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Born | 23 September 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024/25–present | Sydney Sixers (squad no. 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,14 November 2024 |
Caoimhe Bray (born 23 September 2009) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League. [1] An all-rounder,she plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler and has drawn comparison to Sixers teammate Ellyse Perry. [2] Besides cricket,Bray also plays soccer for the Junior Matildas as a goalkeeper. [3]
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