Kary Ka Ying Chan (; born 13 March 1997) is a Hong Kong

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er and the captain of the Hong Kong women's national cricket team. Chan made her

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(WT20I) debut on 12 January 2019, for Hong Kong against

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in the

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. In September 2019, Chan was named as the captain of the Hong Kong squad for the 2019 Women's Twenty20 East Asia Cup. In Hong Kong's opening match of the tournament, against

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, Chan took a

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, which included the first

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for the Hong Kong women's team in international cricket. She finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with ten dismissals in four matches. In October 2020, Chan was named as the captain of the Bauhinia Stars in the 2021 Hong Kong Women's Premier League. In October 2021, Chan was named as the captain of Hong Kong's side for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Kary 1997 births Living people Hong Kong women cricketers Hong Kong women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games cricketers for Hong Kong