sarah Collyer

Personal information
Full name	Sarah Victoria Collyer
Born	(1980-10-03) 3 October 1980 (age 45) Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (1998–2003)
Test debut (cap 125)	6 August 1998 v Australia
Last Test	22 February 2003 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 75)	12 July 1998 v Australia
Last ODI	7 February 2003 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–1997	Lancashire and Cheshire
1998–2000	Cheshire
2001–2002	Somerset
2002/03	Western Australia
2005	Cheshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA Matches 7 25 9 99 Runs scored 155 277 244 1,875 Batting average 17.22 16.29 22.18 22.05 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/8 Top score 37 39 53 113 Balls bowled 1,276 1,287 1,522 4,055 Wickets 8 24 12 74 Bowling average 50.62 29.33 38.83 24.75 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/17 5/32 3/28 5/32 Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/– 6/0 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 February 2021

Early life

Collyer was born on 3 October 1980 in Birkenhead, Merseyside.^[1]

Domestic career

Collyer made her county cricket debut for Lancashire and Cheshire in 1995. She later played for Cheshire and Somerset. She also appeared for Western Australia in the 2002–03 Women's National Cricket League.^[2][3] She scored a century for Cheshire against Hampshire in 1998.^[4]

International career

Collyer made her debut for England at the age of 17 in a One Day International against Australia on 12 July 1998.^[5] She made her Test debut a month later, taking one wicket against Australia.^[6]

Her best performance for England came during the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup, when she took five wickets against the Netherlands.^[7]

In 2002, Collyer and Kathryn Leng were temporarily removed from the side when they went on "an unauthorised holiday to Tenerife".^[8]

Collyer returned to the England team in early 2003, but after a back problem forced her to undergo surgery, she did not play for England again. Her final international appearance was a Test match against Australia in February 2003. She ended her international career with 24 wickets at an average of 29.33 in ODI cricket and 8 wickets at an average of 50.62 in Test cricket.^[1]