Julia Price

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Julia Price
Personal information
Full name
Julia Clare Price
BattingRight-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  133)8 February 1996 v  New Zealand
Last Test24 August 2005 v  England
ODI debut(cap  79)1 February 1996 v  New Zealand
Last ODI1 September 2005 v  England
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WNCL
Matches1084101
Runs scored1143652,153
Batting average 19.0015.8624.46
100s/50s0/10/01/12
Top score80* 38112*
Balls bowled6164
Wickets 04
Bowling average 36.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling2/17
Catches/stumpings 20/270/3079/23
Source: Cricinfo, 6 June 2014

Julia Clare Price (born 11 January 1972) is a former cricketer for the Australian women's cricket team. She made her first-class debut in 1995 for Queensland Women and her Test debut against New Zealand at Melbourne in February 1996. Her last Test was against England at Worcester in 2005.

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A right-handed batsman she has scored 114 runs at Test level with her best innings an outstanding unbeaten 80 against England. A specialist wicket-keeper, she has taken 20 catches and completed two stumpings in Tests. Nine of her Tests have been in Ashes games against England, her other Test opponent being New Zealand.

She has played 84 One-day internationals for her country, scoring 365 runs at an average of 15.86 with her top score of 38 coming against the Ireland Women's team. She has also bowled one over in ODIs, without success. She was a member of the Australian teams which won the Women's Cricket World Cup in 1997, beating New Zealand, and 2005, beating the Indian team. She was a losing finalist in 2000 when New Zealand took the crown.

With the emergence of Jodie Purves as a young wicket keeper for Queensland Fire, Julia Price played as a specialist middle order batsman for her state. In 89 matches in the Women's National Cricket League she has scored 1,812 runs, with a best of 112* against Western Australia Women, at an average of 23.84. She has scored eight other fifties and taken 78 catches and completed 23 stumpings.

In March 2019, she was appointed as the head coach of the United States women's cricket team. [1]

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Notes

  1. "Former Australia wicket-keeper Julia Price appointed USA Women coach". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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