Personnel | |
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Captain | Chloe Piparo |
Coach | Rebecca Grundy |
Team information | |
Colours | Gold Black |
Founded | First recorded match: 1934 |
Home ground | WACA Ground, Perth |
History | |
First-class debut | England in 1934 at WACA Ground, Perth |
AWCC wins | 1 |
WNCL wins | 1 |
WT20C wins | 0 |
Official website | WACA |
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.
Western Australia's first recorded match was a draw against England in a two-day tourist match from 24 to 26 November 1934. [1]
Western Australia joined the Australian Women's Cricket Championships for the 1936–37 tournament. [2] They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96. [3] [4] Western Australia won the title on one occasion, in 1986–87. [5]
Western Australia joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97. [6] They have won the title once, in 2019–20. [7] Their best finish in the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup was runners-up in 2012–13, when they lost the final to New South Wales by 5 wickets. [8]
On 29 July 2019, the Western Australian Cricket Association announced that the name of the team would change from Western Fury to simply Western Australia Women, alongside a similar change to the men's team which dropped its "Warriors" nickname. [9]
Western Australia have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against England in 1934 was played at the WACA Ground, Perth. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Perth. Outside Perth, they have played sporadic matches in other locations including Geraldton, Crawley, Fremantle and Baldivis. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
After the inception of the WNCL in 1996, Western Australia began playing regular matches at the WACA Ground. They have also continued to use other grounds, most regularly Murdoch University West Oval in Perth. Their two 2019–20 WNCL home games and their four 2020–21 WNCL home games were played at the WACA Ground. [12] [13] They did not play any home matches in the 2021–22 WNCL due to COVID-19 restrictions. [15] In the 2022–23 WNCL, they returned to playing all of their home matches at the WACA Ground. [12]
Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps. [16]
No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
5 | Mathilda Carmichael | 4 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
9 | Amy Edgar | 27 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
28 | Chloe Piparo | 5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain | |
64 | Ashley Day | 17 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
3 | Georgia Wyllie | 3 May 2002 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
8 | Piepa Cleary | 17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
18 | Lisa Griffith | 28 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
23 | Alana King | 22 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
26 | Charis Bekker | 14 March 2004 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
56 | Lilly Mills | 2 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
7 | Maddy Darke | 30 March 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
10 | Beth Mooney | 14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | ||
24 | Poppy Stockwell | 24 October 2003 | Right-handed | – | ||
40 | Amy Jones | 13 June 1993 | Right-handed | – | ||
55 | Ines McKeon | 19 April 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
6 | Taneale Peschel | 29 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
14 | Shay Manolini | 13 April 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
20 | Chloe Ainsworth | 14 September 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
46 | Zoe Britcliffe | 15 September 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Players who have played for Western Australia and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): [17]
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