New South Wales Breakers
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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
. The Breakers are the league's most successful side, having won 13 out of the 15 seasons, including six in a row (1996/7–2001/2).
The Breakers have played 130 matches for 103 wins, 1 tie and 26 losses.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team for New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and they compete 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...
. The Breakers are the league's most successful side, having won 13 out of the 15 seasons, including six in a row (1996/7–2001/2).
The Breakers have played 130 matches for 103 wins, 1 tie and 26 losses.
Current squad
| Name | Age | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Nationality | Shirt | Notes |
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| Sarah Aley | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Sarah Andrews Sarah Andrews (cricketer) Sarah Joy Andrews is a retired female cricketer who played for Australia from 2006 to early 2010. She was a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed lower-order batsman.... |
Right Hand | Right Arm Fast Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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Australian International, retired at the end of 2009–10 season | ||
| Alex Blackwell Alex Blackwell (cricketer) Alexandra Joy Blackwell is a female cricketer who plays for New South Wales and Australia as a specialist batsman. Her identical twin sister Kate has also played for Australia.... |
Right Hand | Right Arm Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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Australian International | ||
| Nicola Carey | Left Hand | Right Arm Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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Australian U/21 | ||
| Sarah Coyte | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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Australian U/21 | ||
| Nicole Goodwin | Right Hand | Left Arm Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Corinne Hall | Right Hand | Right Arm Off break | |
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| Alyssa Healy Alyssa Healy Alyssa Jean Healy is a cricketer who plays for New South Wales and the Australian women's team... |
Right Hand | Wicket keeper | |
Australian International | ||
| Sharon Millanta | Left Hand | Right Arm Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Erin Osborne Erin Osborne Erin Alyse Osborne is a female cricketer who plays for New South Wales and Australia. An off spin bowler, she made her international debut in early 2009 after topping the wicket-taking aggregates in her debut season for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League... |
Right Hand | Right Arm Off break | |
Australian International | ||
| 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... |
Right Hand | Right Arm Fast Medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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Australian International | ||
| Leah Poulton Leah Poulton Leah Joy Poulton is a female Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and Australia. She is a specialist batsman who usually opens the batting.... |
Right Hand | Right Arm Leg Break | |
Australian International | ||
| Angela Reakes | Right Hand | Right Arm Leg Break | |
Australian U/21 | ||
| 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... |
Right Hand | Right Arm Off break | |
Australian International |
Honours
- WNCL Titles: 13 (1996/7–2001/2, 2003/4, 2005/6–2010/11)
- WNCL Runners-up: 2 (2002/3, 2004/5)
See also
- New South Wales Cricket AssociationNew South Wales Cricket AssociationThe New South Wales Cricket Association is a sporting club who administer cricket in New South Wales, based at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Their trading name is Cricket NSW....
- New South Wales BluesNew South Wales BluesThe New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...