Australia
Southern Stars logo |
Nickname(s) |
Southern Stars |
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Association |
Cricket Australia |
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Personnel |
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Captain |
Meg Lanning |
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Coach |
Matthew Mott |
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International Cricket Council |
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ICC status |
Full member (1909) |
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ICC region |
East Asia-Pacific |
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Women's Tests |
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First WTest |
v England at Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane; 28–31 December 1934 |
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Last WTest |
v England at North Sydney Oval, North Sydney; 9–12 November 2017 |
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WTests |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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Total [2] |
73 |
20/10 (43 draws) |
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This year [3] |
0 |
0/0 (0 draws) |
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Women's One Day Internationals |
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First WODI |
v Young England at Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth; 23 June 1973 |
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Last WODI |
v India at IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara; 18 March 2018 |
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WODIs |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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Total [4] |
314 |
243/63 (2 ties, 6 no result) |
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This year [5] |
3 |
3/0 (0 ties, 0 no result) |
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Women's World Cup Appearances |
11 (first in 1973) |
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Best result |
Champions (6 times) |
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Women's Twenty20 Internationals |
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First WT20I |
v England at County Ground, Taunton; 2 September 2005 |
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Last WT20I |
v New Zealand at Manuka Oval, Canberra; 5 October 2018 |
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WT20Is |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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Total [6] |
109 |
67/40 (2 ties, 0 no result) |
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This year [7] |
8 |
7/1 (0 ties, 0 no result) |
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Women's World Twenty20 Appearances |
5 (first in 2009) |
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Best result |
Champions (3 times) |
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As of 5 October 2018 |
The Australian women's national cricket team (nicknamed the Southern Stars) represent Australia in international women's cricket. The team is currently captained by Meg Lanning and coached by former Victoria and Queensland batsman Matthew Mott.[8] As of 21 August 2018, the Southern Stars are ranked first in all forms of women's international cricket.
The team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. They now compete against England for the Women's Ashes. They have won more World Cups than any other side — winning in 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005 and 2013. The team has also be crowned champions of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament more than any other side – winning in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
In 2003, Women's Cricket Australia (WCA), and the Australian Cricket board (ACB) merged to form a single national cricket board (now known as Cricket Australia), which remains to this day. This merger has been a positive influence on women's cricket, providing more financial support and gathering more exposure for the sport.[9]
Current international rankings Top 10
The ICC Women's Rankings incorporates results from Tests, ODIs and T20Is into a single ranking system.
ICC Women's Rankings |
Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 |
Australia | 55 | 7,284 | 132 |
2 |
England | 60 | 7,581 | 126 |
3 |
New Zealand | 69 | 8,267 | 120 |
4 |
India | 69 | 7,662 | 111 |
5 |
West Indies | 49 | 4,770 | 97 |
6 |
South Africa | 78 | 7,467 | 96 |
7 |
Pakistan | 55 | 4,081 | 74 |
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Sri Lanka | 58 | 3,672 | 63 |
9 |
Bangladesh | 35 | 1,505 | 43 |
10 |
Ireland | 25 | 651 | 26 |
Reference: icc-cricket.com, espncricinfo.com, 17 September 2018 |
Tournament history
World Cup record |
Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
NR |
1973 | Second Place | 2/7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1978 | Champions | 1/4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | 1/5 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1988 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | Round 1 | 3/8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | Champions | 1/12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | Second Place | 2/8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | Champions | 1/8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2009 | Super Sixes | 4/8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | Champions | 1/8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Semi finalists | 3/8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 11/11 | 6 Titles | 84 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
Current team
As of 5 April 2018,[10] the Australian national women's contracted players are:
Records
Test cricket
- Highest team total: 569/6d v England, 6 August 1998 at Woodbridge Road, Guildford, England[11]
- Highest individual score: 213*, Ellyse Perry v England, 11 November 2017 at North Sydney Oval, North Sydney, Australia[12]
- Best innings bowling: 7/7, Betty Wilson v England, 21 February 1958 at Junction Oval, Melbourne, Australia[13]
- Best match bowling: 11/16, Betty Wilson v England, 21 February 1958 at Junction Oval, Melbourne, Australia[14]
ODI cricket
- Highest team total: 412/3 v Denmark, 16 December 1997 at Middle Income Group Ground, Mumbai, India[15]
- Highest individual innings: 229*, Belinda Clark v Denmark, 16 December 1997 at Middle Income Group Ground, Mumbai, India[16]
- Best innings bowling: 7/24, Shelley Nitschke v England, 19 August 2005 at Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster, England[17]
T20I cricket
- Highest team total: 191/4 v Ireland, 27 March 2014 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh[18]
- Highest individual innings: 126, Meg Lanning v Ireland, 27 March 2014 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh[19]
- Best innings bowling: 5/22, Julie Hunter v West Indies, 5 October 2012 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka[20]
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