Western Fury
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| Captain: |  Nicole Bolton |
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| Coach: | Lisa Keightley |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| Home ground: | WACA Ground, Perth Murdoch University. |
| Capacity: | 22,000 (WACA) |
| Official website: | Official Site |
The Western Fury is the representative women's cricket team of Western Australia and is based in Perth, Western Australia. Their home ground is the WACA Ground, although from 2011/2012 they have also played games at Murdoch University.
The team represents the state of Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).[1]
The current coach of the Western Fury is former Tasmania wicketkeeper Mark Atkinson, who replaced Stephen Jenkin. England international Charlotte Edwards is the current captain, while the squad boasts New Zealand international Suzie Bates and recruited Australian top-order bats Nicole Bolton, Elyse Villani and Jess Cameron ahead of the 2015-16 season.[2]
Honours
- WNCL Titles: 0
- WNCL Runners-up: 2 (1999/0, 2012/13)
- WT20 Runners-up: 1 (2012/13)
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Contract Type & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 23 | Charlotte Edwards |  |
17 December 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| 12 | Nicole Bolton | |
17 January 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | Elyse Villani | |
6 October 1989 | Right-handed | - | Cricket Australia contract |
| 27 | Jess Cameron | |
27 June 1989 | Right-handed | - | Cricket Australia contract |
| 28 | Chloe Piparo | |
5 September 1994 | Right-handed | - | Shooting Stars contract |
| 11 | Heather Graham | |
10 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Shooting Stars contract |
| 48 | Bhavisha Devchand | |
24 December 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 21 | Suzie Bates |  |
16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 70 | Amanda Williams | |
6 September 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 4 | Megan Banting | |
11 February 1996 | Right-handed | — | Shooting Stars contract |
| 32 | Jenny Wallace | |
20 December 1980 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 20 | Emma Biss | |
31 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 52 | Nicky Shaw | |
30 December 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 9 | Gemma Triscari | |
24 December 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 8 | Piepa Cleary | |
17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Shooting Stars contract |
| 2 | Emma King | |
25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 29 | Beth Dawson | |
2 April 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
Coaching Staff
- Head Coach: Lisa Keightley
- Asst. Coach: Zoe Goss
- Physiotherapist: Declan Norris
- Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Dan Jolley
See also
References
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