{{Short description|Women's cricket team}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox cricket team | name = South Australia | image = South_Australia_Cricket_Team_Logo.webp | colours = {{color box|Red}} Red {{color box|Gold}} Gold {{color box|Navy}} Blue | captain = Jemma Barsby | coach = Mick Delaney | overseas1 = | overseas2 = | founded = ''First recorded match: 1935'' | ground = Adelaide Oval<br>Karen Rolton Oval | capacity = 53,500<ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide Oval |url=https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/adelaide-oval |website=www.austadiums.com |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref><br>5,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Karen Rolton Oval (Park 25) |url=https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/karen-rolton-oval |website=www.austadiums.com |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> | first_fc = Victoria | first_fc_year = 1935 | first_fc_venue = Albert Cricket Ground, Melbourne | title1 = AWCC | title1wins = 5 | title2 = WNCL | title2wins = 1 | title3 = WT20C | title3wins = 0 | website = [https://www.saca.com.au/teams/scorpions SA Scorpions] }}
The '''South Australia women's cricket team''', formerly known as the '''South Australian Scorpions''',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/3942710/state-cricket-teams-return-to-historical-name-of-south-australia | title=State cricket teams return to historical 'South Australia' name | South Australian Cricket Association | date=27 March 2024 }}</ref> is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of South Australia. They play their home games at Adelaide Oval and Karen Rolton Oval. 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.
The team is selected and supported by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA).
==History== ===1935–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships=== South Australia's first recorded match was against Victoria in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships on 10 to 11 January 1935, which they lost by an innings and 184 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1151/1151630.html|title=Victoria Women v South Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|date=10 January 1935|accessdate=25 January 2021}}</ref> They continued to regularly play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/325/Womens_First-Class_Events.html|title=Women's First-Class Events played by South Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/325/Womens_List_A_Events.html|title=Women's List A Events played by South Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> They won the title five times, making them the third most successful team after Victoria and New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southernstars.org.au/natstat.htm |title=Women's Cricket in Australia - All 'n Sundry Stats... |website= |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204093739fw_/http://www.southernstars.org.au/natstat.htm |archive-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup=== thumb|right|The former logo used while the team was known as the Scorpions South 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 one title, in 2015–16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/26/Womens_National_Cricket_League_2015-16.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 2015/16|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> Their best finish in the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup was third in 2010–11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/20/Australian_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2010-11.html|title=Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010/11|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>
==Grounds== South Australia have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against Western Australia in 1936 was played at Hindmarsh Oval, Adelaide. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Adelaide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1151/1151641.html|title=South Australia Women v Western Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|date=10 December 1936|accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/325/Womens_First-Class_Matches.html|title=Women's First-Class Matches played by South Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/325/Womens_List_A_Matches.html|title=Women's List A Matches played by South Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/325/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Women's Twenty20 Matches played by South Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/325/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by South Australia Women|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref>
After the inception of the WNCL in 1996, South Australia began playing regular matches at the Adelaide Oval and its adjacent ground, Adelaide Oval No 2, as well as various other grounds in Adelaide such as Park 25 and University Oval.<ref name=ref1 /><ref name=ref2 /> Outside Adelaide, they played two matches in the 2006–07 WNCL at Centennial Park in Nuriootpa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/3272_wa.html|title=Women's List A Matches played on Centennial Park, Nuriootpa|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref>
In the 2019–20 WNCL, South Australia played all of their home games at the Karen Rolton Oval, a newly upgraded ground located at Park 25 in Adelaide. They also played their three 2020–21 WNCL home games, their two 2021–22 WNCL home games and their six 2022–23 WNCL home games at the Karen Rolton Oval.<ref name=ref1 /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/saca-unveils-karen-rolton-oval/2018-03-08|title=SACA unveils Karen Rolton Oval|publisher=South Australian Cricket Association|date=8 March 2018|accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref>
==Players== ===Current squad=== Based on squad announced for the 2024/25 season. Players in '''bold''' have international caps.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Australia welcomes two additions to WNCL squad {{!}} South Australian Cricket Association |url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/4041632/south-australia-welcomes-two-additions-to-wncl-squad |website=www.saca.com.au |access-date=8 October 2024 |language=en |date=20 June 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! style="background:#de0000; color:white; text-align:centre;"| No. ! style="background:#de0000; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Name ! style="background:#de0000; color:white; text-align:centre;"| {{Tooltip|Nat.|Sporting nationality}} ! style="background:#de0000; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Birth date ! style="background:#de0000; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Batting style ! style="background:#de0000; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Bowling style ! style="background:#de0000; color:white; text-align:centre;"| Notes |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Batters |- |style="text-align:center"|2|| Emma de Broughe || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|9|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || |- |style="text-align:center"|21|| Bridget Patterson || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1994|4|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|17|| Courtney Webb || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1999|11|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| All-rounders |- |style="text-align:center"|57|| '''Hollie Armitage''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|6|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || |- |style="text-align:center"|15|| Jemma Barsby || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1995|10|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm off break, Slow left-arm orthodox || Captain |- |style="text-align:center"|35|| Eleanor Larosa || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|11|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|9|| '''Tahlia McGrath''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1995|11|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|11|| Madeline Penna || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|8|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || |- |style="text-align:center"|33|| Kate Peterson || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2002|12|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|10|| '''Amanda-Jade Wellington''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1997|5|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Wicket-keepers |- |style="text-align:center"|13|| Josie Dooley || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2000|1|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || — || |- |style="text-align:center"|23|| Paris Hall || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|11|3|df=y}}|| Left-handed || — || |- |style="text-align:center"|77|| Ellie Johnston || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|1|29|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"| Bowlers |- |style="text-align:center"|20|| '''Darcie Brown''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|3|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || |- |style="text-align:center"|13|| Maggie Clark || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2007|3|15|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || |- |style="text-align:center"|24|| Emmerson Filsell || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2005|1|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || |- |style="text-align:center"|86|| Courtney Neale || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1998|7|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || |- |style="text-align:center"|27|| '''Megan Schutt''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|1993|1|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || |- |style="text-align:center"|8|| Ella Wilson || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age|2003|11|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || |- |}
===Notable players=== Players who have played for South 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/0/325/Players.html|title=South Australia Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}} *{{flagicon|AUS}} Dot Laughton (1949) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Ruth Dow (1957) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Barbara Orchard (1957) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Faith Thomas (1958) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Jude (1963) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Jill Need (1968) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Blunsden (1972) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Betty McDonald (1973) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Janette Tredrea (1976) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Jan Lumsden (1976) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry Mortimer (1976) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Jill Kennare (1979) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Jen Jacobs (1979) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Lyn Fullston (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Lynley Hamilton (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Rhonda Kendall (1982) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Annette Fellows (1984) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Piltz (1984) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Lee-Anne Hunter (1985) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrea McCauley (1990) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Joanne Broadbent (1990) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Tunde Juhasz (1991) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Isabelle Tsakiris (1992) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Caroline Ward (1994) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Olivia Magno (1995) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Rolton (1995) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlotte Edwards (1996) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Morgan (1999) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Leanne Davis (2000) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Caroline Atkins (2001) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Kate Oakenfold (2001) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Kris Britt (2003) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Gunn (2004) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Shelley Nitschke (2004) *{{flagicon|NZL}} Suzie Bates (2006) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Taylor (2006) *{{flagicon|NZL}} Sophie Devine (2006) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Emma Sampson (2007) *{{flagicon|NZL}} Lucy Doolan (2008) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Lauren Ebsary (2008) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Sarah Coyte (2010) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Megan Schutt (2012) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Tahlia McGrath (2016) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Amanda-Jade Wellington (2016) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Ashleigh Gardner (2017) *{{flagicon|FJI}} Alicia Dean (2019) *{{flagicon|AUS}} Darcie Brown (2021) {{div col end}}
==Coaching staff== * Head coach: Mick Delaney<ref>{{cite web |title=SACA announce new Women's Head Coach {{!}} South Australian Cricket Association |url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/4028667/saca-announce-new-womens-head-coach |website=www.saca.com.au |access-date=8 October 2024 |language=en |date=27 May 2024}}</ref> * Assistant coach: Jude Coleman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/coleman-appointed-assistant-coach/2019-05-21|title=Coleman appointed Assistant Coach |publisher=South Australian Cricket Association|date=21 May 2019|accessdate=16 January 2021}}</ref>
==Honours== *'''Australian Women's Cricket Championships:''' **'''Winners (5):''' 1951–52, 1979–80, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95 *'''Women's National Cricket League:''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2015–16 *'''Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup:''' **'''Winners (0):''' **''Best finish:'' 3rd (2010–11)
=='All Time Best Team'== In 2024 SACA members voted for and selected a greatest ever South Australian Women's team consisting of 12 players - called the 'All Time Best Team'.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/3854336/south-australias-all-time-best-teams-unveiled | title=South Australia's All Time Best Teams unveiled | South Australian Cricket Association | date=12 January 2024 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !Women's All Time Best Team |- |Lauren Ebsary |- |Jill Kennare |- |Karen Rolton |- |Shelley Nitschke |- |Ruth Dow |- |Joanne Broadbent |- |Tegan McPharlin |- |Lyn Fullston |- |Megan Schutt |- |Betty McDonald |- |Faith Coulthard |- |Margaret Jude |- |}
==See also== {{portal|South Australia}} *South Australian Cricket Association *South Australia men's cricket team *Adelaide Strikers (WBBL)
==References== {{reflist}}
{{South Australian Scorpions squad}} {{Australian women's cricket teams}} {{Adelaide Sports Teams}}
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