Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket)

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Tasmania
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Personnel
Captain Elyse Villani
Coach Jude Coleman
Team information
Colours  Green   Gold   Red
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1906
Home ground Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Capacity19,500
Secondary home ground(s)Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart
History
First-class debut South Australia
in 1985
at  Flinders University No 3, Adelaide
AWCC  wins0
WNCL  wins2
WT20C  wins0
Official website Tasmanian Tigers Women

The Tasmania Women cricket team, also known as Tasmanian Tigers and previously Tasmanian Roar, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Tasmania. They play their home games at Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 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.

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History

1906–1984: Early history

Tasmania's first recorded match was against Victoria on 17 March 1906. A second match against Victoria was also recorded on 23 March 1906. Their next recorded match did not take place until 27 December 1979, when they played Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI. [1]

1985–1991: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

Tasmania joined the Australian Women's Cricket Championships for the 1985–86 season. Their first match was a loss to South Australia by an innings and 124 runs. Tasmania failed to win a match and finished bottom of the table. [2] [3] Tasmania made further appearances in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships in 1987–88 and 1990–91, finishing bottom both times. [4] [5] They also appeared in the Women's Australian Under-21 Championships in 1985/86 and 1986/87. [6] [7]

2009–present: Twenty20 Cup and Women's National Cricket League

Tasmania joined the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup as Tasmanian Roar for the 2009–10 season, finishing bottom of the table. [8] They joined the WNCL for the 2010–11 season, but again finished bottom. [9] Tasmania's best finish in the Twenty20 Cup came in its final season, 2014–15, when they finished fourth. [10] They finished third in the WNCL in 2018–19 and 2020–21. [11] [12] They won their first WNCL title in 2021–22, topping the group stage before beating South Australia in the final by 9 wickets. [13] They defended their title in 2022–23, again beating South Australia in the final. [14]

On 4 June 2018, Cricket Tasmania announced that the name of the team would change to the Tasmanian Tigers, aligning their branding with the men's team. [15]

Grounds

Tasmania's first recorded home match against Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI was played at the North West Tasmania Cricket Association Ground in Burnie. Since 2008, when they started to play regular matches, Tasmania have predominantly used Blundstone Arena (formerly Bellerive Oval) in Hobart. They have also used other grounds in Hobart such as Lindisfarne Oval, New Town Oval, the TCA Ground, Kingston Beach Oval and Kingston Twin Ovals. Outside Hobart, they have also played occasional matches at NTCA Ground and York Park, both in Launceston. [16] [1] [17] [18]

Both of Tasmania's home matches in the 2019–20 WNCL were played at the TCA Ground. They played three 2020–21 WNCL home games at Blundstone Arena and two at Kingston Twin Ovals, whilst in 2021–22 and 2022–23 they only used Blundstone Arena for their home matches. [1]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps. [19]

No.NameNat.Birth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
2 Elyse Villani Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 October 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain
5 Naomi Stalenberg Flag of Australia (converted).svg 18 April 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
8 Rachel Trenaman Flag of Australia (converted).svg 18 April 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
51 Tabatha Saville Flag of Australia (converted).svg 13 April 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
67 Lizelle Lee Flag of South Africa.svg 2 April 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Overseas player
All-rounders
6 Lauren Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6 October 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break
11 Heather Graham Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10 May 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
13 Maisy Gibson Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14 September 1996 (age 27)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
16 Nicola Carey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10 September 1993 (age 30)Left-handedRight-arm medium
99 Sasha Moloney Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14 June 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
21 Emma Manix-Geeves Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12 August 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Bowlers
4 Hayley Silver-Holmes Flag of Australia (converted).svg 18 August 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
14 Amy Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg 16 November 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
17 Julia Cavanough Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17 March 2004 (age 20)Right-handedLeft-arm medium
26 Molly Strano Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 October 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break
28 Clare Scott Flag of Australia (converted).svg 23 September 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Beth Lane Flag of Australia (converted).svg 25 October 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Callie Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg UnknownRight-handedRight-arm medium

Notable players

Players who have played for Tasmania and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [20]

Coaching staff

Honours

See also

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