Nicole Bolton

Nicole Elizabeth Bolton is a cricketer who plays for Western Australia and Australia as a batsman. She made her ODI debut on 23 January 2014 when she scored 124 runs off 152 balls—the highest score by an Australian woman in an ODI. She moved over to Victoria at the start of the 2014–15 season to play for the VicSpirit.[1][2]

Nicole Bolton
Personal information
Full nameNicole Elizabeth Bolton
Born (1989-01-17) 17 January 1989
Perth, Western Australia
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 169)11 August 2015 v England
Last Test9 November 2017 v England
ODI debut (cap 127)23 January 2014 v England
Last ODI7 July 2019 v England
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 38)2 February 2014 v England
Last T20I27 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 2 44 2
Runs scored 85 1,849 6
Batting average 28.33 46.22 6.00
100s/50s 0/0 4/12 0/0
Top score 36 124 6
Balls bowled – 18 –
Wickets – 2 –
Bowling average – 9.00 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 –
Best bowling – 2/18 –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 13/– 3/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 18 July 2019

In June 2015, she was named as one of Australia's touring party for the 2015 Women's Ashes in England, as a Test and ODI specialist who was not expected to play in the T20 internationals.[3]

In April 2018, she was one of the fourteen players to be awarded a national contract for the 2018–19 season by Cricket Australia.[4] In October 2018, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[5][6]

In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[7][8] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract ahead of the 2019–20 season.[9][10] In June 2019, Cricket Australia named her in Australia's team for their tour to England to contest the Women's Ashes.[11][12] She returned to the Australian squad, after taking a five-month break from the game dealing with a mental health issue.[13]

References
  1. Sewell, Eliza (23 January 2014). "Nicole Bolton century helps Australia to 26-run victory over England, keeping Ashes alive". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. Saltau, Chloe (24 January 2014). "Southern Stars debutante Nicole Bolton smashes a century on debut in a one-dayer against England at the MCG". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. "Women's Ashes: Australia include three potential Test debutants". BBC. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. "Molineux, Kimmince among new Australia contracts; Beams, Cheatle miss out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. "Australia reveal World Twenty20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. "Jess Jonassen, Nicole Bolton in Australia's squad for ICC Women's World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  8. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. "Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  10. "Georgia Wareham included in Australia's 2019-20 contracts list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  11. "Molineux misses Ashes squad, Vlaeminck included". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  12. "Tayla Vlaeminck beats injury to make Australian women's Ashes squad". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  13. "'Glad I've been able to come through it' – Bolton opens up on mental health battle". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

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