Eva Gray (born 24 May 2000) is an English

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er who currently plays for

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, Sunrisers and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for

Surrey Stars The Surrey Stars were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in South London that competed in the English women's Twenty20 competition, the Women's Cricket Super League. The Stars played their home matches at The Oval and Woodbridge Road ...

and

South East Stars South East Stars are a women's cricket team that represent the London & South East region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including the County Cricket Ground, Beck ...

Domestic career

Gray made her county debut in 2014, for

against Essex. Gray was part of the Surrey team that won promotion from Division 2 of the County Championship in 2018, and she took 11 wickets at an average of 13.00 in the tournament, as well as hitting her maiden county half-century, scoring 52 * against Essex. In 2019, Gray achieved her best Twenty20 bowling figures, taking 4/16 against Middlesex. She took two wickets for the side in the

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. She took four wickets for Surrey in the

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, including best bowling figures of 3/17. Gray also played for

in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2018 and 2019. In

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, she played nine games in the Stars' successful campaign, including their victory in the final over

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. She also appeared in 5 games in

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. In 2020, Gray played for

in the

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. She appeared in two matches, and took 2 wickets, both in a match against

Southern Vipers The Southern Vipers are a women's cricket team that represent the South of England. The Vipers wear an orange and black kit and play their home matches at the Ageas Bowl and the County Cricket Ground, Hove. They are currently coached by former ...

. Gray was in the South East Stars squad for 2021, but did not play a match. She was also in the Oval Invincibles squad for

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, playing three matches and taking one wicket. She played seven matches for South East Stars in 2022, all in the

, and was the side's leading wicket-taker, with 9 wickets at an average of 21.55. She was also ever-present in the victorious

campaign of Oval Invincibles, and was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker, with 8 wickets at an average of 12.62. At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Gray had moved to Sunrisers, and had signed a professional contract with her new side.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Eva 2000 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Surrey women cricketers Surrey Stars cricketers South East Stars cricketers Oval Invincibles cricketers Sunrisers women's cricketers