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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Meg Lanning |
| Coach | Jarrad Loughman |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Navy blue White Grey |
| Founded | First recorded match: 1891 |
| Home ground | Junction Oval,Melbourne |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Shepley Oval,Melbourne |
| History | |
| First-class debut | New South Wales in 1934 at University Oval,Sydney |
| AWCC wins | 36 |
| WNCL wins | 2 |
| WT20C wins | 3 |
| Official website | Victorian Cricket Team |
TheVictoria women's cricket team, previously known asVictorian Spirit, is the women's representativecricket team for theAustralian State ofVictoria. They play their home games atJunction Oval,St Kilda,Melbourne. They compete in theWomen's National Cricket League (WNCL), the premier50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia. They previously played in the now-defunctAustralian Women's Twenty20 Cup andAustralian Women's Cricket Championships, a competition which they dominated, having won 36 titles.
Victoria's first recorded match was againstNew 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]
Victoria played alongside New South Wales andQueensland in the inaugural season of theAustralian 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]
Victoria joined the newly establishedWNCL in1996–97.[7] They have won the title twice, in2002–03 and2004–05. They are the most successful side in theAustralian Women's Twenty20 Cup, having won the title three times, with consecutive wins coming in2009–10,2010–11 and2011–12[8]
Victoria have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match againstTasmania in 1906 was played atVictoria Park,Melbourne. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Melbourne. Their first match at theMelbourne Cricket Ground was againstEngland in 1934. Since 2002 they have also played occasional matches inGeelong.[9][10][11][12][1]
Since 2013, Victoria have played most of their home games atJunction Oval, located in the suburb ofSt Kilda in Melbourne, as well as occasionally at the Melbourne Cricket Ground andCasey Fields. Their two2019–20 WNCL home games were played at Junction Oval. Their four2020–21 WNCL league matches, as well as the final, were also played at Junction Oval. In2021–22, they played six matches at Junction Oval, as well as playing their first ever match atShepley Oval in Melbourne. In2022–23, the side returned to just using Junction Oval.[11][12]
Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players inbold have international caps.[13]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 27 | Olivia Henry |  | (2004-01-27)27 January 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| 7 | Meg Lanning | | (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Captain,Cricket Australia contract, formerAustralia Captain |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 25 | Tess Flintoff | | (2003-03-31)31 March 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 11 | Kim Garth | [a] | (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 18 | Ella Hayward | | (2003-09-08)8 September 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| 8 | Rhys McKenna | | (2004-08-17)17 August 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | |
| 23 | Sophie Molineux | | (1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (age 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Cricket Australia contract |
| 20 | Ellyse Perry | | (1990-11-03)3 November 1990 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | Cricket Australia contract |
| 3 | Annabel Sutherland | | (2001-10-12)12 October 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham | | (1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | Cricket Australia contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 4 | Nicole Faltum | | (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| 22 | Sophie Reid | | (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (age 28) | Left-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 6 | Sophie Day | | (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 (age 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| – | Poppy Gardner | | (2005-01-05)5 January 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | |
| – | Hasrat Gill | | (2005-11-09)9 November 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| 21 | Milly Illingworth | | (2005-07-15)15 July 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| – | Sasha Moloney | | (1992-06-14)14 June 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| 28 | Jasmine Nevins | | (2003-10-07)7 October 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge | | (1997-12-17)17 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 17 | Tayla Vlaeminck | | (1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armfast | Cricket Australia contract |
Players who have played for Victoria and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[14]
Nell McLarty (1934)Kath Smith (1934)Hilda Hills (1934)Lorna Kettels (1934)Anne Palmer (1934)Peggy Antonio (1934)Winnie George (1937)Elsie Deane (1937)Joan Schmidt (1948)Una Paisley (1948)Betty Wilson (1948)Lorna Beal (1948)Myrtle Edwards (1948)Myrtle Baylis (1948)Alma Vogt (1949)
Joan Wilkinson (1949)Valma Batty (1951)Eileen Massey (1957)Joyce Bath (1957)Nell Massey (1958)Norma Wilson (1961)Liz Amos (1961)Miriam Knee (1961)Lynn Denholm (1963)Janice Parker (1963)Lorraine Kutcher (1963)
Betty Maker (1966)Elaine Bray (1968)Joyce Goldsmith (1968)Anne Gordon (1968)Shirley Banfield (1972)Dawn Rae (1972)Margaret Jennings (1972)Lesley Johnston (1972)Raelee Thompson (1972)Sharon Tredrea (1973)Cathy Garlick (1973)Lorraine Hill (1973)Valerie Farrell (1973)Janette Tredrea (1976)Christine White (1977)Sharyn Hill (1978)Jen Jacobs (1979)Lee Albon (1982)Christina Matthews (1984)Wendy Napier (1985)Karen Brown (1985)Sharlene Heywood (1986)Ruth Buckstein (1986)Zoe Goss (1987)Kerry Saunders (1988)Melissa Papworth (1990)Belinda Clark (1991)Cathryn Fitzpatrick (1991)Charmaine Mason (1992)Julie Calvert (1993)Kim Bradley (1994)Stephanie Theodore (1995)Mel Jones (1997)Jane Franklin (1998)Megan White (1999)Clea Smith (2000)Louise Broadfoot (2000)Sarah Elliott (2005)Ellyse Perry (2007)Jess Duffin (2009)Elyse Villani (2009)Rachael Haynes (2009)Julie Hunter (2010)Danni Wyatt (2010)
Kim Garth (2010)[b]Meg Lanning (2010)Annie Maloney (2011)Nicole Bolton (2014)Hayley Jensen (2014)Kristen Beams (2014)Una Raymond-Hoey (2016)Molly Strano (2017)Sophie Molineux (2018)Georgia Wareham (2018)Tayla Vlaeminck (2018)Annabel Sutherland (2020)Alana King (2022)