Western Australia women's cricket team

{{Short description|Women's cricket team}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox cricket team | name = Western Australia | image = Western Australia Women Badge.png | colours = {{color box|#ffcc00}} Gold {{color box|Black}} Black | captain = Chloe Piparo | coach = Rebecca Grundy | overseas1 = | overseas2 = | founded = ''First recorded match: 1934'' | ground = WACA Ground, Perth | capacity = | ground2 = | capacity2 = | 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 = [https://waca.com.au/ 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/154/154467.html|title=Western Australia Women v England Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>

===1936–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships=== Western Australia joined the Australian Women's Cricket Championships for the 1936–37 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/33/Australian_Womens_Cricket_Championships_1936-37.html|title=Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1936/37|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2136/Womens_First-Class_Events.html|title=Women's First-Class Events played by Western Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2136/Womens_List_A_Events.html|title=Women's List A Events played by Western Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> Western Australia won the title on one occasion, in 1986–87.<ref name="1986–87">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Australian_Womens_Cricket_Championships_1986-87.html|title=Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1986/87|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>

===1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup=== Western Australia joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/Womens_National_Cricket_League_1996-97.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 1996/97|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> They have won the title once, in 2019–20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/26/Womens_National_Cricket_League_2019-20.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 2019/20|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/451/451112.html|title=Western Australia Women v New South Wales Women|publisher=CricketArchive|date= 19 January 2013|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waca.com.au/news/domestic-cricket-changes/2019-07-29|title=Domestic Cricket Changes|publisher=Western Australian Cricket Association|access-date=26 February 2021|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325113047/https://www.waca.com.au/news/domestic-cricket-changes/2019-07-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/154/154467.html|title=Western Australia Women v England Women|publisher=CricketArchive|date=24 November 1934|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2136/Womens_First-Class_Matches.html|title=Women's First-Class Matches played by Western Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2136/Womens_List_A_Matches.html|title=Women's List A Matches played by Western Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2136/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Western Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2136/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Western Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref name=ref1/><ref name=ref2/> They did not play any home matches in the 2021–22 WNCL due to COVID-19 restrictions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/wncl-schedule-revamped-live-stream-broadcast-fixture-south-western-australia/2022-02-11 |title=Remaining WNCL matches confirmed after schedule rejig |last1=Jolly |first1=Laura |work=cricket.com.au |date=11 February 2022 |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> In the 2022–23 WNCL, they returned to playing all of their home matches at the WACA Ground.<ref name=ref1/>

==Players== ===Current squad=== Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in '''bold''' have international caps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wacricket.com.au/news/3540049/2023-24-womens-playing-squad-confirmed |title=2023-24 Women's Squad Confirmed |publisher=WACA|date=8 May 2023 |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; |- ! style="background:#fc0; color:black; text-align:centre;"| No. ! style="background:#fc0; color:black; text-align:centre;"| Name ! style="background:#fc0; color:black; text-align:centre;"| {{Tooltip|Nat.|Sporting nationality}} ! style="background:#fc0; color:black; text-align:centre;"| Birth date ! style="background:#fc0; color:black; text-align:centre;"| Batting style ! style="background:#fc0; color:black; text-align:centre;"| Bowling style ! style="background:#fc0; color:black; text-align:centre;"| Notes |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Batters |- |style="text-align:center"|5|| Mathilda Carmichael || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1994|4|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|49|| Mikayla Hinkley || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1998|5|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|5|| Rebecca McGrath || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|2|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || |- |style="text-align:center"|28|| '''Chloe Piparo''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ITA}} || {{Birth date and age|1994|9|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || Captain |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| All-rounders |- |style="text-align:center"|20|| Chloe Ainsworth || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|9|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|5|| Bhavi Devchand || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|12|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || |- |style="text-align:center"|9|| Amy Edgar || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|12|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|18|| Lisa Griffith || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1992|8|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|23|| '''Alana King''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1995|11|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Wicket-keepers |- |style="text-align:center"|7|| Maddy Darke || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2001|3|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || |- |style="text-align:center"|55|| '''Ines McKeon''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|FRA}} || {{Birth date and age|2007|4|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|10|| '''Beth Mooney''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1994|1|14|df=y}} || Left-handed || – || |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Bowlers |- |style="text-align:center"|18|| Chloe Bartholomew || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || unknown || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|26|| Charis Bekker || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2004|3|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || |- |style="text-align:center"|46|| Zoe Britcliffe || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2001|9|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|8|| Piepa Cleary || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1996|7|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|14|| Shay Manolini || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|4|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || |- |style="text-align:center"|56|| Lilly Mills || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2001|1|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || |- |style="text-align:center"|6|| Taneale Peschel || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1994|8|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |}

===Notable players=== Players who have played for Western Australia and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2136/Players.html|title=Western Australia Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=20em}} *{{flagicon|AUS}} June James (1951) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Marie McDonough (1958) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Dawn Newman (1968) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Goldsmith (1968) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Betty McDonald (1973) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Lynette Smith (1973) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Hills (1976) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Peta Verco (1977) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Jill Powell (1979) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Denise Emerson (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Denise Martin (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Terri Russell (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Rhonda Kendall (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny Owens (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Read (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Debbie Wilson (1984) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Judy Esmond (1985) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Frances Leonard (1986) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Zoe Goss (1987) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Avril Fahey (1995) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlotte Edwards (1996) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Cherie Bambury (1997) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Collyer (1998) *{{flagicon|NZL}} Kate Pulford (1999) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Dawn Holden (1999) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Nicky Shaw (1999) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Joyce (2001) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Kate Oakenfold (2001) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Gunn (2004) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Kate Blackwell (2004) *{{flagicon|NZL}} Suzie Bates (2006) *{{flagicon|NZL}} Sarah Tsukigawa (2006) *{{flagicon|NZL}} Sophie Devine (2006) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Rene Farrell (2007) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Lauren Ebsary (2008) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Jess Duffin (2009) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Elyse Villani (2009) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Renee Chappell (2013) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Amy Jones (2013) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Tash Farrant (2013) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Kate Cross (2013) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Bolton (2014) *{{flagicon|NZL}} Leigh Kasperek (2015) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Beth Mooney (2016) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Heather Graham (2019) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Maia Bouchier (2021) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Alana King (2022) *{{flagicon|FRA}} Ines McKeon (2023) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Emily Arlott (2025) *{{flagicon|ITA}} Chloe Piparo (2025) {{div col end}}

==Coaching staff== * Head coach: Rebecca Grundy<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waca.com.au/news/grundy-named-wa-womens-head-coach/2020-05-01|title=Grundy Named WA Women's Head Coach |publisher=Western Australian Cricket Association|date=1 May 2020|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> * Senior Assistant Coach: Wes Robinson * Assistant Coach: Kath Hempenstall * Development Coach: Ryan Hosking

==Honours== *'''Australian Women's Cricket Championships:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 1986–87 *'''Women's National Cricket League:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2019–20 *'''Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup:''' **'''Winners (0):''' **''Best finish:'' Runners-up (2012–13)

==References== {{reflist}}

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