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South Australia women's cricket team

South Australia women's cricket team

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The South Australia women's cricket team, formerly known as the South Australian Scorpions,[3] is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of South Australia. They play their home games at Adelaide Oval 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 Australian Women's Cricket Championships.

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The team is selected and supported by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA).

History

1935–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

South Australia's first recorded match was against Victoria in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships on 10 to 11 January 1935, which they lost by an innings and 184 runs.[4] They continued to regularly play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96.[5][6] They won the title five times, making them the third most successful team after Victoria and New South Wales.[7]

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

The former logo used while the team was known as the Scorpions

South Australia joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97.[8] They have won one title, in 2015–16.[9] Their best finish in the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup was third in 2010–11.[10]

Grounds

South Australia have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against Western Australia in 1936 was played at Hindmarsh Oval, Adelaide. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Adelaide.[11][12][13][14][15]

After the inception of the WNCL in 1996, South Australia began playing regular matches at the Adelaide Oval and its adjacent ground, Adelaide Oval No 2, as well as various other grounds in Adelaide such as Park 25 and University Oval.[13][14] Outside Adelaide, they played two matches in the 2006–07 WNCL at Centennial Park in Nuriootpa.[16]

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.[13][17]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps.[18]

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Notable players

Players who have played for South Australia and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[19]

Coaching staff

Honours

Greatest ever team

In 2024 SACA members voted for and selected a greatest ever South Australian Women's team consisting of 12 players.[22]

See also


References

  1. "Adelaide Oval". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. "Karen Rolton Oval (Park 25)". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. "Victoria Women v South Australia Women". CricketArchive. 10 January 1935. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. "Women's First-Class Events played by South Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. "Women's List A Events played by South Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. "Women's Cricket in Australia - All 'n Sundry Stats..." Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. "Women's National Cricket League 1996/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. "Women's National Cricket League 2015/16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. "Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. "South Australia Women v Western Australia Women". CricketArchive. 10 December 1936. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. "Women's First-Class Matches played by South Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. "Women's List A Matches played by South Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by South Australia Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. "Women's List A Matches played on Centennial Park, Nuriootpa". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. "SACA unveils Karen Rolton Oval". South Australian Cricket Association. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  16. "Scorpions 2023/24 Squad Confirmed". SACA. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  17. "South Australia Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  18. "Williams appointed Scorpions Head Coach". South Australian Cricket Association. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  19. "Coleman appointed Assistant Coach". South Australian Cricket Association. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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