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Sarah Elizabeth Aley (born 3 June 1984) is a former Australian
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er. She played domestic cricket for
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in the
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(WNCL) and the
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in the
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(WBBL). In 2017 she played three matches for the
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. She retired from all forms of cricket in 2020.


Cricket career

Aley played domestic cricket for
New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...
, making her state debut in the 2004/05 season. Her only international call-up in the first part of her career was for Australia's under-23 team in 2004. Women's cricket at state level was still amateur, without player contracts, while Aley was in her 20s, so she worked full-time at the
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to earn money while playing cricket. Aley struggled with injuries in her late 20s, so she considered retiring from the sport until
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introduced contracts for state players. Aley had her breakout season in the 2016/17 summer. Playing for the
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, she was the leading wicket-taker in the second season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and was the player of the match in the tournament final. She took four wickets to help the Sixers defend a total that was seen as below par. At the end of the season she had more wickets in the WBBL than any other bowler. As a reward for her form, she received a call-up to join the
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squad for a
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(T20I) series against New Zealand, but she did not play a match. Aley was again included in Australia's squad for the
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. During the World Cup, she made her
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(ODI) debut against
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, becoming the oldest women's Australian player to make their ODI debut in nearly 45 years. In November 2017, Aley was included in the Australian squad for the T20I portion of the Women's Ashes Series. During this series, she made her T20I debut. While playing for the Sydney Sixers in the 2017–18 WBBL season, Aley scored two runs off the final ball of a match against the
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to tie the score and force the game into a Super Over. Initially, Aley only scored a single run, but Renegades
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caught the ball without standing over the stumps and waiting for confirmation that the ball was dead. Inglis threw the ball into the air and allowed it to hit the ground, keeping the ball live, so Aley ran a second run. The Sixers still lost the match in the Super Over. In May 2020, Aley announced her retirement from one-day cricket and the NSW Breakers. In November 2020, Aley also announced her retirement from the WBBL.


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