Cricket Victoria announced a list of contracted players for the upcoming edition of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL).
The Victorian Women’s cricket team led by a wicket-keeper captain Nicole Faltum had a good campaign in the last edition of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). They finished third on the points table with 32 points from 12 games in the league stages of the tournament.
The former Australian skipper Meg Lanning was the leading run-scorer for her side and the 2nd highest run-scorer of the tournament with 492 runs to her name at an impressive strike rate of 112.58 and a humongous average of 82 in 10 innings. Her tally of runs included six half-centuries to her name.
As far as the bowling department is concerned, the 26-year-old left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux was the leading wicket-taker for Victoria with 17 wickets to her name at an average of 14.47 and an impressive economy of 4.34 in six innings for her side last season. The Nicole Faltum-led side made a sensational bounce back by winning seven out of the last eight matches of their campaign including a six-match winning streak.
Cricket Victoria has announced their squad for the upcoming 2024-25 edition of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL).
Victoria Squad for 2024-25 edition of the WNCL
Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Poppy Gardner, Kim Garth, Hasrat Gill, Ella Hayward, Olivia Henry, Milly Illingworth, Meg Lanning, Rhys McKenna, Sophie Molineux, Sasha Moloney, Jasmine Nevins, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Prestwidge, Sophie Reid, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, and Georgia Wareham
“Our squad carries a great blend of youth and experience. Welcoming someone of Sasha Moloney’s caliber will further bolster our leadership stocks while seeing players such as Poppy Gardner and Milly Illingworth continue to develop alongside Nicole Faltum, Sophie Molineux and Meg Lanning will be exciting to watch. We made some positive steps in the back half of last season and we’re confident that we can continue to build on that progress this year.” Cricket Victoria Head of Female Cricket Sharelle McMahon speaks about building a strong leadership core within the squad ahead of the upcoming edition of the WNCL.
Note: Sasha Moloney and Hasrat Gill are the two new additions to the squad. Rhiann O’Donnell and Samantha Bates have been released from the squad.
(Quotes sourced from Cricket Victoria Press Release)