Swag of runs and wickets earn award for TGS star Izzy

For Takapuna Grammar School student Izzy Fox, being named College Sport Auckland Female Cricketer of the Year came as a surprise.

But the stats give a pretty clear indication of why she won the accolade.

Excelling with both bat and ball, with a swag of runs and wickets to her name, the 17-yearold from Bayswater (pictured in action, right) is a key member of the school’s premier girls side, which won the Auckland competition in March. It will contest the national championship at the end of the year.

Izzy, who also plays premier club cricket, says: “I was really shocked to get the award; there are so many good players in all of the schools.”

That includes TGS teammate Rishika Jaswell who won the same award in 2022. The pair’s back-to-back success underlines the strength of the game at the school, which is marking Izzy’s achievement in an award presentation this week.

Director of Cricket Michael Tillet said it was very proud of a hard-working player who was one of the team’s leaders. “Izzy has had a remarkable season and has been pivotal to the success of the Girls 1st XI.”

Secondary school coaches nominate and vote on the College Sport winners.

Izzy drew attention for her consistently high performances across the season.

In term one, over 14 T20 games, as opening bat she was not out twice and scored 373 runs at an average of 31.08 and a strike rate of 83.07.

Across the season, she hit 36 fours and three sixes and made two 50s with a high score of 79 in a crucial game against Mount Albert Grammar School.

Izzy told the Flagstaff she used to consider herself a bowler, but was now aiming to further develop her batting and be seen as an all-rounder. “I used to bat defensively, but recently I’ve tried to score big.”

As a medium-pacer with away swing, her best bowling figures of the season were 5/5. Off 208 balls she conceded just 131 runs, and claimed 17 wickets at an average of 7.71 and an economy rate of 3.76.

In the cricket off-season, she is playing the indoor game and is already in pre-season training for her Parnell club.

She, Rishika and Maia Scott all transferred there from North Shore, before it launched a premier women’s team. “I moved for bigger opportunities and coaches,” Izzy said.

Her cricket began at the Devonport Domain when her parents signed her up for Shore, following behind her brother at the club when she was at Belmont Intermediate . “I was only doing it for social reasons at first, but I really enjoyed it.”

For a time she played in a team with her mother, Jo.

Izzy was selected for the Auckland Under-17 side last December, but was away visiting family in England in December, so was not able to play. Her ambitions are “to keep improving and making teams”.

Her main goal this year is finishing her school cricket career on a high note. The TGS team has a trip to Australia, which she hopes will expose them to different styles of play and prepare them for the national Gillette Venus Cup.

“We really want to go and win,” she says.

Next year, Izzy plans to continue cricket while at university, which might bring a move to either Otago or Canterbury.

Her plan is to study geology and Spanish. As for her sporting ambitions: “I really want to play for New Zealand one day.”

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