New South Wales Breakers

The New South Wales Women cricket team, also known as the New South Wales Breakers, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of New South Wales. They play most of their home games at North Sydney Oval and they also use Hurstville Oval, Sydney and Blacktown ISP Oval, Sydney. They compete in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia, and are by far its most successful team, having won 20 titles. They previously played in the now-defunct Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and Australian Women's Cricket Championships.

New South Wales
Personnel
CaptainAlyssa Healy
CoachDominic Thornely
Team information
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1891
Home groundNorth Sydney Oval
Capacity16,000
Secondary home ground(s)Hurstville Oval, Blacktown ISP Oval
History
First-class debutVictoria
in 1934
at University Oval, Sydney
WNCL wins20
WT20C wins2
Official websiteNSW Breakers

History

1891–1930: Early history

New South Wales's first recorded match was against Victoria on 17 March 1891, however, the result is unknown.[1] Their first match with a known result was also against Victoria, with New South Wales winning a one-day, two innings match by 53 runs on 21 April 1930.[2]

1931–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

New South Wales played alongside Queensland and Victoria in the inaugural season of the Australian Women's Cricket Championships in 1930–31.[3] They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96.[4][5] Records for the tournament are patchy but it is known that New South Wales won the title outright in 1974–75, 1983–84 and 1993–94.[6][7][8] They also shared the title with South Australia in 1991–92.[9]

1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup

New South Wales joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97.[10] They are by far its most successful team, having won 20 titles, their most recent being the 2018–19 competition.[11] New South Wales also won two Twenty20 Cups in 2012–13 and 2014–15.[12][13]

Grounds

New South Wales have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded match against Victoria in 1891 was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which they have continued to use intermittently. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Sydney as well as intermittent matches in Newcastle.[14][15][16][1]

Since 2012, New South Wales have played most of their home matches at Blacktown ISP Oval as well as occasional matches at North Sydney Oval and Hurstville Oval. They are scheduled to play their two 2020–21 WNCL home games at North Sydney Oval.[15][16]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad for the 2020/21 season. Players in bold have international caps.[17]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
8Rachel Trenaman (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm leg break
15Rachael Haynes (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986Left-handedLeft-arm medium
18Phoebe Litchfield (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003Left-handedRight-arm leg break
–Anika LearoydUnknownRight-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
6Ashleigh Gardner (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
24Lisa Griffith (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
29Erin Burns (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm off break
58Sammy-Jo Johnson (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
–Hannah Darlington (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
7Maddy Darke (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001Right-handed—
21Tahlia Wilson (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999Right-handed—
77Alyssa Healy (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990Right-handed—Captain
Bowlers
2Lauren Smith (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break
4Hayley Silver-Holmes (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
16Stella Campbell (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
25Lauren Cheatle (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
–Emma Hughes (2000-11-13) 13 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium

Coaching staff

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. "New South Wales Women v Victoria Women". CricketArchive. 21 April 1930. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1930/31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. "Women's First-Class Events played by New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. "Women's List A Events played by New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1974/75". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1983/84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1993/94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1991/92". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. "Women's National Cricket League 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. "NSW Breakers". Cricket NSW. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  12. "Western Australia Women v New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  13. "New South Wales Women v Victoria Women". CricketArchive. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  14. "Women's First-Class Matches played by New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. "Women's List A Matches played by New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  16. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  17. "State squads: All the ins and outs for the 2020-21 season". cricket.com.au. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  18. "Thornely named new NSW Breakers coach". cricket.com.au. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  19. "Aussie assistant coach joins NSW Breakers". cricket.com.au. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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