Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa, who scores a lot of runs in both local and international cricket, just won the Sport Personality of the Year title at the recently held Sport Industry Award.
The 23-year-old scored 882 runs in 18 ODI games in 2022, which was her best batting season to date. The opener scored one tonne and eight half-centuries in 2022, with a startling average of 49.
At the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand earlier this year, the cricketer from Cape Town was also South Africa’s top hitter. She has totalled 443 runs in the competition and 757 runs in 15 World Cup games, which is the most of any South African player.
The Proteas made up to the competition’s semifinals because of her noteworthy efforts throughout the season, when they were defeated by England by 137 runs.
Aside from the ICC competition, Laura also competed in Birmingham’s first Women’s T20 event and made her Test debut against England in June.
She recently led Adelaide Strikers in runs scored and won the Women’s Big Bash League championship with the team. Laura scored 403 runs in 16 games during the competition, batting at 106.05.
It’s fantastic to see women’s cricket acknowledged on such a significant stage: L. Wolvaardt
The Women’s Big Bash League prevented the Proteas cricketer from attending the ceremony. But she also expressed her gratitude to everyone and shared her favourite memory from the year.
I feel so honoured to be earning this recognition. It’s been a big year for me; I’ve played a lot of cricket. Seeing women’s cricket recognised on such a significant platform is amazing, and it’s wonderful to see the development the sport has undergone in recent years.
My favourite moment of the year for me was certainly the World Cup. We had a fantastic World Cup in New Zealand, where we advanced to the semifinals. The 23-year-old stated, “It was an excellent team effort all around, and everyone contributed at different points. It was simply a really nice event to be a part of.
“I feel incredibly honoured to get this recognition. Thank you to everyone who participated in the event for making it possible. We hope this is only the start of many more to come.”
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