Kim Garth: Player Stats, Age, Height, Cricket Career, WPL Team, Awards, Net Worth and More

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Kim Garth is a versatile women cricket player who played for two countries. one is Ireland which is her birth country, from where She played played more than hundred matches from 2010 to 2019, and second country is Australia, Currently she playing for the Australian women national cricket team, In Australia Domestic Cricket Team she played for Victoria and Melbourne Stars, She is also known for being the daughter of Jonathan garth anne Marie McDonald who are former cricket players of Ireland.

In this article we have provided detailed information about kim’s bio, career, cricket stats, net worth and more

Kim Garth ( Irish-Australian Cricketer) Biography

kim garth  irish australian cricketer age

Kim Garth is a cricket all-rounder, she is a right handed batswoman and a right arm medium fast bowler, Kim Garth was born on April 25th 1996, in Dublin Ireland. Her full name is Kimberly Jennifer Garth. Garth has played for two countries first Ireland which is her birth country and then for Australia where she currently resides. Started playing international cricket in 2010 for Ireland and started playing international cricket for Australia from 2022. 

Kim made her International debut for Ireland in July 2010, whereas she made her international debut for Australia in December 2022. She plays for the Rajasthan Challengers Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League (WPL).

Garth made a two  year contract with victoria australian women’s cricket team and made her domestic debut for Victoria in women’s National Cricket League Australia after that she settled in Australia and started her Australian Cricket journey. She professes Christianity as a religion and follows its customs and practices.

Kim Garth Age, Height & Physical Appearance

WikiDetails
NameKim Garth
Full name Kimberley Jennifer Garth
Date of Birth25 April, 1996
Age28
Birth PlaceDublin, Ireland
ProfessionCricketer 
Nationality Irish-Australian
Religion Christianity 
Zodiac sign 
Height5 feet 5 inches
Weight60 kgs 
HairBlonde
EyesBlue 
Chest size 34 inches 
Waist size 28 inches 
Hip size 34 inches 
Batting StyleRight handed 
Bowling StyleRight arm medium fast
Role All rounder 
Jersey number 34

Kim Garth Family Background

Father NameMr, Jonathan Garth
Mother NameMrs, Anne Mary McDonald
Brother NameMr, Robert car
Borther NameMr, Jonathan James Garth

Kim family has a close connection with cricket and sports background, Her father’s name is Jonathan Garth who is a former cricket player of Ireland men’s National Cricket Team, Her father natively belongs to South Africa but got settled in Ireland, Her mother Anne Mary McDonald was also a former cricket player in the Ireland women cricket team. 

Kim also has two brothers named Robert car who is also a cricketer by profession and his second brother Jonathan James Garth who is also a professional cricketer playing in the under 15, under 17, under 19 and Ireland Team A. Kim shares a very deep and loving Bond with her parents and brothers.

Kim Garth‘s Relationship Status

There is no information about Kim Relationship status or marriage as of now. Kim is currently single and she is not dating anyoneand focussing on her Cricket Career, She is a private person who likes to stay away from the limelight and does not disclose anything about her Personal life. However, we will provide the information about her relationship or marriage as soon as we get any update related to it. 

Kim Garth Stats

Kim Garth Stats

Kim Garth Batting Stats

BATTINGTest ODIsT20Is
Matches45660
Innings63947
No31014
Runs103543764
HS49* 72*51*
Ave34.3318.7223.15
BF204968
SR50.4978.92
100s000
50s021
4s133354
6s112
Ct32118
St010

Kim Garth Bowling Stats

FormatTest ODIsT20s
Matches45660
Innings84852
Balls55219471047
Runs26513201099
Wickets85549
BBI2/134/113/6
BBM3/774/113/6
Ave33.1224.0022.42
Econ2.884.066.29
SR69.035.421.3
4W010
5W000

Kim Garth Professional Cricket Career

Domestic Cricket Career

YearsTeam
2015–2018Scorchers
2016/17–2017/18Sydney Sixers
2019Dragons
2019/20Perth Scorchers
2020/21–presentVictoria
2021/22–presentMelbourne Stars
2022–presentTrent Rockets
2023Gujarat Giants
  • Kim made her domestic cricket debut in 2015 for Scorchers to play in the Irish women’s super series. 
  • In 2016 she was named in the Sydney sixers to play the Australian women’s big bash league. 
  • In 2019, Kim moved from Scorchers to Dragons for the Irish women super series. 
  • In 2019 Kim move from sydney sixers to Perth scorchers to play in the Australian women’s Big Bash League
  • In June 2020 Kim signed a 2 year contract with the Australian Victoria women’s cricket team to play in the women’s National Cricket League match. She continues to play for Victoria women’s team till date.
  • In February 2021 she played her first women’s National Cricket League match against New South Wales and took two wickets in 8.2 by giving just 25 runs and made her team winning by 8 wickets. 
  • In 2021, Kim got selected for the Melbourne Stars to play in the women’s Big Bash League and she continues to play for Melbourne Stars till date.
  • In 2022 she was named for the Trent Rockets in the hundreds tournament.

International Cricket Career

Country Ireland (2010–2019)Australia (2022-present)
Test debut (ca)22 June 2023 Australia v England
Last Test15 February 2024 Australia v South Africa
ODI debut (cap)4 July 2010 Ireland v New Zealand
Last ODI10 February 2024 Australia v South Africa
T20I debut (cap)16 October 2010 Ireland v Pakistan
Last T20I5 October 2023 Australia v West Indies
  • Kim made her international debut for Ireland in July 2010 when she was just 14 years old making her the youngest women cricket player in Ireland and third youngest women cricket player across the world. 
  • On October 16th 2010, Kim made her t20 International debut for Ireland against Pakistan. She became the youngest player of any country to play in that format. 
  • In 2012 during the ODI match against Bangladesh she took four wickets from 5 hours by giving off only 11 runs that became one of the most outstanding performances. 
  • In 2000 November 2015, Garth received an award for becoming the international Women’s player of the year at the cricket Ireland awards ceremony. 
  • In August 2019 she was in Ireland Squad for ICC Women’s World T20 qualifier tournament in Scotland and became the leading run scorer for her country by scoring hundred runs in 5 matches 
  • in 2020, kim moved to Australia and settled there 
  • On December 9th 2022 after playing in the domestic matches for Australia, she finally made her International debut for Australia in a T20 International series against India. 
  • On January 17,2023, Kim made her One Day International debut for Australia against England.
  • In 2024 she was listed in the Australia Squad to play the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and also listed to play the 2025 women’s Ashes series

WPL(Women Premier League) Career

Besides her cricket format for Ireland and Australia Kim has also played in the women’s Premier League organised by India. She made her WPL debut in 2023 for the team Gujarat Giants.

In 2024 she was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore, however her performance was not good in WPL  that led to her eradication in the 2025 WPL.

She was placed with the base price of rupees 30 lakh in the WPL 2025 auction but was not picked by RCB or any other team to play in the WPL tournament.

Kim‘s Awards and Achievements

Kim for her contribution to cricket has got many achievements and recognitions. She has made many records under her name:

  • From 2011-2020, Kim was named as Ireland’s Player of the Decade.
  • She also holds the prominence of being the first and only woman to have played international cricket for two countries. 
  • Kim made her international debut for Ireland at a very young age of 14, becoming the youngest Irishwoman to play international cricket at the time.
  • Kim has been a part of three World Cups for Ireland.
  • In 2015, she was named as the Women’s International Player of the Year for Cricket Ireland.
  • In 2019, Kim became the highest run scorer for Ireland in the Women’s WT20 qualifiers with 100 runs in five matches.

Kim Garth’s Net Worth

According to the sources she has a net worth of around 1 Million Dollar.  A major part of her income is derived by her career as a cricketer.

Kim’s Social Media Handles

Kim is an active Social Media User and likes to stay in touch with her fans and followers through social media. She has an account on Instagram with the name ‘@kimgarth’ with 22,000 followers. She also has an account on twitter with the name ‘@kim_garth’ with 2351 followers. 

Social media Followers Link 
Instagram 22,000https://www.instagram.com/kimgarth/?hl=en
Twitter 2351https://x.com/kim_garth?lang=en

FAQs

1. Who is Kim Garth?

Ans: Kim Garth is a Cricketer who formerly played for Ireland Women’s National Cricket Team and is currently playing for the Australia Women’s Cricket Team. 

2. What is the Kim Garth Age as of now?

Ans: Kim is currently 28 years old.

3. What is Kim’s Net Worth?

Ans: There is no exact information available about Kim’s Net Worth, however, according to sources and her well established career, her net worth must be around 1.5 million dollars.

4. What is Kim’s Current Relationship Status?

Ans: Kim is currently single as of now.

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