Australian women's cricket team
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The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world. They have won more World Cups than any other side — winning in 1977/8, 1981/2, 1988/9, 1997/8 and 2004/5.
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Tournament History
World Cup
- 1973: Runners up
- 1978: Winners
- 1982: Winners
- 1988: Winners
- 1993: 3rd place
- 1997: Winners
- 2001: Runners up
- 2005: Winners
Current team
As of October 2006 [1], the Australian national women's test cricket team is:
- Sarah Andrews
- Kate Blackwell
- Melissa Bulow
- Cathryn Fitzpatrick
- Michelle Goszko
- Julie Hayes
- Shelley Nitschke
- Kirsten Pike
- Leah Poulton
- Jodie Purves
- Karen Rolton (c)
- Clea Smith
- Lisa Sthalekar
Records
Test cricket
- Highest team total: 569/9 v England, 6 August 1998 at Woodbridge Road, Guildford, England
- Highest individual score: 209 not out, Karen Rolton v England, 6 July 2001 at Headingley, Leeds, England
- Best innings bowling: 7/7, Betty Wilson v England, 21 February 1958 at Junction Oval, Melbourne, Australia
- Best match bowling: 11/16, Betty Wilson v England, 21 February 1958 at Junction Oval, Melbourne, Australia
ODI cricket
- Highest team total: 412/3 v Denmark, 16 December 1997 at Mumbai, India
- Highest individual innings: 229 not out, Belinda Clark v Denmark, 16 December 1997 at Mumbai, India
- Best innings bowling: 7/24, Shelley Nitschke v England, 19 August 2005 at Kidderminster, England
See also
- Australian women's cricket team in England in 2005
- Australian men's cricket team
- Women's National Cricket League
External links
- Photographs from the English Women's Cricket Association tour of Australia, 1934-1935
- Women's Cricket in Australia: news, history, leagues and competitions, results and statistics
