Carly Leeson

Carly Leeson
Porter batting for the ACT in September 2022
Porter batting for the ACT in September 2022
Personal information
Full name
Carly May Leeson
Born (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26)
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2018/19Sydney Sixers
2017/18–2018/19New South Wales
2019/20–presentAustralian Capital Territory
2019/20–2022/23Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 49 57
Runs scored 908 523
Batting average 21.61 16.87
100s/50s 0/7 0/2
Top score 96 68*
Balls bowled 1,599 506
Wickets 43 21
Bowling average 32.67 30.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/33 3/14
Catches/stumpings 22/– 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 November 2024

Carly May Leeson (born 9 November 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.[1][2][3] She has previously played for Sydney Sixers, New South Wales and Melbourne Renegades.[4]

Early life

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Leeson was born on 9 November 1998 in Grafton, New South Wales.[4] She represented New South Wales at under-15 and under-18 level and was a member of Australia's second-string Shooting Stars squad when they toured Sri Lanka in 2015.[5]

Club career

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In February 2018, Leeson became the first woman to play in a men's grade cricket match for Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.[6]

Domestic career

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Women's Big Bash League

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Leeson bowling for Melbourne Renegades during WBBL
Leeson bowling for Melbourne Renegades during WBBL|07

Leeson joined the Sydney Sixers ahead of the 2016–17 WBBL season. She played one match, against the Melbourne Renegades, and took two wickets for 11 runs from her two overs.[7][8]

Leeson joined the Melbourne Renegades for the 2019–20 season.[9] Her 2020–21 season was her most successful WBBL as she took 11 wickets and made her T20 high score of 31*.[10]

Women's National Cricket League

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In the WNCL, Leeson joined the New South Wales Breakers ahead of the 2017–18 season, but did not play a match before joining the ACT Meteors in 2019.[11]

On 23 January 2020, Leeson made her maiden one-day fifty, scoring 56 off 63 balls in a seven-wicket loss to the Breakers.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Abode Hotels ACT Meteors". Cricket ACT. Cricket Network. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Players". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Carly Leeson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Carly Leeson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Carly Leeson". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ James, Ben (24 February 2018). "Carly Leeson bowls her way to cricket history". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Sydney Sixers Women v Melbourne Renegades Women". CricketArchive. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 - Sydney Sixers Women: Batting and Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ Jolly, Laura (17 October 2019). "Complete squad lists for WBBL05". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2020/21 - Melbourne Renegades Women: Batting and Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (24 September 2019). "ACT Meteors recruit Carly Leeson eyes back-to-back WNCL titles". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Australian Capital Territory Women v New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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