Carla Rudd
Personal information
Full name
Carla Elizabeth Rudd
Born (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993
Hastings, East Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2011Sussex
2010→ Middlesex (on loan)
2011–2018Berkshire
2016–2022Southern Vipers
2019–2022Sussex
2021–2022Southern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 79 127
Runs scored 859 668
Batting average 15.07 14.21
100s/50s 0/2 0/1
Top score 79 51
Catches/stumpings 49/32 37/64
Source: CricketArchive, 9 December 2022

Carla Elizabeth Rudd (born 30 December 1993) is an English former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She played for Sussex, Middlesex, Berkshire, Southern Vipers and Southern Brave.[1][2]

Early life

Rudd was born on 30 December 1993 in Hastings, East Sussex.[2] During her playing career, she worked as a cricket coach at Felsted School.[3]

Domestic career

County cricket

Rudd made her county debut in 2009, for Sussex against Kent.[4] In 2010, she spent part of the season with Middlesex, playing six matches and making 4 dismissals.[5][6] In 2011, Rudd played one match for Sussex before moving to Berkshire.[7] She made 108 runs at an average of 27.00 in her first County Championship season with her new side, but overall was more successful as a wicket-keeper, for example in 2014 achieving 8 dismissals in the County Championship and 10, the most overall, in the Twenty20 Cup.[8][9] In 2016, she hit her first List A half-century, scoring 79 off 71 balls against Sussex.[10] She followed this up with two more half-centuries two seasons later, 55 in the County Championship and 51 in the Twenty20 Cup.[11][12]

In 2019, Rudd returned to former county Sussex and helped them to 3rd in the County Championship in her first season, scoring 135 runs and making 11 dismissals.[3][13] She played four matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 19 runs and making four dismissals.[14] She again played four matches for the side in 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 37 runs and making two dismissals.[15]

Regional cricket

Rudd also played for Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League in every season of the competition, between 2016 and 2019. She played 28 matches across the four seasons, scoring 23 runs but also taking 7 catches and making 17 stumpings.[2] She played in the final as her side won the 2016 competition, and was joint-second across the whole tournament for dismissals in 2017.[16][17]

In 2020, Rudd continued playing for Southern Vipers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in all seven matches as her side won the competition, scoring 81 runs and making 7 dismissals, the second most for a wicket-keeper in the tournament.[18][19] She was again ever-present in the 2021 season, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[20][21] She had the joint-most dismissals in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 10 dismissals.[22] She also played for Southern Brave in The Hundred, making 10 dismissals in 9 matches.[23] She played 11 matches for Southern Vipers in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, making 14 dismissals.[24][25] She also played every match for Southern Brave in The Hundred, making 5 dismissals.[26]

Other cricket

Rudd also played in the 2013 Super Fours, for Emeralds.[7]

Retirement and post-playing career

On 9 December 2022, Rudd announced her retirement from all cricket with immediate effect, choosing instead to focus on her new appointment as Director of Sport at The Leys School. At the time of her retirement, she was Southern Vipers' most-capped player, and won four trophies with the side.[27]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Carla Rudd". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Player Profile: Carla Rudd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Carla Rudd returns to Sussex". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kent Women v Sussex Women, 29 July 2009". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/LV Women's County Championship 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Women's List A Matches played by Carla Rudd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Fielding in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014 (Ordered by Dismissals)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Fielding in ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2014 (Ordered by Dismissals)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Berkshire Women v Sussex Women, 29 August 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Berkshire Women v Wales Women, 6 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Northamptonshire Women v Berkshire Women, 10 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Sussex Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Sussex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "Kia Super League Matches played by Carla Rudd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Fielding in Kia Super League 2017 (Ordered by Dismissals)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Southern Vipers/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Fielding in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020 (Ordered by Dismissals)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  22. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2021/Most Dismissals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Southern Brave (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Southern Vipers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Southern Brave (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  27. ↑ "Carla Rudd Announces Her Retirement From Professional Cricket With Immediate Effect". The Ageas Bowl. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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