Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket) explained

Tasmania
Colours: Green Gold Red
Captain:Elyse Villani
Coach:Jude Coleman
Founded:First recorded match: 1906
Ground:Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Capacity:19,500
Ground2:Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart
First Fc:South Australia
First Fc Year:1985
First Fc Venue:Flinders University No 3, Adelaide
Title1:WNCL
Title1wins:3
Website:Tasmanian Tigers Women

The Tasmania Women cricket team, also known as Tasmanian Tigers and previously Tasmanian Roar, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Tasmania. They play their home games at Blundstone Arena, Hobart. 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

1906–1984: Early history

Tasmania's first recorded match was against Victoria on 17 March 1906. A second match against Victoria was also recorded on 23 March 1906. Their next recorded match did not take place until 27 December 1979, when they played Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI.[1]

1985–1991: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

Tasmania joined the Australian Women's Cricket Championships for the 1985–86 season. Their first match was a loss to South Australia by an innings and 124 runs. Tasmania failed to win a match and finished bottom of the table.[2] [3] Tasmania made further appearances in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships in 1987–88 and 1990–91, finishing bottom both times.[4] [5] They also appeared in the Women's Australian Under-21 Championships in 1985/86 and 1986/87.[6] [7]

2009–present: Twenty20 Cup and Women's National Cricket League

Tasmania joined the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup as Tasmanian Roar for the 2009–10 season, finishing bottom of the table.[8] They joined the WNCL for the 2010–11 season, but again finished bottom.[9] Tasmania's best finish in the Twenty20 Cup came in its final season, 2014–15, when they finished fourth.[10] On 4 June 2018, Cricket Tasmania announced that the name of the team would change to the Tasmanian Tigers, aligning their branding with the men's team.[11]

They finished third in the WNCL in 2018–19 and 2020–21.[12] [13] They won their first WNCL title in 2021–22, topping the group stage before beating South Australia in the final by 9 wickets.[14] They defended their title in 2022–23, again beating South Australia in the final.[15] They won the title again in 2023-24 for third year straight against Queensland by 6 wickets

Grounds

Tasmania's first recorded home match against Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI was played at the North West Tasmania Cricket Association Ground in Burnie. Since 2008, when they started to play regular matches, Tasmania have predominantly used Blundstone Arena (formerly Bellerive Oval) in Hobart. They have also used other grounds in Hobart such as Lindisfarne Oval, New Town Oval, the TCA Ground, Kingston Beach Oval and Kingston Twin Ovals. Outside Hobart, they have also played occasional matches at NTCA Ground and York Park, both in Launceston.[16] [1] [17] [18]

Both of Tasmania's home matches in the 2019–20 WNCL were played at the TCA Ground. They played three 2020–21 WNCL home games at Blundstone Arena and two at Kingston Twin Ovals, whilst since the 2021–22 season they only used Blundstone Arena for their home matches.[1]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[19]

No.NameNat.Birth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
2Elyse Villani 6 October 1989 Right-handed Captain
5Naomi Stalenberg 18 April 1994 Right-handed
8 18 April 2001 Right-handed
51 13 April 1998 Right-handed
67Lizelle Lee 2 April 1992 Right-handed Overseas player
All-rounders
6 6 October 1996 Right-handed
11Heather Graham 10 May 1996 Right-handed
13 14 September 1996 Left-handed
16Nicola Carey 10 September 1993 Left-handed
99 14 June 1992 Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
21 12 August 2000 Right-handed
Bowlers
4 18 August 2003 Right-handed
14 16 November 2004 Right-handed
17 17 March 2004 Right-handed
26Molly Strano 5 October 1992 Right-handed
28 23 September 2001 Right-handed
Beth Lane 25 October 2004 Right-handed
Callie Wilson Unknown Right-handed

Notable players

Players who have played for Tasmania and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[20]

Coaching staff

Honours

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's List A Matches played by Tasmania Women. CricketArchive. 17 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1985/86 Table. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  3. Web site: South Australia Women v Tasmania Women. CricketArchive. 30 December 1985. 24 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1987/88 Table. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1990/91 Table. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Women's Australian Under-21 Championships 1985/86. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1986/87. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2009/10 Table. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Women's National Cricket League 2010/11 Table. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  10. Web site: Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2014/15 Table. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  11. Web site: Tasmanian Roar Become Tasmanian Tigers Women's Team . 16 December 2018 . Cricket Tasmania.
  12. Web site: Women's National Cricket League 2018/19 Table. CricketArchive. 24 January 2021.
  13. Web site: Women's National Cricket League 2020/21 Table. CricketArchive. 30 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Women's National Cricket League 2021/22 . ESPNcricinfo . 27 March 2022.
  15. Web site: Women's National Cricket League 2022/23 . ESPNcricinfo . 25 February 2023.
  16. Web site: Women's First-Class Matches played by Tasmania Women. CricketArchive. 17 January 2021.
  17. Web site: Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Tasmania Women. CricketArchive. 17 January 2021.
  18. Web site: Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Tasmania Women. CricketArchive. 17 January 2021.
  19. Web site: Tigers Name Squad for Tilt at Three-Peat . Cricket Tasmania. 9 May 2023. 17 September 2023.
  20. Web site: Players who have played for Tasmania Women. CricketArchive. 22 March 2021.
  21. Web site: Coleman lands dream role . Beaudesert Bulletin . 28 November 2022 . 18 September 2023.