| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jemima Emma Maxwell Spence | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2006-07-06)6 July 2006 (age 18) Balham,Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,18 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jemima Emma Maxwell Spence (born 6 July 2006) is an Englishcricketer who currently plays forKent. She plays as a right-handedbatter andwicket-keeper.[1][2]
Spence first played for theKent senior team in 2021, in theWomen's London Championship, scoring 66 in her first match againstSussex.[3] She was named as Kent's Emerging Player of the Year at the end of the 2021 season.[4] She went on to play for Kent in the2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 71 runs at an average of 17.75 in four matches.[5]
Spence was named in theSouth East Stars Academy squad in 2021.[6] She was again named in the academy squad in 2022, and made 111* for the side againstSunrisers Academy in August 2022.[7][8] She was promoted to the senior squad in September 2022, and made her debut for South East Stars on 11 September, scoring 26 againstCentral Sparks in theRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[9] Spence top-scored for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy play-off againstSouthern Vipers, scoring 45*.[10] In 2023, she played nine matches for South East Stars, all in theRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 80 runs.[11]
In October 2022, Spence was selected as a non-travelling reserve in theEngland Under-19 squad for the2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[12]