Lara Goodall (born 26 April 1996) is a South African

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er who represents

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s and

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s. In February 2019,

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named her as one of the players in the Powerade Women's National Academy intake for 2019. In September 2019, she was named in the M van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the

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in South Africa. On 23 July 2020, Goodall was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in

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, ahead of their tour to England. In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the

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in New Zealand. In June 2022, Goodall was named in South Africa's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against England Women. She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for South Africa against

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. In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England. Goodall was named in the South Africa squad for the ODI part of their multi-format home series against England in November 2024.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodall, Lara 1996 births Living people South African women cricketers South Africa women Test cricketers South Africa women One Day International cricketers South Africa women Twenty20 International cricketers Western Province women cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa

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