Meg Lanning Wiki, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

Meg Lanning is an Australian cricketer who has played many matches for the Australian national team and captained them to win many World Cups. She has won 7 World Cups as a member of the Australian team. She set up many records with her batting performances in international cricket and the Women’s Big Bash League. She was auctioned off to Delhi Capitals in the auction of the Women’s Premier League.

Wiki/Biography

Meghann Moira Lanning aka Meg Lanning was born on Wednesday, 25 March 1992 (age 31 years; as of 2023) in Singapore. Her zodiac sign is Aries.

Her family moved to the Thornleigh suburb of Sydney, and she attended Warrawee Public School, where she started playing cricket at the age of ten under the coach Neil Williams. She played for New South Wales during the junior level. Her family moved to the Kew suburb of Melbourne when she was 11 years old. She went to Carey Baptist Grammar School and became the first girl player to be selected for the school’s XI team for the Associated Public Schools Competition. ^[1]Carey She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Health Science from the Australian Catholic University in 2019. ^[2]ACU

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 7″

Weight (approx.): 55 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Blue

Family

Parents & Siblings

Her father’s name is Wayne, and her mother’s name is Sue. Her father is a banker, and her mother is an athlete. She is fourth among five siblings. Her younger sister Anna is also a cricketer.

Husband & Children

She is unmarried.

Relationships/Affairs

She is single.

Signature

Career

Domestic

She played her debut match for Victoria in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), a 50-over tournament, on 6 December 2008 against South Australian Scorpions and scored 3 runs. She has given many record-breaking performances in domestic cricket on various occasions. She has captained Victoria since the 2014 season. On 29 October 2011, she made her first century with 127 runs against Queensland Fire. On 10 November 2012, she made the highest individual score in WNCL by scoring 175 runs against ACT Meteors. On 29 October 2016, she made 190 runs against Tasmania, breaking her own record of the highest WNCL individual score. She played for Box Hill in the Victorian Women’s Cricket Association and scored 241 runs and 244 runs in two separate matches.

International

Test

She played her debut test match on 11 August 2013 against England in Wormsley, England and scored 48 runs and 36 runs in the first and second innings respectively. In July 2019, she made her first test fifty by scoring 57 runs in the first innings of the test match against England at Taunton, England. In January 2022, she made 93 runs in the first innings of the test match against England in Canberra, Australia.

 

ODI

She played her debut ODI match on 5 January 2011 against England in Perth, Australia and scored 20 runs. In her second ODI match on 7 January 2011, she scored 104 runs not out against England in Perth, Australia. On 14 March 2012, she scored 128 runs against India at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India. She made her first ODI fifty on 12 December 2012 by scoring 87 runs against New Zealand in Sydney, Australia. On 16 November 2014, she scored 135 runs not out against West Indies at Bowral, Australia. On 23 July 2015, she scored 104 runs against England in Bristol, England. On 20 November 2016, she scored 134 runs against South Africa in Canberra, Australia. On 20 October 2018, she scored 124 runs against Pakistan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On 5 September 2019, she scored 121 runs against West Indies in Coolidge in Antigua, West Indies. On 5 October 2020, she scored 101 runs not out against New Zealand in Brisbane, Australia.

 

ODI World Cups

She has played in 3 ODI World Cups in 2013, 2017, and 2022 and helped them to win the 2013 and 2022 World Cups. In the 2013 World Cup held in India, she scored 226 runs in 7 matches at an average of 32.29 including 112 runs against New Zealand at Cuttack on 5 February 2013 and 31 runs against West Indies in the final match at Brabourne Stadium on 17 February 2013, helping Australia to win the match and lift the trophy. In the 2017 World Cup held in England, she scored 330 runs in 6 matches at an average of 55 including 152 runs not out against Sri Lanka at bristol on 29 June 2017. She got out on a duck in the final match, and Australia lost the final. In the 2022 World Cup held in New Zealand, she scored 294 runs in 9 matches at an average of 32.67 including 135 runs not against South Africa at Wellington on 22 March 2022. She led them to win the 2022 World Cup by beating England at Christchurch.

T20I

She played her debut T20I match on 30 December 2010 against New Zealand at Nelson, New Zealand and scored 10 runs. She scored her first T20I fifty on 22 January 2013 by scoring 76 runs against New Zealand in Melbourne, Australia. On 29 January 2014, she scored 78 runs not out against England in Hobart, Australia. On 7 November 2014, she scored 51 runs against West Indies in Melbourne, Australia. On 31 March 2018, she scored 88 runs not out against England in Brabourne, Australia. On 26 July 2019, she scored 133 runs not out in Chelmsford, England. On 21 July 2022, she scored 74 runs against Ireland in Bready, Ireland.

T20 World Cups

She has played in six T20 World Cups in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2023 and won it five times except in 2016. In the 2012 T20 Women’s World Cup held in Sri Lanka, she scored 138 runs in 5 matches at an average of 27.6 including 25 runs against England in the final match at Colombo on 7 October 2012. In the 2014 T20 World Cup held in Bangladesh, she scored 257 runs in 6 matches at an average of 42.83 including her first T20I century when she scored 126 runs against Ireland at Sylhet. In the 2016 T20 World Cup held in India, she scored 201 runs in 6 matches at an average of 33.5 which included 3 fifties. She scored 52 runs in the final against West Indies at Kolkata; however, Australia lost the match. In the 2018 T20 World Cup held in West Indies, she scored 115 runs in 6 matches at an average of 19.17 including 28 runs not out against England in the final match. In the 2020 T20 World Cup held in Australia, she scored 132 runs in 6 matches at an average of 22 including 49 runs not out in the semifinal against South Africa and 16 runs against India in the final match.

 

In the 2023 World Cup held in South Africa, she scored 149 runs in 6 matches at an average of 24.83 including 49 runs not out against India in the semifinal and 10 runs against South Africa in the final.

Captaincy

In February 2014, she became the captain of Australia’s T20 team. In June 2014, she became the captain of the Australian team in all three forms of cricket. She led them to win various World Cups and set many records.

Retirement

On 9 November 2023, Meg Lanning announced her retirement from international cricket. ^[3]Wide World of Sports – YouTube

Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL)

In the inaugural season of WBBL in the 2015-16 season, she became the first player to be signed by Melbourne Stars and became their first captain. She played for them in the 2016-17 season and signed up with Perth Scorchers in the 2017-18 season; however, she did not play any match in that season due to a shoulder injury. She captained Perth Scorchers in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. She signed up with Melbourne Stars again in the 2020-21 season and captained them in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.

 

English Leagues

She signed up with Trent Rockets for the 100-ball tournament The Hundred for the 2022 season; however, she did not play in the tournament.

Indian Leagues

She played for Supernovas in the Women’s T20 Challenge Tournament in 2018. In the 2023 auction of the Women’s Premier League, she was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.1 crore.

2022 Commonwealth Games

She captained Australia to win the T20 tournament in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Jersey Number

Her jersey number is 17 in the Australian national team.

Records

• She is the youngest player to captain the Australian national team in all three formats of cricket.

• She set up a record of scoring the second-highest individual score as a captain when she scored 152 runs not out against Sri Lanka in Bristol, England on 29 June 2017.

• She has scored the maximum number of centuries in ODIs (15).

• She holds the record for the maximum number of centuries against one opposition in ODIs with 6 centuries against New Zealand.

• On 7 January 2011, she became the youngest player (male or female) to score a century in ODIs by scoring 104 runs not out against England in Perth, Australia.

• She holds the record for the second-highest number of runs in T20Is (3405 runs).

• On 26 July 2019, she made a record for the highest individual score as a captain in T20Is when she scored 133 runs not out against England.

• She is the first Australian player to score 2000 T20I runs.

• She holds the record for the maximum number of innings played without getting out on a duck (61) in T20Is.

• She holds the record for winning the maximum number of ICC World Cups (male or female) (5).

• She is the first WBBL player to score a fifty against all teams.

• She is the first captain (male or female) to serve as a captain in 100 T20Is.

Injury

She suffered an injury in her right shoulder during the 2017 ODI World Cup held in England. In August 2017, she underwent surgery on her right shoulder and stayed away from cricket for 2 months.

Awards, Honours, Achievements

• Won Sharon Tredrea Trophy for 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2018-19 seasons

• ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year in 2014

• Belinda Clark Award in 2014, 2015, and 2017

• Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World in 2015

• ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2015

• Women’s Big Bash League Player of the Tournament in the 2015–16 season

• Melbourne Stars Player of the Season in 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons

• Women’s National Cricket League Player of the Tournament in the 2016–17 season

• Australian Women’s Health Sports Awards Leadership Legend in 2019

• Carey Medal in 2019

• Appointed Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours for ‘significant service to women’s cricket at the elite level’.

Salary

She earns around $130,000 per annum. ^[4]The Times of India

Net Worth

In February 2023, her net worth was $9 million. ^[5]The Times of India

Facts/Trivia

• In August 2022, she took a 5 months break from cricket due to personal reasons. During the break, she worked at a cafe, washed dishes, and spent some time travelling. She did not play in The Hundred and WBBL 2022-2023 season and returned to cricket during the Pakistan series in December 2022. ^[6]Cricket Australia

• She likes playing hockey and has played for Victoria at the junior level. She also played hockey for Hawthorn Hockey Club at the senior level.

• Her nicknames are Megastar, Serious Sally, and Fui.

• When she was growing up, her favourite sportspersons were Ricky Ponting and rugby player Paul Kelly.

• Her favourite meal to cook is Slow cook lamb shoulder, and her least favourite food ingredient is Coriander.

• Her all-time favourite sports movie is The Blind Side.

• Her favourite city where she has not played cricket is Barcelona.