Emma Catherine Bargna (born 24 November 2004) is a German cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a bowler. She was the first player, male or female, to take a five-wicket haul for Germany in a Twenty20 International.
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| Full name | Emma Catherine Bargna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 2004 Munich, Bavaria, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 1) | 26 June 2019 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 July 2024 v Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
editBargna was born in Munich,[1] but was raised partially in Wylam, Northumberland, England, where she played for the women's cricket team. After returning to Munich, she went on to play for the Bavarian Cricket Academy.[2][3]
Bargna's playing role is as a spin bowler.[4] In 2019, aged just 14, she was chosen as Germany's young cricketer of the year. The following year, she was named Germany U23's bowler of the year, and captain of the year.[3]
International career
editOn 26 June 2019, Bargna made her WT20I debut for Germany against Scotland at the La Manga Club Ground, Murcia, Spain, in the first match of the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe, which was also Germany's first ever WT20I.[1][5] She opened the bowling, and took two wickets in her first two overs.[2]
In February 2020, Bargna participated in a bilateral series between Germany and Oman at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat.[6] She was selected to play in three of the four WT20I matches despite having broken a finger in training just two weeks earlier.[3]
During Germany's next bilateral series, a five-WT20I contest with Austria at the Seebarn Cricket Ground near Vienna in August 2020, Bargna opened the bowling in all matches except the third one, in which she was rested due to injury.[7] In the first match, held on 12 August 2020, she starred with 3/13 in Germany's 82-run victory.[8] The following day, in the second match, she became the first player, male or female, to bag a five-wicket haul for Germany in a T20I. After taking wickets with the first and third balls of her first over before any run had been scored, she finished with 5/9 from four overs.[9][10] Germany won the match by 138 runs, and eventually won the series 5–0.[11][12][13] Bargna's overall figures for the series were 10/36, from 15 overs.[7]
In July 2021, in Germany's next bilateral series, against France at the Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld, Bargna opened the bowling in four of the matches, and achieved an economy rate of 3.42, but did not take any wickets.[14] The following month, Bargna played in one of Germany's matches in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Emma Bargna". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b Tulip, Joseph (9 August 2019). "Emma's Tynedale roots are growing cricket in Germany". Hexham Courant. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Coulter, David (19 April 2020). "Teenage cricketer is a rising international star". Hexham Courant. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Cricket Frauen Nationalteam" [Cricket Women National Team]. German Cricket Federation (DCB) (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Scotland register massive win over debutant Germany". Women's Criczone. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Kader für die bilaterale Länderspielserie der Frauen NM in Muscat, Oman" [Squad for the women's bilateral international series NM in Muscat, Oman]. German Cricket Board (in German). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b Edgar, Bill (22 August 2020). "Teen sensation sets new record in German cricket". Hexham Courant. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Mohanan, Shajin (12 August 2020). "Christina Gough, Emma Bargna star as Germany trounce Austria by 82 runs". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Paul, Kaushiik (13 August 2020). "Janet Ronalds, Emma Bargna demolish Austria; Germany take 2-0 series lead". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Grunshaw, Tom (13 August 2020). "Ronalds, Bargna smash records as Germany beat Austria by 138 runs". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Deutsche Frauennationalmannschaft im Rekordfieber!" [German women's national team in record fever!]. German Cricket Federation (DCB) (in German). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Record-breaking Germany complete whitewash of Austria". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Mohanan, Shajin (17 August 2020). "Austria v Germany: A lookback at the record-breaking series". Women’s CricZone. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "RECORDS / FRANCE WOMEN IN GERMANY T20I SERIES, 2021 / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier, 2021 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
External links
edit- Emma Bargna at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Emma Bargna at ESPNcricinfo
