Western Australia women's cricket team

The Western Australia women's 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.

1936–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships Western Australia joined the Australian Women's Cricket Championships for the 1936–37 tournament. They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96. Western Australia won the title on one occasion, in 1986–87.

1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup Western Australia joined the newly established WNCL in 1996–97. They have won the title once, in 2019–20. 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.

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.

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.

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. They did not play any home matches in the 2021–22 WNCL due to COVID-19 restrictions. In the 2022–23 WNCL, they returned to playing all of their home matches at the WACA Ground.

Players Current squad Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps. No. Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters5 Mathilda Carmichael Right-handed Right-arm medium 49 Mikayla Hinkley Right-handed Right-arm medium 5 Rebecca McGrath Right-handed 28 Chloe Piparo Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain All-rounders20 Chloe Ainsworth Right-handed Right-arm medium 5 Bhavi Devchand Right-handed Right-arm leg break 9 Amy Edgar Right-handed Right-arm medium 18 Lisa Griffith Right-handed Right-arm medium 23 Alana King Right-handed Right-arm leg break Wicket-keepers7 Maddy Darke Right-handed Right-arm off break 55 Ines McKeon Right-handed Right-arm medium 10 Beth Mooney Left-handed – Bowlers18 Chloe Bartholomew unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium 26 Charis Bekker Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 46 Zoe Britcliffe Right-handed Right-arm medium 8 Piepa Cleary Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 Shay Manolini Right-handed Right-arm leg break 56 Lilly Mills Right-handed Right-arm off break 6 Taneale Peschel 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):

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

Coaching staff Head coach: Rebecca Grundy 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)

Western Australia women's cricket team

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