The Western Australia Women cricket team,previously known as Western Fury,is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Western Australia. They play their home games at WACA West Ground,Perth. They compete in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL),the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia. They previously played in the now-defunct Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and Australian Women's Cricket Championships.
Sarah Jane Coyte;born 30 March 1991) is an Australian cricketer from Camden,New South Wales. A right-arm medium fast bowler,Coyte has taken a total of 100 wickets for the national women's team across Tests,ODIs and T20Is. She currently plays for the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
The Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) also known as Weber WBBL for sponsorship reasons,is the Australian professional Women's Twenty20 Cricket league. The WBBL replaced the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup,which ran from the 2007–08 season through to 2014–15. The competition features eight city-based franchises,branded identically to the men's Big Bash League (BBL). Teams are made up of current and former Australian national team members,the country's best young talent,and up to three overseas marquee players.
The Perth Scorchers (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in East Perth,Western Australia. They compete in the Women's Big Bash League,and won their first championship in WBBL|07.
Piepa May Cleary is an Australian cricketer who took 12 wickets in 14 games during the 2013–14 WNCL season after debuting in December 2012.
Sophie Grace Molineux is an Australian cricketer from Bairnsdale,Victoria. A left-arm orthodox bowling all-rounder,Molineux has been a member of the national women's team since 2018. At domestic level,she currently plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and captains the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Molineux also represents WPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore
Jemma Louise Barsby is an Australian cricketer who plays for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers. She has previously played for Queensland,Brisbane Heat and Perth Scorchers.
Georgia Prue Redmayne is an Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper-batter for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat. She has also previously played for Worcestershire,New South Wales Breakers,Tasmania,Hobart Hurricanes,Perth Scorchers and Welsh Fire.
Emma Biss is an Australian cricketer who plays for Western Fury and Perth Scorchers as a medium pace bowler.
Katie-Jane Hartshorn is an Australian cricketer who plays for Western Fury and Perth Scorchers as a slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler. She has previously played for Tasmanian Roar.
Emily Jane Smith is an Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper. She has previously taken the field for Western Fury,Essex Eagles,Perth Scorchers,Hobart Hurricanes,Sydney Thunder and Tasmanian Tigers.
Megan Peta Banting is an Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.
Mathilda Grace Carmichael is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter for Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Originally from Sydney,she was previously a member of the Hockeyroos field hockey squad. After missing out on selection for the 2016 Summer Olympics,she took up top level domestic women's cricket,but also continued playing hockey.
Lisa Griffith is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium pace bowler. She made her professional debut for the New South Wales Breakers in the 2010–11 Women's National Cricket League before taking a five-year break from cricket. She worked on a family farm in her time away from the game. She returned to cricket for the 2017–18 season,joining Sydney Thunder for the Women's Big Bash League and returning to the Breakers for the Women's National Cricket League. She signed for Western Australia ahead of the 2021–22 Women's National Cricket League and Perth Scorchers ahead of the 2021–22 Women's Big Bash League.
Josephine Erin Dooley is an Australian cricketer who plays for the South Australian Scorpions in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter,Dooley also plays for the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Taneale Christy Jane Peschel is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed batter for Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She made her debut for Western Australia on 26 October 2013 against Queensland. After a period away,she returned to Western Australia ahead of the 2016–17 WNCL season,and made her maiden half-century in her second game back against South Australia. She made her WBBL debut for the Perth Scorchers in the 2017–18 WBBL season. Peschel has also represented Australia in indoor cricket.
The 2018–19 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Lisa Keightley and captained by Meg Lanning,they finished fifth in the regular season of WBBL|04 and consequently failed to qualify for the finals for the first time.
The 2020–21 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the sixth in the team's history. Coached by Shelley Nitschke and captained by Sophie Devine,the Scorchers played the entirety of WBBL|06 in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic and,for the second year in a row,were eliminated in the semi-finals. In her first season with the Scorchers,Devine was named the league-wide Player of the Tournament,earning the same award that she won in WBBL|05 while playing for the Adelaide Strikers.
Amy Louise Edgar is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler for Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Georgia L Wyllie is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and left-arm medium bowler for Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).
