The Tasmania Women cricket team, also known as Tasmanian Tigers and previously Tasmanian Roar, is the women's representative

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team for the

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n State of

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

. They play their home games at

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. They compete in the

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(WNCL), the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia. They previously played in the now-defunct

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and

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History

1906–1984: Early history

Tasmania's first recorded match was against

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on 17 March 1906. A second match against Victoria was also recorded on 23 March 1906. Their next recorded match did not take place until 27 December 1979, when they played Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI.

1985–1991: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

Tasmania joined the

for the 1985–86 season. Their first match was a loss to

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by an innings and 124 runs. Tasmania failed to win a match and finished bottom of the table. Tasmania made further appearances in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships in 1987–88 and 1990–91, finishing bottom both times. They also appeared in the Women's Australian Under-21 Championships in 1985/86 and 1986/87.

2009–present: Twenty20 Cup and Women's National Cricket League

Tasmania joined the

as Tasmanian Roar for the 2009–10 season, finishing bottom of the table. They joined the

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for the

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season, but again finished bottom. Tasmania's best finish in the Twenty20 Cup came in its final season, 2014–15, when they finished fourth. On 4 June 2018,

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announced that the name of the team would change to the Tasmanian Tigers, aligning their branding with the men's team. They finished third in the WNCL in 2018–19 and

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. They won their first WNCL title in 2021–22, topping the group stage before beating

in the final by 9 wickets. They defended their title in

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, again beating South Australia in the final. They won the title again in 2023-24 season for third year straight against Queensland by 6 wickets.

Grounds

Tasmania's first recorded home match against Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI was played at the North West Tasmania Cricket Association Ground in

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. Since 2008, when they started to play regular matches, Tasmania have predominantly used

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. They have also used other grounds in Hobart such as Lindisfarne Oval, New Town Oval, the

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, Kingston Beach Oval and Kingston Twin Ovals. Outside Hobart, they have also played occasional matches at

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and

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, both in Launceston. Both of Tasmania's home matches in the 2019–20 WNCL were played at the

. They played three 2020–21 WNCL home games at Blundstone Arena and two at Kingston Twin Ovals, whilst since the 2021–22 season they only used Blundstone Arena for their home matches.

Players

Current squad

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

Notable players

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

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(1992) *

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(1996) *

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(1997) *

Isobel Joyce Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is an Irish former cricketer. She played as a right-handed batter and left-arm medium pace bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 79 One Day Internationals and 55 Twenty20 Internationals fo ...

(1999) *

Rachel Priest Rachel Holly Priest (born 13 June 1985 in New Plymouth, Taranaki) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She played for New Zealand between 2007 and 2020. Career Domestic and franchise In May 2018, ...

(2007) *

Amy Satterthwaite Amy Ella Satterthwaite (born 7 October 1986) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling either right-arm medium or off break. She appeared in 145 One Day Internationals and 111 Twenty20 In ...

(2007) *

Elyse Villani Elyse Jayne Villani (born 6 October 1989) is an Australian cricketer who played for the Australia national women's team from 2009 to 2019. She has also played domestic cricket for various teams in both the Women's National Cricket League (WNC ...

(2009) * Julie Hunter (2010) * Heather Knight (2010) *

Sarah Coyte Sarah Jane Coyte; born 30 March 1991) is an Australian cricketer from Camden, New South Wales. A right-arm medium fast bowler, Coyte has taken a total of 100 wickets for the national women's team across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. She currently p ...

(2010) *

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(2013) *

Hayley Matthews Hayley Kristen Matthews (born 19 March 1998) is a Barbadian sportswoman. She plays international cricket for the West Indies and Mumbai Indians as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She plays domestic cricket ...

(2014) *

Naomi Stalenberg Naomi Elizabeth Stalenberg (born 18 April 1994) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She represented New South Wales in domestic cricket beginning in 2013, and in 2016 she played a Twenty20 ...

(2016) * Alex Hartley (2016) *

Molly Strano Molly Rose Strano (born 5 October 1992) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm Off spin, off break Bowling (cricket), bowler and right-handed Batting (cricket), batter for the Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket), Tasmanian Tigers in ...

(2017) *

Belinda Vakarewa Belinda Waimakare Vakarewa (born 22 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer from Griffith, New South Wales. She plays as a fast bowler. Vakarewa has made one international appearance for the national women's team. Early life Vakarewa atten ...

(2017) *

Nicola Carey Nicola Jane Carey (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm medium pace. At the domestic level, she plays in the Women's National Cri ...

(2018) * Celeste Raack (2018) * Erin Burns (2019) *

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(2019) *

Hollie Armitage Hollie Jade Armitage (born 14 June 1997) is an English cricketer who currently captains Yorkshire and Northern Diamonds, as well as playing for Northern Superchargers. An all-rounder, she plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break ...

(2024)

Coaching staff

* Head coach: Jude Coleman * Assistant coach:

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* Assistant coach: Alex Pyecroft * Assistant coach: Clive Rose * Female Pathway Coach: Natalie Schilov * Physiotherapist: Emily Khalfan * Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ross Brosnan

Honours

: **Winners (3): 2021–22,

& 2023–24 *

: **Winners (0): **''Best finish:'' 7th (1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91) *

: **Winners (0): **''Best finish:'' 4th ( 2014–15)