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Full name | Peta Anne Merrilees | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Midland, Western Australia | 25 October 1982|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2000/01–2010/11 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,29 June 2021 |
Peta Anne Merrilees (born 25 October 1982) is a former Australian cricketer who is a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. [1]
Between 2000–01 and 2010–11 of the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL),she represented Western Australia in 61 List A matches,eventually becoming captain of the side in 2009. [2] [3] During her time in the WNCL,she took 14 catches and three stumpings from behind the wicket,and scored a total of 806 runs. [4] [5]
Merrilees was born in Midland,a suburb of Perth,Western Australia. [4]
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