Lara Goodall

Lara Goodall (born 26 April 1996) is a South African cricketer who represents South Africa in Women's One Day Internationals and Women's Twenty20 Internationals. In February 2019, Cricket South Africa named her as one of the players in the Powerade Women's National Academy intake for 2019. Quotes In every international game there is massive pressure and I just try to stay calm, keep a clear head and stick to the basics, It’s a nice feeling to be there at the end after you’ve grafted so hard and I have a different approach nowadays. I’ve always had the shots and the ability, but it has required a mental shift. I felt always in control in that chase My private coach Rushdi Jappie (the former Western Province and Titans batsman) throws me thousands of balls but his biggest influence on me has been mentally. He’s a mentality giant and he has improved my situational awareness, taught me to let go of my emotions after every ball. You want to show off your flair, but if you play boring shots for long enough you generally win in the end. Imagine when Dane and Chloe come back because they are massive cogs. My main goal is just to cement my place, try and become a mainstay of the team. Coach Hilton Moreeng has been one of my biggest fans but he’s always challenging me to keep doing what I do, to keep knocking on the doo My family are massive sports fans generally, I have an older brother as well who taught me how to play cricket, and my parents support both of us as much as they can; they never miss a game. Sport is part of our culture and I was quite a good footballer, too; that was a very big part of my life and we probably thought I was more likely to play for Banyana Banyana than the Proteas But cricket kind of came out of nowhere and when I was 16 I realised that I can actually play this game and make something out of it. My parents used to take me to Newlands when I couldn’t even walk yet and one of my first memories is watching JP Duminy bat there for the Cobras. I am a massive fan of his, JP being a left-handed batsman from the same city. Training back at home is very competitive and we have someone like Laura Wolvaardt, who has played a lot of Big Bash cricket in Australia,” I learn so much from her daily and Nadine de Klerk as well. So there’s a nice national contingent at Western Province and our coach Claire Terblanche really challenges us, she is a former international. So no-one is in their comfort zones, which works so far for us. Rising star: How Lara Goodall turned her fortunes around, March 2021, the Citizens by Ken Borland External links Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:Living people Category:1996 births