Western Australia women's cricket team

Western Australia
Personnel
CaptainChloe Piparo
CoachRebecca Grundy
Team information
Colours  Gold   Black
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1934
Home groundWACA Ground, Perth
History
First-class debutEngland
in 1934
at WACA Ground, Perth
AWCC wins1
WNCL wins1
WT20C wins0
Official websiteWACA

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.

History

[edit]

1934–1935: Early history

[edit]

Western Australia's first recorded match was a draw against England in a two-day tourist match from 24 to 26 November 1934.[1]

1936–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

[edit]

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]

1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup

[edit]

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]

Grounds

[edit]

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]

Players

[edit]

Current squad

[edit]

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
Batters
5 Mathilda Carmichael Australia (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
49 Mikayla Hinkley Australia (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
5 Rebecca McGrath Australia unknown Right-handed —
28 Chloe Piparo Australia (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
All-rounders
20 Chloe Ainsworth Australia (2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium
5 Bhavi Devchand Australia (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
9 Amy Edgar Australia (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
18 Lisa Griffith Australia (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
23 Alana King Australia (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
7 Maddy Darke Australia (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
55 Ines McKeon France (2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium
10 Beth Mooney Australia (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) Left-handed –
Bowlers
18 Chloe Bartholomew Australia unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium
26 Charis Bekker Australia (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
46 Zoe Britcliffe Australia (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
8 Piepa Cleary Australia (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
14 Shay Manolini Australia (2005-04-13) 13 April 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
56 Lilly Mills Australia (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
6 Taneale Peschel Australia (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Notable players

[edit]

Players who have played for Western Australia and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[17]

Coaching staff

[edit]
  • Head coach: Rebecca Grundy[18]
  • Senior Assistant Coach: Wes Robinson
  • Assistant Coach: Kath Hempenstall
  • Development Coach: Adrian Harris
  • Pathway Coach: Ryan Hosking

Honours

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Western Australia Women v England Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1936/37". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's First-Class Events played by Western Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's List A Events played by Western Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1986/87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's National Cricket League 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's National Cricket League 2019/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Western Australia Women v New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Domestic Cricket Changes". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Western Australia Women v England Women". CricketArchive. 24 November 1934. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Women's First-Class Matches played by Western Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Women's List A Matches played by Western Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Western Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Western Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. ^ Jolly, Laura (11 February 2022). "Remaining WNCL matches confirmed after schedule rejig". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  16. ^ "2023-24 Women's Squad Confirmed". WACA. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Western Australia Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Grundy Named WA Women's Head Coach". Western Australian Cricket Association. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_Australia_women%27s_cricket_team&oldid=1253479410"