FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIPS CANBERRA, ACT 13-19 JANUARY 2016 CONTENTS Belinda Clark Introduction 1 Squads 8 2015 Champions Preview 1 Cricket Australia XI 22 Kookaburra Welcome Message 1 Match Venues 23 Meg Lanning’s Meteoric Rise 2 CA Discount Offer 24 2014/15 Review 3 Fixture Back Cover History 4 FROM BACKYARD 2015 CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BAGGY GREEN PREVIEW The Cricket New South Wales will look to claim a Australia fourth-straight title, achieved only once Underage Female in the Shield’s 14-year history. Under 15’s Championships ‘Player of the Championships’ Saskia Horley have been will enter the tournament this year with the biggest an eye towards becoming the underage contributor to pathways all-time leading wicket taker, the national second on the junior list to Queensland’s teams setup since Jemma Barsby and with a way to go to its inception. catch South Australia’s Amanda-Jade A vital part of the Wellington’s 51 wickets in the Under 18s. Australian Cricket The evenly matched tournament will have an pathway, these extra incentive with players who dominate competitions may more than likely to attract interest from be the first time players represent their Women’s Big Bash League recruiters for state at an elite level which will no doubt WBBL02 in 2016. lead to opportunities and the emergence of Australia’s next great talents. These championships are a proven breeding ground for Australia’s next crop and have KOOKABURRA produced current international players WELCOME MESSAGE such as Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry and Elyse Villani. With the new addition of the Women’s Welcome to Cricket Australia’s Underage Big Bash League for the world’s best female National Championships for 2015/16. cricketers, the opportunities are more First of all, welcome and congratulations plentiful than ever before. to the players who have gone through their I encourage all players to embody the State/Territory selection process which cricketing spirit and for all involved to get is an achievement in itself. These National along and support Australia’s future stars. Championships are about opportunities not only for the players but also the coaches and Belinda Clark their support staff, the umpires, the local Senior Manager, Team Performance organising staff, groundsmen, and many other volunteers All of you have achieved a great deal to come this far and we wish you every success in the tournament. This is just one opportunity Australian Cricket has to offer you to take this experience and build on it. Enjoy the competition and good luck! U18 FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIPS | CANBERRA, ACT | #U18CHAMPS 1 MEG LANNING’S METEORIC RISE Meg Lanning is the number one female cricketer in the world. Arguably the best batter that Australia Although it was Healy who claimed the has ever produced, Lanning has done it all, ‘Player of the Championship’ in 2005-06 won the World Cup, once as captain, taken and Coyte two years later, it would be the World T20 crown and most recently Lanning who would go on to claim back- reclaimed the Women’s Ashes after 14 to-back Belinda Clark awards for the best years of agony. performed female player. But not many people would know the But Lanning remembers the positives that 23-year-old first plied her trade in Cricket come from participating in the underage Australia’s Underage Championships, championships and believes successes initially for New South Wales before donning should hold you in good stead. the navy blue in her adopted Victoria. “It’s nice to get some runs against your “It was my first taste of state cricket and peers and do it against some pretty strong playing for your state and it was a great opposition, these tournaments are always honour, I learnt game based scenarios and pretty competitive and when you learn to that’s where it really developed, it was build those long innings and bowl long spells a major part of my career growing up,” it will do you a world of good.” Lanning said. Above all else, Lanning encourages all of the The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars participants to have fun and take away as captain was part of a golden period where much as possible from the experience. many of our current crop first played Australia’s favourite sport at the elite level. “I played against Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy and Sarah Coyte, that New South Wales “Firstly, you have to enjoy yourself and have team was chock-full of future Southern fun, looking back some of those tournaments Stars and that’s probably where a little were the best cricketing memories that I have. bit of the state rivalry started. “All of the girls have come through this Secondly learn as much as you can, listen to your program, and it’s great to have the calibre coaches and try and ask as many questions as of coaches, past players and current you can because it’s a great experience.” players helping these girls come through, it’s a great environment for them to have.” 2 U18 FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIPS | CANBERRA, ACT | #U18CHAMPS 2014/15 REVIEW Once again it was the NSW Metropolitan side who came out victorious for the Betty Butcher Shield, keeping the trophy in New South Wales for a third consecutive year. Victoria were unable to overcome the powerful batting line-up in the final, bundled out for 82 in chase of the imposing 8/143. Current Sydney Sixers batter Ashleigh Gardner was named ‘Player of the Championships’ for her 199 runs and eight wickets. TEAM OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014-15 FINAL STANDINGS Ashleigh Gardner Hannah Merritt NSW Metropolitan 1 Jodie Hicks Lauren Cheatle Victoria 2 Tess Cooper Amy Riddell Queensland 3 Maisy Gibson Georgia Wareham South Australia 4 Abigail Godfrey ACT/NSW Country 5 Sophie Molineux Western Australia 6 Alice Smith VIC Invitational XI 7 Tayla Vlaeminck Tasmania 8 CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS Spirit of Cricket Award Tasmania Player of the Championships Ashleigh Gardner Leading Run Scorer Ashleigh Gardner 199 runs Leading Wicket Taker Lauren Cheatle 18 wickets Most Dismissals by a Fielder Grace Mills 8 dismissals U18 FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIPS | CANBERRA, ACT | #U18CHAMPS 3 HISTORYHISTORY OFOF THETHE CRICKETCRICKET AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIA UNDER-17UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIPSCHAMPIONSHIPS THE BETTY BUTCHER SHIELD The championship was first introduced in has won fifteen titles, Queensland two and 1996/97 as the Milo Cup. It was a school- Victoria has claimed one. based competition for girls under 16 years-of-age, and was run in conjunction Although the age bracket has changed, with School Sport Australia and Women’s teams at the championship will continue Cricket Australia. to compete for the Betty Butcher Shield – named in honour of one of Australia’s most In 1997/98, the competition was respected sporting administrators. reorganised as the under-17 championship after a review in 1995/96 of women’s cricket Butcher served cricket in many different competitions that saw a move capacities for a number of years in roles away from the existing under-18 and with the Victorian Women’s Cricket under-21 competitions. Association, the Australian Women’s Cricket Council (later renamed Women’s Women’s Cricket Australia assumed running Cricket Australia), and the International of the event in 1998/99 and, following its Women’s Cricket Council. integration with Cricket Australia in 2003, women’s underage cricket competitions Butcher was also a valuable contributor have since been brought in line with the to other sporting organisations, fulfilling successful men’s structure. her genuine passion to help young people achieve. In 2011/12 the competition reverted back to the under-18 age group for the first time The Betty Butcher Shield was inaugurated since 1995/96. in 2000/01 to honour the long-serving contribution of the late Betty Butcher. Since the inception of the Under-17 National Championship in 1996/97, New South Wales 4 U18 FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIPS | CANBERRA, ACT | #U18CHAMPS PLAYER OF THE SERIES SERIES VENUE WINNER CRICKETER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP 1996/97 Ballarat, VIC New South Wales Not awarded 1997/98 Brisbane, QLD New South Wales Not awarded 1998/99 Canberra, ACT New South Wales Not awarded 1999/00 Melbourne, VIC New South Wales Not awarded 2000/01 Campbelltown Victoria Not awarded 2001/02 Rockingham, WA Queensland Not awarded 2002/03 Adelaide, SA New South Wales Not awarded 2003/04 Geelong, VIC Queensland T Norquay (VIC) 2004/05 Perth, WA New South Wales C Reibelt (QLD) & A Maloney (VIC) 2005/06 Adelaide, SA New South Wales A Healy (NSW) 2006/07 Canberra, ACT New South Wales A Endacott (NSW) 2007/08 Campbelltown New South Wales S Coyte (NSW) 2008/09 Canberra, ACT New South Wales K Waetford (NSW) 2009/10 Brisbane, QLD New South Wales J Jonassen (QLD) & S Townsend (VIC) 2010/11 Adelaide, SA New South Wales Z Richards (ACT) 2011/12 Ballarat, VIC New South Wales J Barsby (QLD) 2012/13 Ballarat, VIC New South Wales Z Cooke (ACT) & C Piparo (WA) 2013/14 Ballarat, VIC New South Wales S Molineux (VIC) 2014/15 Ballarat, Vic New South Wales A Gardner (NSW Metro) NOTE: 1996/97-1999/00: 25 overs per side 2000/01-2001/02: 35 overs per side 2002/03-2006/07: 40 overs per side 2007/08: 45 overs 2008/09-2010/11: mix of 45 overs and Twenty20 2011/12-present: mix of 50 overs and Twenty20 U18 FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIPS | CANBERRA, ACT | #U18CHAMPS 5 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS Highest Team Score: 4-429 NSW v ACT 2007/08 Lowest Team Score: 20 TAS v NSW 1996/97 Highest Individual Innings: 174* S Coyte, NSW v ACT 2007/08 Highest Championship Aggregate (runs): 485 S Coyte, NSW 2007/08 Best Bowling: 7-17* S Coyte, NSW v VIC 2006/07 Highest Championship Aggregate (wickets): 22 A Wellington, SA 2013/14 Highest