Sarah Victoria Collyer (born 3 October 1980) is an English former cricketer who played as an

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. She was a right-arm

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bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 7

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and 25

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for

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between 1998 and 2003. She played domestic cricket for Lancashire and Cheshire,

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and

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Early life

Collyer was born on 3 October 1980 in

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Domestic career

Collyer made her

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debut for Lancashire and Cheshire in 1995. She later played for

and

. She also appeared for

in the 2002–03 Women's National Cricket League. She scored a century for Cheshire against

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in 1998.

International career

Collyer made her debut for England at the age of 17 in a

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against

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on 12 July 1998. She made her

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debut a month later, taking one wicket against

. Her best performance for England came during the

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, when she took five wickets against the

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. In 2002, Collyer and

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were temporarily removed from the side when they went on "an unauthorised holiday to

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". Collyer returned to the England team in early 2003, but after a back problem forced her to undergo surgery, she did not play for England again. Her final international appearance was a Test match against Australia in February 2003. She ended her international career with 24 wickets at an average of 29.33 in ODI cricket and 8 wickets at an average of 50.62 in Test cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collyer, Sarah 1980 births Living people Cricketers from Birkenhead English women cricketers England women Test cricketers England women One Day International cricketers Lancashire and Cheshire women cricketers Cheshire women cricketers Somerset women cricketers Western Australia women cricketers