Australia women's national cricket team

Australia
Australia vs England in the second women's Test match in Sydney, 1935.
Captain Meg Lanning
First recorded match 28 December 1934 v England at Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia
World Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1973)
Best result Winners, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005 and 2013
Test matches
Test matches played 67
Test wins/losses 18/9
ODI matches
ODI matches played 223
ODIs wins/losses 175/43
As of 12 March 2009

The Australian women's cricket team (nicknamed the Southern Stars) are Australia's national women's cricket team. The team is currently captained by Meg Lanning and coached by former Victoria and Queensland batsmen Matthew Mott[1]

The team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. They now compete against England for the Women's Ashes. They have won more World Cups than any other side — winning in 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005 and 2013. The team has also be crowned champions of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament more than any other side - winning in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

One of the most remarkable families in the early history of the team were the Shevill sisters. Fernie Blade (née Shevill) played against England in the first Test at Brisbane in 1934–35, and her twin Rene Shevill appeared in the next two. Another sister, Essie Shevill, played in all three of those matches, and her twin Lily Shevill also played for New South Wales.

In 2003 the then Women's Cricket Australia (WCA), and the then Australia Cricket board (ACB) merged to form a 1 national cricket board which is now known as, Cricket Australia which remains to this day. This merger in boards has been a positive influence on Women's Cricket as it has provided more financial support, while also gathering more exposure for Women's Cricket[2]

Former Captain Belinda Clark has been one of the most influential figures in Australian Women's Cricket history. In a career spanning 14 years She was the captain of the National Women's team while also contributing in a off field role as the chief executive of Women's Cricket Australia. In 2014 Belinda Clark was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame alongside Male Cricketer Mark Waugh[3]

Tournament history

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 1973 Second Place2/764101
India 1978Champions1/433000
New Zealand 1982Champions1/51312010
Australia 1988Champions1/598100
England 1993Round 13/875200
India 1997Champions1/1287001
New Zealand 2000Second Place2/898100
South Africa 2005Champions1/897002
Australia 2009Super Sixes4/874300
India 2013Champions1/876100
Total6 Titles10/107864914
World Twenty20 record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 2009Semi-finals3/842200
West Indies Cricket Board 2010Champions1/855000
Sri Lanka 2012Champions1/854100
Bangladesh 2014Champions1/1065100
Total3 Titles3/42016400

Current team

As of 31 January 2015,[4] the Australian national women's contracted players are:

Records

Test cricket

ODI cricket

See also

References

  1. ↑ West, Keesha. "Mott Named New Southern Stars Coach". www.cricket.com.au. cricket.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Stronach, Megan; Adair, Darryl (8 September 2009). "Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics". Brave new world’ or ‘sticky wicket’? Women, management and organizational power in Cricket Australia 12 (7): 910, 932. doi:10.1080/17430430903053174.
  3. ↑ . ESPN Cricinfo http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/53413.html. Retrieved 2005. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ http://www.cricketaustralia.com.au/cricket/contracted-player-list

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