Hannah Darlington

Hannah Darlington (born 25 January 2002) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League.[1] She was the first graduate of the Thunder WBBL Academy.[2]

Darlington got her start in cricket at school when she accidentally hit a teacher in the head with a ball, and was given a choice of detention or to join the cricket team.[3]

Darlington has indigenous heritage and was selected as the captain for the first female Indigenous Sydney Thunder team, and was also selected for an Indigenous team to tour England, as a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the 1868 Aboriginal tour of England.[4][5]

References
  1. "Hannah Darlington | Sydney Thunder - BBL". www.sydneythunder.com.au. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  2. Osborne, Kayla (2019-09-19). "Hannah Darlington re-signs with Sydney Thunder". Fairfield City Champion. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  3. "'That is pretty incredible for a 17-year-old'". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  4. "Teenage star to captain first female Indigenous XI for Thunder". Cricket NSW. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  5. "Hannah Darlington: on cricket in the UK and playing for the Sydney Thunder". Indigenous.gov.au. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2019-11-14.


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