Tara Norris is an American cricketer who has played for teams like Sussex, North West Thunder, Southern Brave, Loughborough Lightning and Southern Vipers. She is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium bowler. In 2023, Delhi Capitals bought him for Rs. 10 lakh for Women’s Premier League (Cricket) 2023.
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Wiki/Biography
Tara Gabriella Norris was born on Thursday, June 4, 1998 (age 24 years; as in 2023) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He did his schooling from Millais Secondary School, Horsham, England. She earned a degree in Psychology A Level, Level 2 Sport BTech from Portslade Aldridge Community Academy, Brighton, England from 2014 to 2016 and a degree in Sports Science and Management, Sport and Exercise from Loughborough University, Loughborough, England from 2017 to 2020 . Reportedly, she is half-Italian. She lived in Spain before moving to England at the age of eight.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
Husband
As of 2023, he is unmarried.
cricket career
club cricket
He started playing cricket for Horsham Cricket Club at a young age.
Tara Norris with her teammates as part of Horsham Cricket Club
In 2017, she e-mailed some clubs in Melbourne and received a reply from Prahran Cricket Club, which she joined in 2017. In 2013, she played the Women’s Domestic U15 Twenty20. In 2016, she played Women’s Domestic Representative One Innings and Women’s Domestic Representative Twenty20. In 2017, she played Women’s Domestic Twenty20 and Women’s Club Twenty20.
Tara Norris with her teammates after winning the Women’s Club Twenty20
domestic cricket
In 2014, she made her debut for the Sussex women’s cricket team against the Warwickshire women’s cricket team, but was not given a chance to play in the match. In 2015, she played for Sussex in the Women’s Twenty20 Cup. In 2018, she took 10 wickets at an average of 10.30 in the Women’s County Championship. In the T20 match with Warwickshire in 2019, she became the team’s second highest wicket taker. In the match, she was the opening batsman and scored 59, her first county half-century. In 2017, she joined the Southern Vipers team in the Women’s Cricket Super League. She bowled three overs and took the wicket of Jenny Gunn, for which she received a lot of praise. In 2018, she joined the Loughborough Lightning team, but did not get the chance to play for them until 2019. During the tournament, she bowled three overs but was unable to take any wickets. In April 2018, she became the ambassador for cricket team Loughborough Lightning.
Tara Norris (right) receiving a Loughborough Lightning cap
In 2020, she again joined the Southern Vipers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and played seven matches. His team won the final match against Northern Diamonds by 38 runs. During the tournament, in a match against Western Storm, she took 12 wickets at an average of 17.91 and had figures of 4/45 becoming the joint third highest wicket taker in the entire tournament. In 2021, she took 13 wickets at an average of 13.30 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup and became the joint second leading wicket taker. In 2021, in a match against Loughborough Lightning, he bowled 3.5 overs and took 4/14, his best bowling figures in Twenty20. In 2021, she played the Rachael Hayhoe Flint Trophy and achieved her List A best bowling figures of 4/14 after taking 11 wickets at an average of 30.09 against North West Thunder. In the final match, she formed a brilliant partnership with Emily Windsor and remained not out on 40 runs, helping her team Southern Vipers win the match by 109/7. Talking about his performance in an interview, he said,
A dramatic game of cricket with lots of ups and downs. I thought we bowled really well in the beginning and we knew chasing the target was possible. I’m glad I was there at the end to see it home with Winnie (Emily Windsor). When I came out I just told Vinny that we have to take this deeper. If we bat 50 overs we win the game. So it was about being patient for a little while longer, playing my normal cricket, not taking any big risks.”
In 2021, she became a part of Southern Brave in the 2021 season of The Hundred and played six matches where she took 3 wickets at an average of 22.66. In 2022, she played in the Rachael Hayhoe Flint Trophy and took 12 wickets at an average of 19.75, making her the Southern Vipers’ leading wicket-taker. In 2022, he took 2 wickets in four matches at the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In 2022, he played The Hundred but did not get a chance to play any match for the Southern Brave team. At the end of the tournament, it was announced that she joined the North West Thunder.
Tara Norris during The Hundred tournament
international cricket
In September 2021, she played for the United States team in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier and made her Twenty20 International debut against Brazil on 18 October 2021. She played five matches in which she took 4 wickets at an average of 7.75, after which the team qualified for the 2022 ICC Women’s World Twenty20. She bowled 4 overs, of which 2 were maidens, gave away 5 runs and took 2 wickets in her T20I debut – USA Women vs Brazil Women, Naukalpan.
Tara Norris receives Team USA cap
In October 2021, she was part of the US squad for the Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. In 2022, she was part of the Women’s Twenty20 Cup against Surrey and took 8 wickets at an average of 7.87 and earned Twenty20 best bowling figures of 4/11. In 2018, he played in a tournament in South Africa for the England Development and Academy teams. In 2023, he was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs. 10 lakh for Women’s Premier League (Cricket).
cricket coach
After completing his schooling, he took a gap year and decided to play cricket and become a coach. In 2015, he started coaching cricket at Bricklehurst Manor School in England. In July 2016, he began coaching at Sussex County Cricket Club. In December 2016, she became the cricket coach at Melbourne Grammar School, Australia. In April 2017, she became a cricket coach for Chance to Shine, a charitable organisation. In May 2017, she became the cricket fielding coach at Rottingdean Cricket Club for the men’s 1st to 4th teams. She coaches cricket at Eastbourne College, England. He talked about this in an interview and said,
When I was in school there were no female role models to look up to. So, my job is to train these girls and show them what can be achieved. I’m really glad I could do that.”
Tara Norris as Coach at Eastbourne College
home teams
- 2018–2019: Loughborough Lightning
- 2020–2022: Southern Vipers
- 2021–present: Southern Brave
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 18 October 2021: Player of the Match USA (Women) vs Brazil (Women) in T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier
- 18 October 2021: Best bowler in USA (Women) vs Brazil (Women) in T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier
- 22 October 2021: Player of the Match USA (Women) vs Brazil (Women) in T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier
Facts/General Knowledge
- He worked part-time at Barista, UK for four years until January 2016.
- He is also known by the names Nose and Tino.
- His jersey number is #98 (USA).
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Tara Norris’s Instagram story is all about her eating habits
- His favorite cricketer is Alastair Cook.
- She often posts pictures of herself drinking wine on social media.
Tara Norris holding a glass of wine
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