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Megan Lear

Batter · England Women

Team
England Women
Role
Batter
Batting
Right-handed

Megan Lear is a cricketer who plays for Young England. She was born on 31 August 1951 in Gravesend, Kent, England. Megan plays as a batter and bats right-handed.

International career

  • Test: debut on 3 July 1976 against Australia; most recent Test on 25 January 1985 against Australia.
  • ODI: debut on 23 June 1973 against Australia (cap 9); most recent ODI on 4 February 1982 against International XI.

Megan has played 2 international formats.

Career statistics

In 9 Tests Megan has scored 286 runs at an average of 19.06, with a highest score of 39. In the field: 12 catches.

In 21 ODIs Megan has scored 451 runs at an average of 28.18, with a highest score of 58. Her tally includes 3 fifties. With the ball she has taken 1 wicket at 0.00, with best figures of 1/0. In the field: 3 catches.

In 19 first-class matches Megan has scored 757 runs at an average of 25.23, with a highest score of 72. Her tally includes 3 fifties. In the field: 16 catches.

In 71 List A matches Megan has scored 1,725 runs at an average of 28.27, with a highest score of 104. Her tally includes 1 hundred and 9 fifties. With the ball she has taken 1 wicket at 27.00, with best figures of 1/0. In the field: 20 catches.

Career statistics (as of 28 February 2021)
Competition Test ODI first-class List A
Matches 9 21 19 71
Runs 286 451 757 1,725
Batting average 19.06 28.18 25.23 28.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/3 1/9
Top score 39 58 72 104
Balls bowled 0 12 0 54
Wickets – 1 – 1
Bowling average – 0.00 – 27.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 – 0
10 wickets in match – 0 – 0
Best bowling – 1/0 – 1/0
Catches/stumpings 12/– 3/– 16/– 20/–

Domestic and franchise teams

  • Kent (1971–1981)
  • East Anglia (1982–1983)
  • Kent (1984–1992)

Questions and answers

When was Megan Lear born?

31 August 1951, in Gravesend, Kent, England.

What is Megan Lear’s playing style?

Right-handed batter.

How many Test runs has Megan Lear scored?

286 runs in 9 matches (as of 28 February 2021).

How many ODI runs has Megan Lear scored?

451 runs in 21 matches (as of 28 February 2021).

When did Megan Lear make her Test debut?

3 July 1976 against Australia.

Sources: career details and statistics compiled from Megan Lear on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); statistics as of 28 February 2021. The statistics on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.