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Kirsten Pike

Kirsten Pike

Australian former cricketer (born 1984)

Kirsten Elizabeth Pike (born 12 November 1984) is an Australian former cricketer.[1]

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Pike, a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler and right-hand batter, played 86 Women's National Cricket League matches for the Queensland Fire,[2] retiring following the 2013–14 season after helping to win the team's first Twenty20 title.[3] She finished her career as Queensland's all-time leading wicket-taker.[4]

Pike also played one Women's Test, 26 Women's One-day Internationals and ten Women's Twenty20 Internationals for the Australian women's cricket team.[1] She is the 153rd woman to play Test cricket for Australia,[5] and the 103rd woman to play One Day International cricket for Australia.[5][6]

Pike studied law at the Queensland University of Technology, and as of 2019 was working as a partner in the Brisbane real estate team of Dentons, an international law firm.[7][8] In September 2017 she became the second woman ever elected to the board of directors of Queensland Cricket,[9] and in June 2019 she was appointed the deputy chair.[10] Since retiring from cricket, Pike has participated regularly in the Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation's charity cycling events, which she described as "a fantastic substitute for not playing cricket anymore."[11]

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    "Kirsten Pike - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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    "Kirsten Pike - CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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    "Queensland Fire cruise to first Women's Twenty20 title with seven-wicket win over ACT Meteors". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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    "Coast gun goes out on a high". Sunshine Coast Daily. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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    "Kirsten Pike (Player #173)". southernstars.org.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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    "Women's One-Day Internationals - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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    "Board". Queensland Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019. Ms Pike was elected to the Board in September 2017 and has a Bachelor of Laws and a Diploma of Legal Practice from Queensland University of Technology.
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    "Kirsten Pike". Dentons. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019. Kirsten Pike is a partner in our Brisbane Real Estate team.
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    Queensland Cricket Media (20 September 2017). "Katherine Raymont Made QC Life Member". Queensland Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019. Former Australian Women's and Konica Minolta Queensland Fire pace bowler Kirsten Pike was elected to the Board, with the 32-year-old partner at Dibbs Barker to serve a two-year term.
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    Queensland Cricket Media (21 June 2019). "Chris Simpson Appointed QC Chairman". Queensland Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019. QC Director and former Queensland and Australian fast-bowler Kirsten Pike has been appointed Deputy Chair.
  11. [11]
    "Pike on the Bike". Australian Cricketers' Association. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019. Post retirement, former Australian cricketer Kirsten Pike has raised over $50,000 for charity, jumping on the bike for the Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation. In March this year, Pike completed her sixth Chain Reaction Challenge...


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