Western Australia women's cricket team explained

Western Australia
Colours: Gold Black
Captain:Chloe Piparo
Coach:Rebecca Grundy
Founded:First recorded match: 1934
Ground:WACA Ground, Perth
First Fc:England
First Fc Year:1934
First Fc Venue:WACA Ground, Perth
Title1:AWCC
Title1wins:1
Title2:WNCL
Title2wins:1
Title3:WT20C
Title3wins:0
Website:WACA

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

1934–1935: Early history

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

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

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

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

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[16]

No.NameNat.Birth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
5 4 April 1994 Right-handed
9 27 December 1997 Right-handed
28 5 September 1994 Right-handed Captain
64 17 September 1999 Right-handed
All-rounders
3 3 May 2002 Right-handed
8 17 July 1996 Right-handed
18 28 August 1992 Right-handed
23Alana King 22 November 1995 Right-handed
26 14 March 2004 Right-handed
56 2 January 2001 Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
7 30 March 2001 Right-handed
10Beth Mooney 14 January 1994 Left-handed –
24 24 October 2003 Right-handed –
40Amy Jones 13 June 1993 Right-handed –
55Ines McKeon 19 April 2007 Right-handed
Bowlers
6 29 August 1994 Right-handed
14 13 April 2005 Right-handed
20 14 September 2005 Right-handed
46 15 September 2001 Right-handed

Notable players

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

Honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Australia Women v England Women. CricketArchive. 25 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1936/37. CricketArchive. 25 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Women's First-Class Events played by Western Australia Women. CricketArchive. 25 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Women's List A Events played by Western Australia Women. CricketArchive. 25 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1986/87. CricketArchive. 21 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Women's National Cricket League 1996/97. CricketArchive. 25 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Women's National Cricket League 2019/20. CricketArchive. 25 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Western Australia Women v New South Wales Women. CricketArchive. 19 January 2013. 25 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Domestic Cricket Changes. Western Australian Cricket Association. 26 February 2021.
  10. Web site: Western Australia Women v England Women. CricketArchive. 24 November 1934. 17 January 2021.
  11. Web site: Women's First-Class Matches played by Western Australia Women. CricketArchive. 17 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Women's List A Matches played by Western Australia Women. CricketArchive. 17 January 2021.
  13. Web site: Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Western Australia Women. CricketArchive. 17 January 2021.
  14. Web site: Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Western Australia Women. CricketArchive. 17 January 2021.
  15. Web site: Remaining WNCL matches confirmed after schedule rejig . Jolly . Laura . cricket.com.au . 11 February 2022 . 23 March 2022.
  16. Web site: 2023-24 Women's Squad Confirmed . WACA. 8 May 2023 . 17 September 2023.
  17. Web site: Western Australia Women Players. CricketArchive. 27 March 2021.
  18. Web site: Grundy Named WA Women's Head Coach. Western Australian Cricket Association. 1 May 2020. 16 January 2021.

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