Veronica Pyke (born 11 April 1981) is an Australian former

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er who played for

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and

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Early life

From Orford on the east coast of Tasmania, Pyke first played senior cricket with the men's team in her home town.

Tasmanian Roar

Pyke has captained Tasmanian Roar since that team joined the domestic competition. Originally she was known as a left-arm bowler, but over time she has developed into an all-rounder. During the 2012–13

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competition, she scored a total of 151 runs, more than any other Roar player. At

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's awards night in 2013–14, Pyke won the Tasmanian Roar Player of the Year award, after also being named the team's

Player of the Year and WT20 Player of the Year. In round 1 of the 2015–16 WNCL competition, Pyke scored 24 runs against the

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and took 3/21 against the

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. However, the Roar lost all three of its matches in that round, including its match against the

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. In the next round, a match against the

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in Launceston, Pyke scored 41 from 33 balls, but again the Roar fell short of victory. In the final round, in Adelaide, Pyke took two wickets in the Roar's losing effort against the Western Fury. She then made 28 runs against the

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, but after her dismissal the Roar suffered yet another loss.

Hobart Hurricanes

Pyke was part of the Hurricanes squad for the Women's Big Bash League inaugural season in 2015–16. She finished second on that season's table of the leading WBBL wicket takers, with 22 wickets at an average of 13.09, and a best performance of 3 for 19 against the

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. At the end of the season, the

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selected her in its WBBL All*Star Team of the Year. She was also a member of the Hurricanes squad for the 2016–17 WBBL season. In November 2018, she was named in the

' squad for the

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Personal life

Off the field, Pyke is a Parks and Reserves officer with the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pyke, Veronica 1981 births Australian women cricketers Cricketers from Tasmania Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) cricketers Living people Sportswomen from Tasmania Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket) cricketers