Western Fury

Western Fury
Captain: Australia Nicole Bolton
Coach: Australia Lisa Keightley
Founded: 1996
Home ground: WACA Ground, Perth
Murdoch University.
Capacity: 22,000 (WACA)
Official website: Official Site

The Western Fury is the representative women's cricket team of Western Australia and is based in Perth, Western Australia. Their home ground is the WACA Ground, although from 2011/2012 they have also played games at Murdoch University.

The team represents the state of Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).[1]

The current coach of the Western Fury is former Tasmania wicketkeeper Mark Atkinson, who replaced Stephen Jenkin. England international Charlotte Edwards is the current captain, while the squad boasts New Zealand international Suzie Bates and recruited Australian top-order bats Nicole Bolton, Elyse Villani and Jess Cameron ahead of the 2015-16 season.[2]

Honours

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Contract Type & Notes
Batters
23 Charlotte Edwards England 17 December 1979 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
12 Nicole Bolton Australia 17 January 1989 Left-handed Right-arm off-break Cricket Australia contract
Elyse Villani Australia 6 October 1989 Right-handed - Cricket Australia contract
27 Jess Cameron Australia 27 June 1989 Right-handed - Cricket Australia contract
28 Chloe Piparo Australia 5 September 1994 Right-handed - Shooting Stars contract
11 Heather Graham Australia 10 May 1996 Right-handed Right-arm medium Shooting Stars contract
48 Bhavisha Devchand Australia 24 December 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
21 Suzie Bates New Zealand 16 September 1987 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
70 Amanda Williams Australia 6 September 1988 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
4 Megan Banting Australia 11 February 1996 Right-handed Shooting Stars contract
32 Jenny Wallace Australia 20 December 1980 Right-handed
Bowlers
20 Emma Biss Australia 31 May 1990 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
52 Nicky Shaw England 30 December 1981 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
9 Gemma Triscari Australia 24 December 1990 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
8 Piepa Cleary Australia 17 July 1996 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Shooting Stars contract
2 Emma King Australia 25 March 1992 Right-handed Right-arm off-break
29 Beth Dawson Australia 2 April 1992 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium

Coaching Staff

See also

References

  1. "Elite Cricket | Overview". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. "Western Fury | Coaching Staff". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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