Avril Fahey

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Avril Fahey
Personal information
Full name
Avril Joy Fahey
Born (1974-06-24) 24 June 1974 (age 51)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  130)28 February 1995 v  New Zealand
Last Test6 July 2001 v  England
ODI debut(cap  81)7 February 1997 v  Pakistan
Last ODI1 September 2001 v  Ireland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches64011186
Runs scored1128291,668
Batting average 11.009.335.8015.06
100s/50s0/00/00/00/5
Top score1112* 1162*
Balls bowled8641,6231,3507,950
Wickets 53711154
Bowling average 58.0021.9443.7228.56
5 wickets in innings 0001
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling2/373/112/285/8
Catches/stumpings 1/–5/–3/–46/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 June 2014

Avril Fahey (born 24 June 1974) is a former Australian cricket player. [1]

Fahey first played for the Western Australian women's cricket team in the 1992–93 cricket season. [2] She played for Western Australia between 1992 and 2012. [3] She played 164 domestic limited overs matches including 124 Women's National Cricket League matches and 32 Women's Twenty20 games for the Western Fury. [4]

Fahey played six Tests and 40 One Day Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team. [1]

Fahey retired from cricket in 2012. She captained the Western Fury in 45 matches and was the first woman to play 150 matches for Western Australia. [2]

As of July 2024, Fahey is the chair of the WACA Board. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Avril Fahey – Australia". ESPNcricinfo . ESPN Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "A Stalwart Bows Out". Western Australian Cricket Association. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. "Teams Avril Fahey played for" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "Avril Fahey – CricketArchive" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. "Appointment of WA Cricket's new Chief Executive Officer". WA Cricket. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.