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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Meg Lanning |
| Coach | Jarrad Loughman |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Navy blue White Grey |
| Founded | First recorded match: 1891 |
| Home ground | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Shepley Oval, Melbourne |
| History | |
| First-class debut | New South Wales in 1934 at University Oval, Sydney |
| AWCC wins | 36 |
| WNCL wins | 2 |
| WT20C wins | 3 |
| Official website | Victorian Cricket Team |
The Victoria women's cricket team, previously known as Victorian Spirit, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Victoria. They play their home games at Junction Oval, St Kilda, Melbourne. 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, a competition which they dominated, having won 36 titles.
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History
1891–1930: Early history
Victoria's first recorded match was against New South Wales on 17 March 1891, however, the result is unknown.[1] Their first match with a known result was against New South Wales Second XI, with Victoria winning a one-day, two innings match by 6 wickets on 19 April 1930.[2]
1931–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships
Victoria played alongside New South Wales and Queensland in the inaugural season of the Australian Women's Cricket Championships in 1930–31.[3] They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96.[4][5] They won the title 36 times, making them the most successful team.[6]
1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup
Victoria joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97.[7] They have won the title twice, in 2002–03 and 2004–05. They are the most successful side in the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, having won the title three times, with consecutive wins coming in 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12[8]
Grounds
Victoria have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against Tasmania in 1906 was played at Victoria Park, Melbourne. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Melbourne. Their first match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was against England in 1934. Since 2002 they have also played occasional matches in Geelong.[9][10][11][12][1]
Since 2013, Victoria have played most of their home games at Junction Oval, located in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, as well as occasionally at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Casey Fields. Their two 2019–20 WNCL home games were played at Junction Oval. Their four 2020–21 WNCL league matches, as well as the final, were also played at Junction Oval. In 2021–22, they played six matches at Junction Oval, as well as playing their first ever match at Shepley Oval in Melbourne. In 2022–23, the side returned to just using Junction Oval.[11][12]
Players
Current squad
Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[13]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 7 | Meg Lanning |  |
25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain, Cricket Australia contract, Australia Captain |
| 27 | Olivia Henry | |
27 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 3 | Annabel Sutherland | |
12 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 6 | Sophie Day | |
2 September 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 11 | Kim Garth | [a] |
25 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 14 | Rhiann O'Donnell | |
14 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 20 | Ellyse Perry | |
3 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Cricket Australia contract |
| 23 | Sophie Molineux | |
17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Cricket Australia contract |
| 25 | Tess Flintoff | |
31 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham | |
26 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | Poppy Gardner | |
5 January 2005 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 4 | Nicole Faltum | |
17 January 2000 | Right-handed | — | |
| 22 | Sophie Reid | |
Unknown | Left-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 8 | Rhys McKenna | |
Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge | |
17 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Tayla Vlaeminck | |
27 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 18 | Ella Hayward | |
8 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 19 | Aanliya Cheeran | |
1 April 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 21 | Milly Illingworth | |
15 July 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 28 | Jasmine Nevins | |
7 October 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 34 | Samantha Bates | |
7 August 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Notable players
Players who have played for Victoria and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[14]
Nell McLarty (1934)- Kath Smith (1934)
- Hilda Hills (1934)
- Lorna Kettels (1934)
- Anne Palmer (1934)
- Peggy Antonio (1934)
- Winnie George (1937)
- Elsie Deane (1937)
- Joan Schmidt (1948)
- Una Paisley (1948)
- Betty Wilson (1948)
- Lorna Beal (1948)
- Myrtle Edwards (1948)
- Myrtle Baylis (1948)
- Alma Vogt (1949)
Joan Wilkinson (1949)- Valma Batty (1951)
- Eileen Massey (1957)
- Joyce Bath (1957)
- Nell Massey (1958)
- Norma Wilson (1961)
- Liz Amos (1961)
- Miriam Knee (1961)
- Lynn Denholm (1963)
- Janice Parker (1963)
- Lorraine Kutcher (1963)
Betty Maker (1966)- Elaine Bray (1968)
- Joyce Goldsmith (1968)
- Anne Gordon (1968)
- Shirley Banfield (1972)
- Dawn Rae (1972)
- Margaret Jennings (1972)
- Lesley Johnston (1972)
- Raelee Thompson (1972)
- Sharon Tredrea (1973)
- Cathy Garlick (1973)
- Lorraine Hill (1973)
- Valerie Farrell (1973)
- Janette Tredrea (1976)
- Christine White (1977)
- Sharyn Hill (1978)
- Jen Jacobs (1979)
- Lee Albon (1982)
- Christina Matthews (1984)
- Wendy Napier (1985)
- Karen Brown (1985)
- Sharlene Heywood (1986)
- Ruth Buckstein (1986)
- Zoe Goss (1987)
- Kerry Saunders (1988)
- Melissa Papworth (1990)
- Belinda Clark (1991)
- Cathryn Fitzpatrick (1991)
- Charmaine Mason (1992)
- Julie Calvert (1993)
- Kim Bradley (1994)
- Stephanie Theodore (1995)
- Mel Jones (1997)
- Jane Franklin (1998)
- Megan White (1999)
- Clea Smith (2000)
- Louise Broadfoot (2000)
- Sarah Elliott (2005)
- Ellyse Perry (2007)
- Jess Duffin (2009)
- Elyse Villani (2009)
- Rachael Haynes (2009)
- Julie Hunter (2010)
- Danni Wyatt (2010)
Kim Garth (2010)[b]- Meg Lanning (2010)
- Annie Maloney (2011)
- Nicole Bolton (2014)
- Hayley Jensen (2014)
- Kristen Beams (2014)
- Una Raymond-Hoey (2016)
- Molly Strano (2017)
- Sophie Molineux (2018)
- Georgia Wareham (2018)
- Tayla Vlaeminck (2018)
- Annabel Sutherland (2020)
- Alana King (2022)
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Jarrad Loughman[15]
- Assistant coach: Dulip Samaraweera[16]
- Head of Female Cricket: Sharelle McMahon[17]
Honours
- Australian Women's Cricket Championships:
- Winners (36): 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1995–96
- Women's National Cricket League:
- Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup:
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "New South Wales Women Second XI v Victoria Women". CricketArchive. 19 April 1930. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1930/31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's First-Class Events played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A Events played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's Cricket in Australia - All 'n Sundry Stats..." Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Women's National Cricket League 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Victorian Cricket Team". Cricket Victoria. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Victoria Women v England Women". CricketArchive. 7 December 1934. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's First-Class Matches played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's List A Matches played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Victoria confirm women's contract list". Cricket Victoria. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Victoria Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Cricket Victoria appoint Jarrad Loughman as Women's Coach". Cricket Victoria. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Controlling the controllable key for Cup hopeful". cricket.com.au. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Sharelle McMahon appointed Head of Female Cricket". Cricket Victoria. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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