Eliz-Mari Marx (born 20 January 2003) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Northerns. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter.[1][2]

Eliz-Mari Marx
Personal information
Full name
Eliz-Mari Marx
Born (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 89)16 December 2023 v Bangladesh
Last ODI17 April 2024 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 60)3 December 2023 v Bangladesh
Last T20I27 November 2024 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–presentNortherns
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WODI WT20
Matches 9 7 37
Runs scored 13 53 319
Batting average 4.33 53.09 16.78
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 7 35 46
Balls bowled 134 240 617
Wickets 5 6 32
Bowling average 35.40 36.50 18.15
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/19 2/22 4/7
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 November 2024

She made her international debut in December 2023, in a Twenty20 International for South Africa against Bangladesh.[3]

Early life

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Marx was born on 20 January 2003 in Pretoria.[2][4]

Domestic career

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Marx made her debut for Northerns in October 2016, against Easterns, in which she took 1/22 from her four overs.[5] She was named Northerns Player of the Year at the end of the 2019–20 season, with 23 wickets and 223 runs.[6] She scored her maiden List A century in October 2023, with 155 from 66 deliveries for Northerns against South Western Districts.[2][7]

She has also played for Coronations and Thistles in the Women's T20 Super League.[8]

International career

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In November 2023, Marx was named in the South Africa Emerging squad to play Zimbabwe.[9] Later that same month, Marx earned her first call-up to the South Africa squad for the side's series against Bangladesh.[10] She made her international debut in the first match of the Twenty20 International series, taking 1/25 from her four overs.[3]

Marx was in the South Africa squad for the T20 part of their multi-format home series against England in November 2024.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Eliz-mari Marx". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Eliz-Mari Marx". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1st T20I, Benoni, December 3 2023, Bangladesh Women tour of South Africa: South Africa Women v Bangladesh Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ ""I Think It Was Talent, I Just Needed to Define It" - Eliz-Mari Marx". CricketFanatics. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Easterns Women v Northerns Women, 22 October 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Eliz-Mari Marx named Northerns Player of the Year". Women's CricZone. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ^ "South Western Districts Women v Northerns Women, 7 October 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ "WSL 4.0 Squads and Fixtures: Star-Studded Lineups and Triple Headers". Cricket South Africa. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ^ "SA Emerging Women to Face Zimbabwe in Six-Match T20 Series in Harare". Cricket South Africa. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Kapp to miss T20Is against Bangladesh; Tryon, Khaka, de Klerk out injured". ESPNcricinfo. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  11. ^ "CSA Names Proteas Women Squads To Face England In T20I And ODI Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  12. ^ "South Africa rest Kapp for T20 series with England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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