1. Holly Louise Colvin was born on 7 September 1989 and is an English former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter.
18 Facts About Holly Colvin
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Holly Colvin appeared in five Test matches, 72 One Day Internationals and 50 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2005 and her international retirement in 2013.
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Holly Colvin proceeded to argue that, "if there's an 18-year-old who can bowl at 80mph and he's been brought up properly then he shouldn't want to hurt a lady at any cost".
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In December 2006, Holly Colvin was named as 'Female Pupil of the Year' by The Telegraph's 'School Sport Matters' campaign, receiving the award at Lord's from Olympic gold-medallist Kelly Holmes.
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Holly Colvin played for Sussex from May 2005 to September 2015.
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Holly Colvin was part of the Sussex teams that won the women's County Championship in 2005, and again in 2008.
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Holly Colvin was invited to bowl against the English team in the nets to give them practice against a left-arm spinner, who the Australian team was fielding in the form of Shelley Nitschke.
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Bates explained to The Times that "the pitch [was] a little worn, and we felt that Holly Colvin could help us exploit it".
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Holly Colvin made her England debut on 9 August 2005, becoming at 15 years and 336 days the youngest cricketer to play Test cricket for England.
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Holly Colvin took three wickets in her inaugural game, dismissing Kate Blackwell and Julia Price in two consecutive balls and nearly taking Julie Hayes for a hat-trick.
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Holly Colvin described her near-hat-trick as a "pretty special [moment]".
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On 10 August 2007, Holly Colvin took a wicket and two catches in her inaugural Twenty20 International match, against South Africa at Taunton.
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In February 2008, Holly Colvin played her third international Test match, on tour in Australia, as part of the England Women's Team defending the Ashes won in 2005.
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Holly Colvin admitted that she felt "a little under pressure" before the one-match series; England had not won the Women's Ashes for 42 years prior to the victory in 2005.
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Holly Colvin set a new personal best for Test matches, taking three for 42 during the second innings.
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Holly Colvin was an integral part of the England attack during the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, taking 9 wickets at 18 in the competition and hitting the winning runs in a tense finish in the final against New Zealand.
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Holly Colvin was the highest wicket taker, with 9 for 106, in the inaugural Women's World Twenty20 in England in 2009.
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Holly Colvin gained 10 A* grades in her GCSEs, three As in AS-level exams, and 4 As in her A-levels.