Natasha Eleni Farrant was born on 29 May 1996 and is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey, South East Stars, Oval Invincibles and England.
27 Facts About Tash Farrant
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Tash Farrant has previously played for Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League, as well as spending a season with Western Australia.
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Tash Farrant started playing for a Kent Women junior team at the age of eight.
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Tash Farrant attended Sevenoaks School, and at the age of 11, she joined the boys' school team.
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Tash Farrant was part of the Kent side that won the 2016 Women's County Championship after winning seven of their eight matches.
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In that season's match between Kent Women and Staffordshire Women, Tash Farrant took six wickets for 16 runs.
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In 2016, Tash Farrant signed for Southern Vipers ahead of the inaugural Women's Cricket Super League.
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Tash Farrant took 12 wickets in the group stage of the 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, more than any other player, and 14 wickets in the whole tournament.
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Since 2019, Tash Farrant has worked with Trent College coach Scott Boswell, and she has worked as the head of girls' cricket at Trent College.
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Tash Farrant was given a regional retainer contract for the 2020 season.
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Tash Farrant captained the South East Stars in that season's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
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Tash Farrant chose to represent the South East regional hub after she rejected an offer from the East Midlands hub.
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In December 2020, Tash Farrant was one of 41 women's cricketers given a full-time domestic cricket contract.
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Tash Farrant was again signed by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred, and played one match for South East Stars in the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, but missed the rest of the 2022 season due to a back injury.
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Regular bowlers Katherine Brunt and Laura Marsh were injured, which allowed Tash Farrant to be called up.
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Tash Farrant made her Women's Twenty20 International debut in the series.
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Later in the year, Tash Farrant played one Women's One Day International against the West Indies.
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Tash Farrant was the youngest recipient of a central contract.
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Between 2014 and 2016, Tash Farrant did not play any international matches, but she returned to the England squad in 2016 replacing the injured Katherine Brunt.
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Tash Farrant was named in the England squad for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20, the first time that she has been selected for an ICC event.
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Tash Farrant did not play any matches, but kept her squad place for the Pakistan ODI series.
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Tash Farrant did not make an appearance in the tournament.
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Between 2013 and 2018, Tash Farrant made 15 appearances for England.
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In January 2021, Tash Farrant was recalled to the England team for their series against New Zealand, as Anya Shrubsole and Katie George were injured.
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Tash Farrant played in the first match of the series, her first WODI appearance in eight years.
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In June 2021, Tash Farrant was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.
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In November 2021, Tash Farrant regained her central contract with England.