Lisa Maree Keightley (born 26 August 1971) is an Australian former

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er and current cricket coach. She played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in nine

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and one

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for

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between 1995 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for

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, as well as

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and

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. Following her playing career, she became a coach, leading Australia,

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and

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, among others.

Career

Keightley played nine

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s for the

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between 1995 and 2005 and represented

in the

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from 1996/97 to 2004/05. She holds the record for the highest ever maiden ton in Women's ODI history (156*) She played 91 matches in the domestic national cricket league, scoring 3081 runs at 37.12 with 3 centuries, 21 fifties and a highest score of 144*. She also took 10 wickets at 27.6. On 30 October 2019, Keightley was appointed head coach of the English women's team, the first woman to hold the post full-time. She had previously coached

, Australia women,

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and

, as well as leading the England Women's Academy. Keightley left the position at the end of England's 2022 home summer. In December 2024, she was named as the new coach of the

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women's team.

One Day International centuries

Keightley scored four centuries in One Day International matches.

References

External links

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