Victoria women's cricket team

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Victoria
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Personnel
Captain Meg Lanning
CoachJarrad Loughman
Team information
Colours  Navy blue
  White
  Grey
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1891
Home ground Junction Oval, Melbourne
Capacity7,000
Secondary home ground(s) Shepley Oval, Melbourne
History
First-class debut New South Wales
in 1934
at  University Oval, Sydney
AWCC  wins36
WNCL  wins2
WT20C  wins3
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.NameNat.Birth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
7 Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg 25 March 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain, Cricket Australia contract, Australia Captain
27 Olivia Henry Flag of Australia (converted).svg 27 January 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
3 Annabel Sutherland Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12 October 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Cricket Australia contract
6 Sophie Day Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2 September 1998 (age 25)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
11 Kim Garth Flag of Australia (converted).svg [lower-alpha 1] 25 April 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
14 Rhiann O'Donnell Flag of Australia (converted).svg 14 April 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
20 Ellyse Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3 November 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
23 Sophie Molineux Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17 January 1998 (age 25)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Cricket Australia contract
25 Tess Flintoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg 31 March 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
32 Georgia Wareham Flag of Australia (converted).svg 26 May 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract
–Poppy Gardner Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5 January 2005 (age 18)Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
4 Nicole Faltum Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17 January 2000 (age 23)Right-handed—
22 Sophie Reid Flag of Australia (converted).svg UnknownLeft-handed–
Bowlers
8 Rhys McKenna Flag of Australia (converted).svg UnknownRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
16 Georgia Prestwidge Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
17 Tayla Vlaeminck Flag of Australia (converted).svg 27 October 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast Cricket Australia contract
18 Ella Hayward Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8 September 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
19 Aanliya Cheeran Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1 April 2005 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm off break
21 Milly Illingworth Flag of Australia (converted).svg 15 July 2005 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
28 Jasmine Nevins Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7 October 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
34 Samantha Bates Flag of Australia (converted).svg 7 August 1992 (age 31)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]

Coaching staff

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Garth has also played international cricket for Ireland.
  2. ↑ Garth has represented both Ireland and Australia in international cricket.

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