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New South Wales Breakers

Australian women's cricket team

Field	Value
name	New South Wales
image	NSW_Breakers_Badge.jpg
colours	Light Blue Dark Blue
captain	Alyssa Healy
coach	Gavan Twining
founded	First recorded match: 1891
ground	North Sydney Oval
capacity	16,000
ground2	Hurstville Oval, Blacktown ISP Oval
first_fc	Victoria
first_fc_year	1934
first_fc_venue	University Oval, Sydney
title1	AWCC
title1wins	13
title2	WNCL
title2wins	20
title3	WT20C
title3wins	2
website	NSW 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.

History

1891–1930: Early history

New South Wales's first recorded match was against Victoria on 17 March 1891, however, the result is unknown. 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.

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. They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96. They won the title 13 times, making them the second most successful team after Victoria.

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

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

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.

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 played their two 2020–21 WNCL home games at North Sydney Oval. In the 2021–22 WNCL, they played three matches at North Sydney Oval and two at Hurstville Oval. In the 2022–23 WNCL, they continued to use North Sydney Oval, as well as playing their first ever WNCL matches at Wade Park, Orange.

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps.

No.	Name	Nat.	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
44	Elsa Hunter	Malaysia	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
2	Lauren Kua	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
44	Anika Learoyd	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
18	Phoebe Litchfield	AUS	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
85	Claire Moore	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
55	Georgia Adams	ENG	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
29	Erin Burns	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
30	Hannah Darlington	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
6	Ashleigh Gardner	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
58	Sammy-Jo Johnson	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
77	Alyssa Healy	AUS	Right-handed	—	Captain
10	Kate Pelle	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
21	Tahlia Wilson	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
9	Jade Allen	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
30	Samantha Bates	AUS	Right-handed	Left-arm slow left-arm orthodox
66	Maitlan Brown	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
16	Stella Campbell	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
25	Lauren Cheatle	AUS	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
15	Sarah Coyte	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
30	Sienna Eve	AUS	Right-handed	Left-arm slow left-arm orthodox
11	Ebony Hoskin	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
19	Isabella Malgioglio	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
24	Frankie Nicklin	AUS	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Notable players

Players who have played for New South Wales and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):

AUS Margaret Peden (1934)
AUS Hazel Pritchard (1934)
AUS Ruby Monaghan (1934)
AUS Essie Shevill (1934)
AUS Fernie Blade (1934)
AUS Barbara Peden (1935)
AUS Rene Shevill (1935)
AUS Amy Hudson (1935)
AUS Molly Flaherty (1937)
AUS Alicia Walsh (1937)
AUS Alice Wegemund (1937)
AUS Mollie Dive (1948)
AUS Norma Whiteman (1948)
AUS Thelma McKenzie (1948)
AUS Florence McClintock (1949)
AUS Joyce Christ (1949)
AUS Mary Allitt (1951)
AUS Kit Raymond (1957)
AUS Olive Smith (1957)
AUS Joyce Dalton (1958)
AUS Marjorie Marvell (1958)
AUS Muriel Picton (1961)
AUS Patricia Thomson (1961)
AUS Hazel Buck (1963)
AUS Helen Lee (1963)
AUS Patsy May (1968)
AUS Margaret Wilson (1969)
AUS Bev Wilson (1972)
AUS Tina Macpherson (1972)
AUS Jackie Potter (1973)
AUS Wendy Weir (1973)
AUS Karen Price (1975)
AUS Jan Lumsden (1976)
AUS Marie Cornish (1976)
AUS Julie Stockton (1976)
AUS Debbie Martin (1979)
AUS Judith Laing (1979)
AUS Denise Emerson (1982)
AUS Lindsay Reeler (1984)
AUS Trish Dawson (1984)
AUS Christina Matthews (1984)
AUS Lyn Larsen (1984)
AUS Debbie Wilson (1984)
AUS Denise Annetts (1985)
AUS Leonie Callaghan (1985)
AUS Sally Griffiths (1985)
AUS Belinda Haggett (1986)
AUS Sally Moffat (1987)
AUS Cathy Smith (1987)
IRE Sonia Reamsbottom (1987)
AUS Bronwyn Calver (1991)
AUS Belinda Clark (1991)
AUS Jo Garey (1995)
AUS Lisa Keightley (1995)
AUS Olivia Magno (1995)
AUS Michelle Goszko (1997)
AUS Martha Winch (1999)
AUS Terry McGregor (1999)
AUS Julie Hayes (2000)
AUS Lisa Sthalekar (2001)
AUS Emma Liddell (2002)
AUS Alex Blackwell (2003)
AUS Leonie Coleman (2004)
AUS Shannon Cunneen (2004)
AUS Kate Blackwell (2004)
ENG Holly Colvin (2005)
AUS Sarah Andrews (2006)
ENG Laura Marsh (2006)
AUS Leah Poulton (2006)
AUS Ellyse Perry (2007)
AUS Rene Farrell (2007)
AUS Erin Osborne (2009)
AUS Rachael Haynes (2009)
AUS Alyssa Healy (2010)
AUS Sarah Coyte (2010)
AUS Sharon Millanta (2011)
AUS Naomi Stalenberg (2016)
AUS Lauren Cheatle (2016)
AUS Ashleigh Gardner (2017)
AUS Belinda Vakarewa (2017)
AUS Sarah Aley (2017)
AUS Nicola Carey (2018)
AUS Erin Burns (2019)
AUS Hannah Darlington (2021)
AUS Stella Campbell (2021)
SCO Saskia Horley (2022)
AUS Phoebe Litchfield (2022)

Coaching staff

Head coach: Gavan Twining
Assistant coach: Ben Sawyer
Head of Female Cricket: Leah Poulton

Honours

Australian Women's Cricket Championships:
- Winners (13): 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1974–75, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1993–94
Women's National Cricket League:
- Winners (20): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup:
- Winners (2): 2012–13, 2014–15

References

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"Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1930/31". CricketArchive.
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(19 January 2013). "Western Australia Women v New South Wales Women". CricketArchive.
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(9 May 2023). "Breakers squad for 2023/24 season". Cricket NSW.
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(12 July 2021). "Breakers' Twining signing". Cricket NSW.
(9 July 2020). "Aussie assistant coach joins NSW Breakers". cricket.com.au.
(7 April 2020). "Poulton appointed as NSW Head of Female Cricket". Cricket NSW.

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