Victoria women's cricket team

The Victoria Women cricket team, previously known as Victoria Spirit, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Victoria. They play their home games at Junction Oval, Melbourne. They compete in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia. They previously played in the now-defunct Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and Australian Women's Cricket Championships, a competition which they dominated, having won 36 titles.

Victoria
Personnel
CaptainMeg Lanning
CoachLachlan Stevens
Team information
FoundedFirst recorded match: 1891
Home groundJunction Oval, Melbourne
Capacity7,000
History
First-class debutNew South Wales
in 1934
at University Oval, Sydney
WNCL wins2
WT20C wins3
Official websiteVictorian Cricket Team

History

1891–1930: Early history

Victoria's first recorded match was against New South Wales on 17 March 1891, however, the result is unknown.[1] Their first match with a known result was against New South Wales Second XI, with Victoria winning a one-day, two innings match by 6 wickets on 19 April 1930.[2]

1931–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

Victoria played alongside New South Wales and Queensland 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 Victoria are its most successful team, having won 36 titles.[6]

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

Victoria joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97.[7] They have won the title twice, in 2002–03 and 2004–05. They are the most successful side in the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, having won the title three times, with consecutive wins coming in 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12[6]

Grounds

Victoria have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against Tasmania in 1906 was played at Victoria Park, Melbourne. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Melbourne. Their first match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was against England in 1934. Since 2002 they have also played occasional matches in Geelong.[8][9][10][11][1]

Since 2013, Victoria have played most of their home games at Junction Oval, located in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, as well as occasionally at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Casey Fields. Their two 2019–20 WNCL home games were played at Junction Oval. Their five 2020–21 WNCL home games are also scheduled to be played at Junction Oval.[10][11]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad for the 2020/21 season. Players in bold have international caps.[12]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
–Anna Lanning (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Meg Lanning (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
–Elyse Villani (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Amy Vine (1991-12-22) 22 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
–Makinley Blows (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997Left-handedRight-arm medium
–Lucy Cripps (2001-12-06) 6 December 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Sophie Day (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Bhavisha Devchand (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break
–Elly Donald (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Tess Flintoff (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Kim Garth (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
–Zoe Griffiths (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Sophie Molineux (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
–Ellyse Perry (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
–Molly Strano (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break
–Annabel Sutherland (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
–Georgia Wareham (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
–Nicole Faltum (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000Right-handed—
Bowlers
–Courtney Neale (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
–Tayla Vlaeminck (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Coaching staff

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. "New South Wales Women Second XI v Victoria Women". CricketArchive. 19 April 1930. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1930/31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. "Women's First-Class Events played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. "Women's List A Events played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. "Victorian Cricket Team". Cricket Victoria. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. "Women's National Cricket League 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. "Victoria Women v England Women". CricketArchive. 7 December 1934. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. "Women's First-Class Matches played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. "Women's List A Matches played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Victoria Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. "State squads: All the ins and outs for the 2020-21 season". cricket.com.au. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  13. "Lachlan Stevens appointed Head Coach of the Victorian Women's Team". Cricket Victoria. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  14. "Controlling the controllable key for Cup hopeful". cricket.com.au. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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