Western Australia women's cricket team
| File:Western Fury logo.png | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Chloe Piparo | |
| Coach |  Rebecca Grundy[1] | |
| Team information | ||
| Colours | Yellow & Black | |
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Home ground | WACA Ground, Perth Murdoch University. | |
| Capacity | 22,000 (WACA) | |
| Official website | Official Site | |
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The Western Fury is the representative women's cricket team of Western Australia and is based in Perth, Western Australia. Their home ground is the WACA Ground, although from 2011/2012 they have also played games at Murdoch University.
The team represents the state of Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).[2]
The current coach of the Western Fury is Lisa Keightley, replacing former Tasmanian wicketkeeper Mark Atkinson as coach in December 2015.[3] With Elyse Villani returning to Victoria, Chloe Piparo is the Fury's captain for 2018–19.[4] The side also features CA contracted batter (and Fury vice-captain) Nicole Bolton.
Honours
- WNCL Titles: 1 (2019/20)
- WNCL Runners-up: 2 (1999/00, 2017/18)
- WT20 Runners-up: 1 (2012/13)
Current squad
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| - | Nicole Bolton |  |
13 August 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-spin | |
| - | Amy Edgar | |
(age 21) | - | - | |
| - | Heather Graham | |
5 October 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| - | Chloe Piparo | |
5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | Captain |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| - | Mathilda Carmichael | |
(age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| - | Bhavisha Devchand | |
24 December 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| - | Taneale Peschel | |
(age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| - | Megan Banting | |
11 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| - | Emily Smith | |
9 January 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| - | Melissa Cameron | |
13 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| - | Piepa Cleary | |
17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| - | Sheldyn Cooper | |
(age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| - | Kath Hempenstall | |
(age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| - | Ashlee King | |
- | - | - | |
| - | Emma King | |
25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | |
Source(s): Western Fury
Coaching staff
- Head Coach: Rebecca Grundy
- Asst. Coach: Zoe Goss
- Physiotherapist: Declan Norris
- Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Dan Jolley
See also
References
- ^ "Becky Grundy: Ex-England spinner named head coach of Western Australia women's team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Elite Cricket | Overview". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Townsend, John (3 December 2015). "Keightley takes over as women's mentor". The West Australian.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (29 August 2018). "WA name new skipper for 2018-19". cricket.com.au.
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