The Tasmania women's cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers and previously the Roar, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Tasmania. They play their home games at Ninja Stadium, Hobart. 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

1906–1984: Early history Tasmania's first recorded match was against Victoria on 17 March 1906. A second match against Victoria was also recorded on 23 March 1906. Their next recorded match did not take place until 27 December 1979, when they played Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI.

1985–1991: Australian Women's Cricket Championships Tasmania joined the Australian Women's Cricket Championships for the 1985–86 season. Their first match was a loss to South Australia by an innings and 124 runs. Tasmania failed to win a match and finished bottom of the table. Tasmania made further appearances in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships in 1987–88 and 1990–91, finishing bottom both times. They also appeared in the Women's Australian Under-21 Championships in 1985/86 and 1986/87.

2009–present: Twenty20 Cup and Women's National Cricket League Tasmania joined the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup as Tasmanian Roar for the 2009–10 season, finishing bottom of the table. They joined the WNCL for the 2010–11 season, but again finished bottom. Tasmania's best finish in the Twenty20 Cup came in its final season, 2014–15, when they finished fourth. On 4 June 2018, Cricket Tasmania announced that the name of the team would change to the Tasmanian Tigers, aligning their branding with the men's team.

They finished third in the WNCL in 2018–19 and 2020–21. They won their first WNCL title in 2021–22, topping the group stage before beating South Australia in the final by 9 wickets. They defended their title in 2022–23, again beating South Australia in the final. They won the title again in 2023-24 season for third year straight against Queensland by 6 wickets.

Grounds Tasmania's first recorded home match against Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI was played at the North West Tasmania Cricket Association Ground in Burnie. Since 2008, when they started to play regular matches, Tasmania have predominantly used Bellerive Oval in Hobart. They have also used other grounds in Hobart such as Lindisfarne Oval, New Town Oval, the TCA Ground, Kingston Beach Oval and Kingston Twin Ovals. Outside Hobart, they have also played occasional matches at NTCA Ground and York Park, both in Launceston.

Both of Tasmania's home matches in the 2019–20 WNCL were played at the TCA Ground. They played three 2020–21 WNCL home games at Blundstone Arena and two at Kingston Twin Ovals, whilst since the 2021–22 season they only used Blundstone Arena for their home matches.

Players

Current squad Based on squad announced for the 2026/27 season. Players in bold have international caps. No. Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters51 Tabatha Saville Right-handed Right-arm medium 5 Naomi Stalenberg Right-handed Right-arm medium 8 Rachel Trenaman Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2 Elyse Villani Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain All-roundersMia BarwickRight-handedRight-arm mediumRookie Contract16 Nicola Carey Left-handed Right-arm medium – Ava Curtis Right-handed Right-arm mediumRookie Contract Alice Davidson-Richards Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Ella HaywardRight-handedRight-arm off break11 Ruth Johnston Right-handed Right-arm off break Wicket-keepers67 Lizelle Lee Right-handed Right-arm medium Considered a domestic player Caity Mair Right-handed Kate Pelle Right-handed Bowlers13 Maisy Gibson Left-handed Right-arm leg break - Sara Kennedy Right-handed Left-arm medium4 Hayley Silver-Holmes Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Courtney SippelLeft-handedRight-arm medium6 Lauren Smith Right-handed Right-arm off break 5 Callie Wilson Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Notable players Players who have played for Tasmania and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):

Kim Fazackerley (1992) Julia Price (1996) Mel Jones (1997) Isobel Joyce (1999) Rachel Priest (2007) Amy Satterthwaite (2007) Elyse Villani (2009) Julie Hunter (2010) Heather Knight (2010) Sarah Coyte (2010) Lizelle Lee (2013) Hayley Matthews (2014) Naomi Stalenberg (2016) Alex Hartley (2016) Molly Strano (2017) Belinda Vakarewa (2017) Nicola Carey (2018) Alice Davidson-Richards (2018) Celeste Raack (2018) Erin Burns (2019) Heather Graham (2019) Hollie Armitage (2024)

Coaching staff Head coach: Jude Coleman Assistant coach: Dan Marsh Assistant coach: Alex Pyecroft Assistant coach: Clive Rose Female Pathway Coach: Natalie Schilov Physiotherapist: Emily Khalfan Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ross Brosnan

Honours Women's National Cricket League: Winners (3): 2021–22, 2022–23 & 2023–24 Australian Women's Cricket Championships: Winners (0): Best finish: 7th (1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91) Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup: Winners (0): Best finish: 4th (2014–15)

See also Cricket Tasmania Tasmania men's cricket team Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)

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