Melbourne Stars sign Maia Bouchier for WBBL 07

The 22-year-old batter recently made her T20I debut for England, scoring 26 runs at a strike rate of 100 in two appearances against New Zealand

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Melbourne Stars have signed England international Maia Bouchier for the 2021 Women’s Big Bash League, which begins in Tasmania on October 14.

The 22-year-old batter made her T20I debut for England earlier in September, scoring 26 runs at a strike rate of 100 in two appearances against New Zealand.

Representing Southern Vipers on the domestic circuit, Bouchier has had a strong year, scoring 104 runs at a strike rate of 98.11 in four Charlotte Edwards Cup appearances and a further 162 runs in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

She also represented Southern Brave in The Hundred, scoring 92 runs at a team-leading strike rate of 143.75.

^{Maia Bouchier batting for Southern Vipers}

Commenting on his newest signing, Stars coach, Jarrad Loughman, said: "Maia will be an important part of our squad this season and gives us added depth in our strong batting line-up. She had a good tournament in The Hundred and it was great to her rewarded with her England selection.

"Maia’s was a name we had as one to watch and we look forward to seeing what she can do in green this season."

Bouchier is the Stars’ second international signing, joining Ireland allrounder Kim Garth.

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