Laura Wolvaardt

Nationality

South Africa

Born

April 26, 1999 (27 years)

-Laura started playing from the age of five <br/> -During her time as a student, she used to practice batting as a stress reliever between breaks <br/> -She always tagged along with boys in school just to play cricket <br/> -Only discovered girls playing cricket at the age of 11 at a practice session <br/> -Made her international debut at the age of 16 <br/> -She postponed her university admission to study medicine just to continue playing cricket <br/> -In her debut game in 2016, Laura was out for a 24-ball 5 <br/> -She had to face the then number one ODI bowler Katherine Brunt, opening the batting <br/> -In the next game, she scored her maiden fifty during the run-chase and helped SA win over ENG <br/> -Very good with the drives, and has grown into the leadership role in a very short time <br/> <br/> <b>Did you know?</b> <br/> Laura Wolvaardt (Nickname: Wolfy) in one of her interviews (on 29 April 2024) with SuperSport. <br/> "If I weren't an athlete I would probably still be in Med school or just finishing up Med School. It's been 6 years since I finished my school. My worst subject at school was Mathematics."