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| Full name | Tabatha Mary Shania Saville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (age 27) Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 39) | 9 September 2025 v Cook Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 September 2025 v Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016/17–2018/19 | Adelaide Strikers(squad no. 13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–2018/19 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Hobart Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tabatha Mary Shania Saville (born 13 April 1998) is an Australian–Fijiancricketer who plays forTasmania andHobart Hurricanes.[1][2] She currently plays for theFiji in international cricket.
Born inSuva, Fiji, Saville moved toAlice Springs,Northern Territory, Australia, at a young age. She developed her cricketing talents in the Northern Territory, and was often the only girl playing in the side. In early 2016, she was selected inCricket Australia's Talent Squad after impressing at the under-18 National Championships, in which she represented South Australia.[3][4][5]
Saville's potential was also recognised bySouth Australian Scorpions and Strikers coachAndrea McCauley. In the lead up to theWBBL|02 season (2016–17), she was added to the Adelaide Strikers' squad, as its youngest member.[3] She made her debut for the Strikers on 2 January 2017 against theSydney Sixers, and her first significant contribution to the match was the catch that dismissed star Sixers playerEllyse Perry.[5]
In October 2017, Saville made her debut for South Australia in aWNCL match against theWestern Fury.[2] In November 2018, she was named in theAdelaide Strikers' squad for the2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[6][7]
While based in Adelaide, Saville is studying at university as well as playing cricket.[5]
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