Laura Wolvaardt

-Laura started playing from the age of five

-During her time as a student, she used to practice batting as a stress reliever between breaks

-She always tagged along with boys in school just to play cricket

-Only discovered girls playing cricket at the age of 11 at a practice session

-Made her international debut at the age of 16

-She postponed her university admission to study medicine just to continue playing cricket

-In her debut game in 2016, Laura was out for a 24-ball 5

-She had to face the then number one ODI bowler Katherine Brunt, opening the batting

-In the next game, she scored her maiden fifty during the run-chase and helped SA win over ENG

-Very good with the drives, and has grown into the leadership role in a very short time

Did you know?

Laura Wolvaardt (Nickname: Wolfy) in one of her interviews (on 29 April 2024) with SuperSport.

"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."