Anna Margarete Healey (born 6 December 1995) is an English-born cricketer who plays for the

Germany women's national cricket team The Germany woman's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Germany in international women's cricket matches. The team is organised by German Cricket Federation and has been an associate member of the International Cri ...

as an

all-rounder An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are consi ...

. On several occasions, she has been

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in a

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Early life and career

Healey was born in

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it wi ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. She attended

Beechwood Sacred Heart School Beechwood School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for children aged 3 – 18, which comprises a Nursery, Preparatory School and Senior School, with boarding for children aged 11 – 18. Beechwood is situated on a 23-acre ...

in nearby

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, and Invicta Grammar School in Maidstone. As a child, she was a member of Kent Young Cricketers and Kent Cricket Performance Squads teams, in which her team mates included future

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cricketer Tash Farrant. In 2009, she was the leading wicket taker for the Kent Girls Under 13 team, and in 2013 she won the batting award for the Girls Under 17 team. She has also played at club level for the St Lawrence & Highland Court club based in

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, near Canterbury. In early 2015, Healey spent four months as lead coach of the first XI at

Woodford House Havelock North ( mi, Te Hemo-a-Te Atonga) is a town in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, situated less than 2 km south-east of the city of Hastings. It was a borough for many years until the 1989 reorganisation of loca ...

Anglican girls school in

Havelock North Havelock North ( mi, Te Hemo-a-Te Atonga) is a town in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, situated less than 2 km south-east of the city of Hastings. It was a borough for many years until the 1989 reorganisation of loca ...

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, New Zealand. Between 2015 and 2018, she completed a Bachelors degree in Sport and Exercise Science with first class honours at the

University of Chichester , mottoeng = By teaching, we learn , type = Public , established = 2005 , administrative_staff = 600 , vice_chancellor = Jane Longmore , city = Chichester, West Sussex , country = England, UK ...

International career

On 26 June 2019, Healey made her

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debut for Germany against

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at the

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, Spain, in the first match of the

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, which was also Germany's first ever WT20I. In February 2020, in the second WT20I match of a bilateral series between Germany and

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

at the

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, Healey took 1 for 5 in three overs with one maiden, scored 33 *, and was chosen as player of the match, which Germany won by six wickets. On 8 July 2021, in the first match of another bilateral series, between Germany and

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at the Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground,

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, Healey was again awarded player of the match, for combining a score of 29 in 27 balls with two catches and the initiation of a run out. Germany won that match by 9 wickets. The following month, Healey played in all four of Germany's matches in the

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Personal life

Off the field, Healey works as an

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and distribution manager in

East Peckham East Peckham is a village and civil parish in Kent, England on the River Medway. The parish covers the main village as well as Hale Street and Beltring. History The Domesday entry for East and West Peckham reads:- :'' The Archbishop himself h ...

, Kent.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Healey, Anna 1995 births German women cricketers English women cricketers Germany women Twenty20 International cricketers Germany women's national cricket team Kent women cricketers Living people Cricketers from Maidstone English people of German descent Alumni of the University of Chichester English expatriates in New Zealand People educated at Beechwood Sacred Heart School

Early life and career

International career

Personal life

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