The South Australia women's cricket team, formerly known as the South Australian Scorpions, is the women's representative

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team for the

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n State of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

. They play their home games at

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and Karen Rolton Oval. 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

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. The team is selected and supported by the

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(SACA).

History

1935–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

South Australia's first recorded match was against Victoria in the

on 10 to 11 January 1935, which they lost by an innings and 184 runs. They continued to regularly play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96. They won the title five times, making them the third most successful team after Victoria and

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

South Australia joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97. They have won one title, in 2015–16. Their best finish in the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup was third in 2010–11.

Grounds

South Australia have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against

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in 1936 was played at Hindmarsh Oval,

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. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Adelaide. After the inception of the WNCL in 1996, South Australia began playing regular matches at the

and its adjacent ground, Adelaide Oval No 2, as well as various other grounds in Adelaide such as

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and University Oval. Outside Adelaide, they played two matches in the 2006–07 WNCL at Centennial Park in Nuriootpa. In the 2019–20 WNCL, South Australia played all of their home games at the Karen Rolton Oval, a newly upgraded ground located at Park 25 in Adelaide. They also played their three 2020–21 WNCL home games, their two 2021–22 WNCL home games and their six 2022–23 WNCL home games at the Karen Rolton Oval.

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2024/25 season. Players in bold have international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for South Australia and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Dot Laughton (1949) * Ruth Dow (1957) * Barbara Orchard (1957) * Faith Thomas (1958) * Margaret Jude (1963) * Jill Need (1968) * Wendy Blunsden (1972) * Betty McDonald (1973) * Janette Tredrea (1976) * Jan Lumsden (1976) * Kerry Mortimer (1976) * Jill Kennare (1979) * Jen Jacobs (1979) * Lyn Fullston (1982) * Lynley Hamilton (1982) * Rhonda Kendall (1982) * Annette Fellows (1984) * Wendy Piltz (1984) *

Lee-Anne Hunter Lee-Anne Hunter (born 14 July 1964) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in two Test matches and 24 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1985 and 1996. She pl ...

(1985) * Andrea McCauley (1990) *

Joanne Broadbent Joanne Broadbent (born 29 November 1965) is an Australian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling left-arm medium. She appeared in 10 Test matches and 60 One Day Internationals for Australia between 19 ...

(1990) * Tunde Juhasz (1991) * Isabelle Tsakiris (1992) * Caroline Ward (1994) * Olivia Magno (1995) * Karen Rolton (1995) * Charlotte Edwards (1996) * Beth Morgan (1999) * Leanne Davis (2000) * Caroline Atkins (2001) *

Kate Oakenfold Kate Georgina Elizabeth Oakenfold (born 23 July 1984) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter and right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium Bowling (cricket), bowler. She appeared in three Women's One Day ...

(2001) * Kris Britt (2003) *

Jenny Gunn Jennifer Louise Gunn (born 9 May 1986) is an English former cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 11 Test matches, 144 One Day Internationals and 104 Twenty20 Internationals for England ...

(2004) * Shelley Nitschke (2004) * Suzie Bates (2006) * Sarah Taylor (2006) * Sophie Devine (2006) * Emma Sampson (2007) * Lucy Doolan (2008) * Lauren Ebsary (2008) * Sarah Coyte (2010) * Megan Schutt (2012) * Tahlia McGrath (2016) * Amanda-Jade Wellington (2016) * Ashleigh Gardner (2017) * Alicia Dean (2019) * Darcie Brown (2021)

Coaching staff

* Head coach: Mick Delaney * Assistant coach: Jude Coleman

Honours

: **Winners (5): 1951–52, 1979–80, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95 * Women's National Cricket League: **Winners (1): 2015–16 * Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup: **Winners (0): **''Best finish:'' 3rd ( 2010–11)

'All Time Best Team'

In 2024 SACA members voted for and selected a greatest ever South Australian Women's team consisting of 12 players - called the 'All Time Best Team'.

References

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