Molly Strano
Molly Rose Strano (born 5 October 1992) is an Australian cricketer. An all-rounder, she is a current member of the Melbourne Renegades Women and the Victorian Spirit.[1]
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Strano bowling for Australia during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Molly Rose Strano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1992 Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 45) | 17 February 2017 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 24 February 2020 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12-present | Victorian Spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16-present | Melbourne Renegades | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strano announced herself as one of the top specialist T20 spinners in the country in 2014-15, topping the wicket-taking in the women’s domestic T20 competition with 22 wickets at 12.59.
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Her talents also earned her a place in the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars squad in 2014-15 and her miserly performances have ensured she should enter into calculations for future Southern Stars teams.
Strano missed the 2015-16 WNCL season through injury but bounced back during the inaugural season of the WBBL for the Melbourne Renegades Women, taking 18 wickets for the tournament to be named the Renegades’ most valuable player for WBBL.
She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut against New Zealand on 17 February 2017.[2]
In November 2018, she was named in the Melbourne Renegades' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[3][4] In February 2020, she was added to Australia's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, replacing Tayla Vlaeminck who was ruled out due to an injury.[5]
On 15 November 2020, Strano became the first player to take 100 wickets in the Women's Big Bash League Twenty20 competition.[6]
References
- Strano's spin switch paying off
- "New Zealand Women tour of Australia, 1st T20I: Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Melbourne, Feb 17, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Vlaeminck out of World Cup, Strano called in". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Molly Strano becomes first player to scalp 100 wickets in WBBL". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
External links
Media related to Molly Strano at Wikimedia Commons
- Molly Strano at ESPNcricinfo
- Molly Strano at CricketArchive (subscription required)