Holly Louise Colvin (born 7 September 1989) is an English former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter.

[2] Colvin and Taylor's involvement in the competition caused controversy within the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), with president Robin Marlar calling their inclusion "absolutely outrageous".

[4] On a cricket tour to Sri Lanka in December 2004, she was one of the last people to play at the Galle International Stadium before it was flattened by the tsunami of Boxing Day that year.

[5] In December 2006, Colvin was named as 'Female Pupil of the Year' by The Telegraph's 'School Sport Matters' campaign, receiving the award at Lord's from Olympic gold-medallist Kelly Holmes.

[4] Team captain Clare Connor admitted that her inclusion was "pure hunch", believing that the dry, dusty wicket would be favourable to spin bowling.

[16] Despite being the smallest member of the squad – a photograph published by the BBC shows her fitting comfortably inside a cricket bag[17] – she proved her worth in the subsequent three-match T20I series against New Zealand, taking wickets in both games that she played.

[18][19] In February 2008, Colvin played her third international Test match, on tour in Australia,[20] as part of the England Women's Team defending the Ashes won in 2005.

[21] She was an integral part of the England attack during the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, taking 9 wickets at 18 in the competition and hitting the winning runs in a tense finish in the final against New Zealand.