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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Jess Jonassen |
| Coach | Ashley Noffke |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Maroon Gold |
| Founded | First recorded match: 1931 |
| Home ground | Allan Border Field,Brisbane |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Fehlberg Park, Kerrydale Oval |
| History | |
| First-class debut | New South Wales in 1934 at Weigall Oval,Sydney |
| AWCC wins | 0 |
| WNCL wins | 1 |
| WT20C wins | 1 |
| Official website | Queensland Fire |
TheQueensland Women cricket team, also known as theKonica Minolta Queensland Fire, is the women's representativecricket team for theAustralian State ofQueensland. They play most of their home games atAllan Border Field,Brisbane and they also useSouth Brisbane District Cricket Club's Fehlberg Oval and Kerrydale Oval,Robina. 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.
Queensland's first recorded match was a one-day, two-innings affair againstNew South Wales in theAustralian Women's Cricket Championships on 23 March 1931, which they lost by an innings and 51 runs.[1] They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96, however, they failed to win the title.[2][3][4]
Queensland joined the newly-establishedWNCL in1996–97.[5] They finished as runners-up in2000–01,2005–06,2012–13,2016–17 and2018–19, before winning their first title in2020–21.[6][7][8][9][10][11] They have won oneAustralian Women's Twenty20 Cup, in2013–14.[12]
Queensland have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match againstNew South Wales in 1933 was played at theExhibition Ground,Brisbane. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Brisbane including intermittent matches at theGabba, the last of which came in 2016. They have also played occasional matches inToowoomba andBeenleigh.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Since 2017, Queensland have played most of their home matches atAllan Border Field, Brisbane as well as occasional matches atFehlberg Park in Brisbane and Kerrydale Oval inRobina. They played their three2020–21 WNCL home games at Allan Border Field. After playing all their matches in the2021–22 WNCL away from home, in the2022–23 WNCL they used Allan Border Field, Kerrydale Oval and, for the first time,Ian Healy Oval.[15]
Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players inbold have international caps.[19]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 33 | Lucinda Bourke |  | (2005-09-02)2 September 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 4 | Laura Harris | | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | — | |
| 32 | Kira Holmes | | Unknown | Right-handed | — | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 11 | Sianna Ginger | | (2005-07-26)26 July 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | |
| 17 | Grace Harris | | (1993-09-18)18 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| 88 | Charli Knott | | (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| 19 | Georgia Voll | | (2003-08-05)5 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 8 | Georgia Redmayne | | (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | — | |
| 58 | Lauren Winfield-Hill ‡ |  | (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 96 | Mikayla Wrigley | | (2004-02-12)12 February 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| – | Lily Bassingthwaighte | | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| – | Bonnie Berry | | (2006-02-24)24 February 2006 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 5 | Lucy Hamilton | | (2006-05-08)8 May 2006 (age 18) | Left-handed | Left-armfast | |
| 44 | Nicola Hancock | | (1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 21 | Jess Jonassen | | (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain |
| 34 | Grace Parsons | | (2003-08-18)18 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| 37 | Courtney Sippel | | (2001-04-27)27 April 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | |
Players who have played for Queensland and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[20]
Kath Smith (1934)Joyce Brewer (1935)Val Slater (1957)Glenda Hall (1984)
Nicola Payne (1988)[note 1]Katherine Raymont (1990)Joanne Broadbent (1990)Kim Fazackerley (1992)Sharyn Bow (1993)Julia Price (1996)Jodi Dannatt (1997)Megan White (1999)Dawn Holden (1999)Louise Broadfoot (2000)Sally Cooper (2001)Melissa Bulow (2003)Kirsten Pike (2005)Jodie Fields (2006)Delissa Kimmince (2008)Jess Duffin (2009)Jess Jonassen (2012)Holly Ferling (2013)Lauren Winfield-Hill (2013)Felicity Leydon-Davis (2014)Grace Harris (2015)Beth Mooney (2016)Georgia Voll (2024)
