Julie Hunter
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Julie Lauren Hunter is a female cricketer who plays for Victoria and Australia. She is a right-handed pace bowler who also bats right-handed batsman.
After playing for the Australian Under-19 team in 2002–03, Hunter made her senior debut for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League
(WNCL) the following season. She was not trusted with much responsibility in her first season, and bowled less than 60% of the maximum possible quota of overs, and was dropped mid-way through the finals series against New South Wales
, which was lost. After touring Sri Lanka
with the Australian Under-23 team in September 2004, Hunter played in Victoria's triumphant 2004–05 WNCL team. After being attacked in the first final against New South Wales, she was dropped, but returned for the third match and scored 15 and took 2/13 to help seal the WNCL title. Hunter ended the season with nine wickets at 25.44.
Starting in 2005–06 Hunter struggled for four seasons, taking 8, 7, 6 and 8 wickets respectively, with her annual average and economy rate rising from 31.00 and 3.70 to 39.75 and 4.33 respectively. In 2009–10, Hunter had her most productive WNCL season, taking 14 wickets at 25.57 as well as 12 wickets at 7.58 in the Twenty20 competition.
She was rewarded by national selection for the first time for the Rose Bowl series
against New Zealand. She made her ODI debut in the fifth match at the Junction Oval
and took her career best figures of 3/40 in her third match on the New Zealand leg of the tour in Invercargill
. Hunter has taken seven wickets from four ODIs. In the Twenty20 internationals, she took two wickets in two matches.
against the Australian Capital Territory, and took 12 wickets at 6.16. She took 3/7 against Tasmania and 3/8 against Queensland. In the final, she took 2/12 from four overs as New South Wales made 8/133 and then scored 34 as Victoria Blue made 9/91 to lose by 32 runs. The following year, she played in two more Under-17 matches, scoring 34 in Victoria's 6/154 before taking 5/9 as Western Australia were dismissed for only 27. For the 2001 tournament, she took six wickets at 3.83 and scored 36 runs at 18.00.
In January 2002, she was selected for the Victorian Under-19 team for the interstate tournament. Hunter scored 88 runs at 17.60 and took 11 wickets at 10.90 from six matches. Her best bowling of 3/26 came in another loss to New South Wales, while her top-score of 46 came against the Australian Cricket Board team. She was then selected in the Australia Youth team to play against the senior New Zealand team, but neither batted nor bowled in an Australian defeat.
Hunter returned to the Under-19 competition in the following year, and scored 106 runs at 21.20 and took seven wickets at 20.85. Her best batting and bowling performances came in the first match when she took 3/9 as Western Australia were bowled out for 65, before scoring an unbeaten 40 as Victoria reached the target with nine wickets in hand. She was then brought into the Under-19 Australian team for two matches against their English counterparts. Australia won both the matches, although Hunter only took one wicket and scored one run.
During the Australian off-season, she was selected for an Australian Under-23 team to play against the senior Sri Lankan team. In the first one-dayer, she took 5/30 from nine overs to help dismiss the hosts for 102, setting up a nine-wicket win. She ended the three one-dayers with six wickets at 8.33 at an economy rate of 2.08 and 12 runs at 12.00 as Australia took a clean sweep. In the first-class match that followed, she scored 44 in the first innings and took 1/13 as Australia took a 102-run first innings lead. She then made six not out and took 0/8 as they completed a 140-run win.
Hunter then played a full set of matches in the 2004–05 WNCL. She took only two wickets in the first four matches before taking 2/19 from seven overs against New South Wales, which was not enough to stop a defeat. She then took her season's best analysis of 2/8 from five overs, helping to restrict south Australia to 8/99 and a 12-run win. Going into the finals series against New South Wales, Hunter had only taken six wickets in eight round-robin matches. In the first game, she was attacked by the New South Wales batsmen, taking 1/58 from nine overs as the Victorians conceded 3/200. She was unbeaten on four when Victoria were bowled out for a 21-run defeat. Hunter was dropped for the second final, which Victoria won by five wickets to force a third game. Hunter was recalled and made 15 as Victoria made 6/159. She then took 2/13 from four overs to help her state to a 50-run win and the WNCL title. Hunter ended the season with nine wickets at 25.44 at an economy rate of 3.46, and scored 19 runs at 19.00.
In 2005–06, Victoria struggled in their WNCL defence. Hunter took only two wickets in the first four matches, of which Victoria won two. The defending champions then played in a double-header against New South Wales. In the first match, Hunter took 3/37 from her ten overs. She was then unbeaten on 12 as Victoria were dismissed for 136 in a 48-run loss. The next day, she took 3/36 from ten overs but it was not enough to prevent a five-wicket defeat. Hunter was hit for more than five runs per over in two wicketless displays in the last two matches of the season against Queensland, both of which were lost. Victoria won only two of their eight matches and did not qualify for the final. Hunter ended with eight wickets at 31.00 at an economy rate of 3.70. She also scored 31 runs at 10.33.
Hunter had another lean season in the 2006–07 season. In the second match of the season, she took 2/14 from four overs as Victoria defeated reigning champions New South Wales by six wickets. However, she only took another two wickets in the remaining six matches before the finals. Victoria won six of eight matches to reach the finals against New South Wales. In the first match, she took 2/24 from nine overs as the title-holders scraped home by one wicket to their target of 137. The next day, she took 1/17 from seven overs to help set up a series-levelling eight wicket win. In the deciding match, Hunter conceded 13 runs from only two overs as New South Wales reached their target of 206 with three wickets in hand to seal a three-wicket win and the WNCL. In 11 matches, Hunter took seven wickets at 31.00 at an economy rate of 3.39; she did not bat for the entire season.
Hunter's returns diminished further in the 2007–08 WNCL. In the second match of the season, she took 2/30 from ten overs in a 42-run win over Western Australia, and then took 4/35 form ten overs against New South Wales, who made 8/228 and went on to win 25 runs. However, she failed to take another wicket in the remaining four matches at an economy rate over five. Victoria won only three of eight matches and did not make the final. Hunter ended with six wickets at 35.16 at a relatively high economy rate of 4.12 and made 8 runs at 4.00. She also had a bad time in her only T20 match, conceding 44 runs without taking a wicket in four overs as South Australia scored 1/59 to win by nine wickets.
During the 2008–09 WNCL, Hunter took eight wickets at 39.75 at an economy rate of 4.33, her worst season's average and economy rate in any season. She took a wicket in each of the first two matches of the season, against South Australia, and then took 3/32 from 8.2 overs to set up a four-wicket win over Queensland. This was followed by two wicketless matches before taking 2/40 in a six-wicket win over Western Australia. She struggled against New South Wales taking 0/27 from five overs in a nine-wicket defeat, and took 1/37 in a three-wicket loss the next day. The following week, she took 0/15 from eight overs as New South Wales reached their target of 120 with six wickets in hand to win the title. She took 0/22 from three overs in her only T20 match of the season, and did not bat in any form of cricket for Victoria.
In 2009–10, Hunter had her most successful WNCL season. After taking one wicket in the first two matches against Western Australia, she took career best bowling figures in senior cricket, claiming 4/34 again Queensland, helping to bowl them out for 151 and setting up a four-wicket Victorian win. She took a wicket in each of the two matches against New South Wales, which were split between the two teams. Hunter took three wickets in the two matches against South Australia, which were both won, before having an uneconomical end to her season. She took 3/45 from 9.5 overs in a one-wicket win the Australian Capital Territory, before conceding 46 runs from 36 wicketless balls against the same team the following day. Victoria went on to meet New South Wales in the final, where Hunter took 1/44 from her ten overs, dismissing Lisa Sthalekar
and taking two catches in the defending champions' 9/206. She scored 13 as Victoria were dismissed for 147 and New South Wales took out their fifth WNCL title in a row. Hunter ended the season with 14 wickets at 25.57 and an economy rate of 4.06. she also scored 60 runs at 12.00, almost twice as much as her previous best aggregate for a season.
The season also saw the introduction of a full-scale T20 domestic competition. Hunter started successfully with 3/5 from 15 balls against Western Australia, and then 3/13 from 3.3 overs against Queensland, setting up strong Victorian wins by 74 and 92 runs. She then took 2/19 from four overs in a seven-run win over New South Wales. Hunter took two wickets in the last three round-robin matches. This included the fixture against South Australia in which she made 22 in a tail-wagging performance to push the total to 9/120 before taking 1/9 from three overs to help secure an 18-run win. In the final against New South Wales, she was not required to bat as Victoria made 5/127. She then took 2/7 from her two overs, helping to dismiss New South Wales for 52 runs and seal a 52-run win. Hunter ended the tournament with 12 wickets at 7.58 and an economy rate of 3.95. She also scored 38 runs at 38.00.
, where she did not bat and then took 1/20 from seven overs and a catch in a 103-run win; Australia swept the series 5–0.
In the five T20s internationals that followed, three at Bellerive Oval
in Hobart
, and two in New Zealand, Hunter only played in the last two matches in New Zealand, taking 1/23 and 1/29 from four overs each. She made six in the fourth match, her first innings at international level as Australia lost by 59 runs. She made a duck in the final match as New Zealand won all five T20s.
She then played in all three ODIs in New Zealand as fellow right-arm fast bowler Rene Farrell
was left out. In the first match in Queenstown
, she took 1/38 from ten overs. In the run-chase she made six not out at the death as Australia reached the target with two wickets in hand from the last ball of the match. She took 3/40 from eight overs in the second match, as Australia restricted the hosts to 8/255 before completing a six-wicket win. The following day, she took 2/35 in the final ODI, from only six overs in another six-wicket win in the last two matches at Invercargill. Hunter ended with six wickets at 18.83 at and economy rate of 4.70.
in the West Indies but spent almost the entire tournament watching from the sidelines, playing in only the two warm-up matches. In the first warm-up match, against New Zealand, she took 0/19 from two overs as New Zealand made 136 and then did not bat as Australia made 5/118. In the second preparatory she took 1/17 from four overs as the Australians defeated Pakistan by 82 runs. Hunter was not used in the tournament itself, as the three pace bowlers used were Clea Smith, Ellyse Perry
and Rene Farrell
. Australia won all three group matches, and then the semi-final and final to take the tournament.
After playing for the Australian Under-19 team in 2002–03, Hunter made her senior debut for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League
Women's National Cricket League
The Women's National Cricket League is the national competition for women's cricket in Australia.The league competition involves the six member teams playing each other in two 50-over limited-over matches, with the side finishing at the top of the table after the preliminary rounds earning the...
(WNCL) the following season. She was not trusted with much responsibility in her first season, and bowled less than 60% of the maximum possible quota of overs, and was dropped mid-way through the finals series against New South Wales
New South Wales Breakers
The New South Wales Breakers are the women's representative cricket team for New South Wales and they compete in the Women's National Cricket League...
, which was lost. After touring Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
with the Australian Under-23 team in September 2004, Hunter played in Victoria's triumphant 2004–05 WNCL team. After being attacked in the first final against New South Wales, she was dropped, but returned for the third match and scored 15 and took 2/13 to help seal the WNCL title. Hunter ended the season with nine wickets at 25.44.
Starting in 2005–06 Hunter struggled for four seasons, taking 8, 7, 6 and 8 wickets respectively, with her annual average and economy rate rising from 31.00 and 3.70 to 39.75 and 4.33 respectively. In 2009–10, Hunter had her most productive WNCL season, taking 14 wickets at 25.57 as well as 12 wickets at 7.58 in the Twenty20 competition.
She was rewarded by national selection for the first time for the Rose Bowl series
Rose Bowl series
The Rose Bowl series is a series of Women's One-day International cricket matches between Australia and New Zealand that has been running since February 1985. It was originally known as the Shell Rose Bowl and the name was changed to the Rose Bowl Series as recently as 2001.Until 2000, the...
against New Zealand. She made her ODI debut in the fifth match at the Junction Oval
Junction Oval
The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...
and took her career best figures of 3/40 in her third match on the New Zealand leg of the tour in Invercargill
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
. Hunter has taken seven wickets from four ODIs. In the Twenty20 internationals, she took two wickets in two matches.
Early career
Hunter was selected for the Victoria Blue team to compete in the Under-17 interstate competition in March 2000 at the age of 15. Victoria Blue won all of but one of their seven qualifying matches to reach the final; the only defeat came at the hands of New South Wales, who prevailed over them in the deciding match. Hunter accumulated 137 runs at 22.83 with a best of 44 not outNot out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
against the Australian Capital Territory, and took 12 wickets at 6.16. She took 3/7 against Tasmania and 3/8 against Queensland. In the final, she took 2/12 from four overs as New South Wales made 8/133 and then scored 34 as Victoria Blue made 9/91 to lose by 32 runs. The following year, she played in two more Under-17 matches, scoring 34 in Victoria's 6/154 before taking 5/9 as Western Australia were dismissed for only 27. For the 2001 tournament, she took six wickets at 3.83 and scored 36 runs at 18.00.
In January 2002, she was selected for the Victorian Under-19 team for the interstate tournament. Hunter scored 88 runs at 17.60 and took 11 wickets at 10.90 from six matches. Her best bowling of 3/26 came in another loss to New South Wales, while her top-score of 46 came against the Australian Cricket Board team. She was then selected in the Australia Youth team to play against the senior New Zealand team, but neither batted nor bowled in an Australian defeat.
Hunter returned to the Under-19 competition in the following year, and scored 106 runs at 21.20 and took seven wickets at 20.85. Her best batting and bowling performances came in the first match when she took 3/9 as Western Australia were bowled out for 65, before scoring an unbeaten 40 as Victoria reached the target with nine wickets in hand. She was then brought into the Under-19 Australian team for two matches against their English counterparts. Australia won both the matches, although Hunter only took one wicket and scored one run.
Domestic debut
Hunter made her senior debut for Victoria in the 2003–04 season. She took 1/32 from 9.1 overs in her first match, against Western Australia, and had the winning runs hit from her bowling as Victoria lost by two wickets. She was in and out of the team in her first season and played in seven of eleven matches. A tail-ender, she only batted once and ended unbeaten without scoring, and she only managed four wickets at 31.25 at an economy rate of 3.19. Although a specialist bowler, she averaged less than six of the maximum ten overs allowed per bowler per match. In the first final against New South Wales, she took 0/14 from four overs as the Victorians chased down the target of 129 with six wickets to spare. However, New South Wales hit back the next day, and won by five wickets, taking 10 runs from Hunter's two overs. She was dropped for the third and deciding final, which New South Wales won.During the Australian off-season, she was selected for an Australian Under-23 team to play against the senior Sri Lankan team. In the first one-dayer, she took 5/30 from nine overs to help dismiss the hosts for 102, setting up a nine-wicket win. She ended the three one-dayers with six wickets at 8.33 at an economy rate of 2.08 and 12 runs at 12.00 as Australia took a clean sweep. In the first-class match that followed, she scored 44 in the first innings and took 1/13 as Australia took a 102-run first innings lead. She then made six not out and took 0/8 as they completed a 140-run win.
Hunter then played a full set of matches in the 2004–05 WNCL. She took only two wickets in the first four matches before taking 2/19 from seven overs against New South Wales, which was not enough to stop a defeat. She then took her season's best analysis of 2/8 from five overs, helping to restrict south Australia to 8/99 and a 12-run win. Going into the finals series against New South Wales, Hunter had only taken six wickets in eight round-robin matches. In the first game, she was attacked by the New South Wales batsmen, taking 1/58 from nine overs as the Victorians conceded 3/200. She was unbeaten on four when Victoria were bowled out for a 21-run defeat. Hunter was dropped for the second final, which Victoria won by five wickets to force a third game. Hunter was recalled and made 15 as Victoria made 6/159. She then took 2/13 from four overs to help her state to a 50-run win and the WNCL title. Hunter ended the season with nine wickets at 25.44 at an economy rate of 3.46, and scored 19 runs at 19.00.
In 2005–06, Victoria struggled in their WNCL defence. Hunter took only two wickets in the first four matches, of which Victoria won two. The defending champions then played in a double-header against New South Wales. In the first match, Hunter took 3/37 from her ten overs. She was then unbeaten on 12 as Victoria were dismissed for 136 in a 48-run loss. The next day, she took 3/36 from ten overs but it was not enough to prevent a five-wicket defeat. Hunter was hit for more than five runs per over in two wicketless displays in the last two matches of the season against Queensland, both of which were lost. Victoria won only two of their eight matches and did not qualify for the final. Hunter ended with eight wickets at 31.00 at an economy rate of 3.70. She also scored 31 runs at 10.33.
Hunter had another lean season in the 2006–07 season. In the second match of the season, she took 2/14 from four overs as Victoria defeated reigning champions New South Wales by six wickets. However, she only took another two wickets in the remaining six matches before the finals. Victoria won six of eight matches to reach the finals against New South Wales. In the first match, she took 2/24 from nine overs as the title-holders scraped home by one wicket to their target of 137. The next day, she took 1/17 from seven overs to help set up a series-levelling eight wicket win. In the deciding match, Hunter conceded 13 runs from only two overs as New South Wales reached their target of 206 with three wickets in hand to seal a three-wicket win and the WNCL. In 11 matches, Hunter took seven wickets at 31.00 at an economy rate of 3.39; she did not bat for the entire season.
Hunter's returns diminished further in the 2007–08 WNCL. In the second match of the season, she took 2/30 from ten overs in a 42-run win over Western Australia, and then took 4/35 form ten overs against New South Wales, who made 8/228 and went on to win 25 runs. However, she failed to take another wicket in the remaining four matches at an economy rate over five. Victoria won only three of eight matches and did not make the final. Hunter ended with six wickets at 35.16 at a relatively high economy rate of 4.12 and made 8 runs at 4.00. She also had a bad time in her only T20 match, conceding 44 runs without taking a wicket in four overs as South Australia scored 1/59 to win by nine wickets.
During the 2008–09 WNCL, Hunter took eight wickets at 39.75 at an economy rate of 4.33, her worst season's average and economy rate in any season. She took a wicket in each of the first two matches of the season, against South Australia, and then took 3/32 from 8.2 overs to set up a four-wicket win over Queensland. This was followed by two wicketless matches before taking 2/40 in a six-wicket win over Western Australia. She struggled against New South Wales taking 0/27 from five overs in a nine-wicket defeat, and took 1/37 in a three-wicket loss the next day. The following week, she took 0/15 from eight overs as New South Wales reached their target of 120 with six wickets in hand to win the title. She took 0/22 from three overs in her only T20 match of the season, and did not bat in any form of cricket for Victoria.
In 2009–10, Hunter had her most successful WNCL season. After taking one wicket in the first two matches against Western Australia, she took career best bowling figures in senior cricket, claiming 4/34 again Queensland, helping to bowl them out for 151 and setting up a four-wicket Victorian win. She took a wicket in each of the two matches against New South Wales, which were split between the two teams. Hunter took three wickets in the two matches against South Australia, which were both won, before having an uneconomical end to her season. She took 3/45 from 9.5 overs in a one-wicket win the Australian Capital Territory, before conceding 46 runs from 36 wicketless balls against the same team the following day. Victoria went on to meet New South Wales in the final, where Hunter took 1/44 from her ten overs, dismissing Lisa Sthalekar
Lisa Sthalekar
Lisa Carprini Sthalekar is a female cricketer who plays for Australia, and captains New South Wales. One of the key players in the team, she is a right-handed all rounder who bowls off spin, and was rated as the leading all rounder in the world when rankings were introduced...
and taking two catches in the defending champions' 9/206. She scored 13 as Victoria were dismissed for 147 and New South Wales took out their fifth WNCL title in a row. Hunter ended the season with 14 wickets at 25.57 and an economy rate of 4.06. she also scored 60 runs at 12.00, almost twice as much as her previous best aggregate for a season.
The season also saw the introduction of a full-scale T20 domestic competition. Hunter started successfully with 3/5 from 15 balls against Western Australia, and then 3/13 from 3.3 overs against Queensland, setting up strong Victorian wins by 74 and 92 runs. She then took 2/19 from four overs in a seven-run win over New South Wales. Hunter took two wickets in the last three round-robin matches. This included the fixture against South Australia in which she made 22 in a tail-wagging performance to push the total to 9/120 before taking 1/9 from three overs to help secure an 18-run win. In the final against New South Wales, she was not required to bat as Victoria made 5/127. She then took 2/7 from her two overs, helping to dismiss New South Wales for 52 runs and seal a 52-run win. Hunter ended the tournament with 12 wickets at 7.58 and an economy rate of 3.95. She also scored 38 runs at 38.00.
International debut
Hunter was rewarded with selection in the Australian squad for the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand. Australia won the first four home ODIs and Hunter did not debut until the fifth and final ODI at the Junction OvalJunction Oval
The Junction Oval is an historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its location near the St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname...
, where she did not bat and then took 1/20 from seven overs and a catch in a 103-run win; Australia swept the series 5–0.
In the five T20s internationals that followed, three at Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, and two in New Zealand, Hunter only played in the last two matches in New Zealand, taking 1/23 and 1/29 from four overs each. She made six in the fourth match, her first innings at international level as Australia lost by 59 runs. She made a duck in the final match as New Zealand won all five T20s.
She then played in all three ODIs in New Zealand as fellow right-arm fast bowler Rene Farrell
Rene Farrell
Rene Farrell is an Australian cricketer. A fast-medium pace bowler, she is a current member of the Australian team.Although Farrell was successful in age-group interstate cricket, she did not make her senior debut for New South Wales until late in the 2006–07 season a month before turning 20...
was left out. In the first match in Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....
, she took 1/38 from ten overs. In the run-chase she made six not out at the death as Australia reached the target with two wickets in hand from the last ball of the match. She took 3/40 from eight overs in the second match, as Australia restricted the hosts to 8/255 before completing a six-wicket win. The following day, she took 2/35 in the final ODI, from only six overs in another six-wicket win in the last two matches at Invercargill. Hunter ended with six wickets at 18.83 at and economy rate of 4.70.
2010 World Twenty20
Hunter was selected for the 2010 World Twenty202010 ICC Women's World Twenty20
The 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which was held in the West Indies from 5 May to 16 May 2010. The group stage matches were played at the Warner Park Sporting Complex on Saint Kitts. It was won by Australia, who defeated New Zealand in the final...
in the West Indies but spent almost the entire tournament watching from the sidelines, playing in only the two warm-up matches. In the first warm-up match, against New Zealand, she took 0/19 from two overs as New Zealand made 136 and then did not bat as Australia made 5/118. In the second preparatory she took 1/17 from four overs as the Australians defeated Pakistan by 82 runs. Hunter was not used in the tournament itself, as the three pace bowlers used were Clea Smith, Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Alexandra Perry is an Australian sportswoman who made her debut for both the Australian cricket and football teams at the age of 16. She played her first cricket international in July 2007 before earning her first football cap for Australia a month later...
and Rene Farrell
Rene Farrell
Rene Farrell is an Australian cricketer. A fast-medium pace bowler, she is a current member of the Australian team.Although Farrell was successful in age-group interstate cricket, she did not make her senior debut for New South Wales until late in the 2006–07 season a month before turning 20...
. Australia won all three group matches, and then the semi-final and final to take the tournament.