Georgia Wareham
Wareham bowling for Victoria, 2018
Personal information
Full name
Georgia Lee Wareham
Born (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 24)
Terang, Victoria, Australia
NicknameWolfie
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 180)30 September 2021 v India
ODI debut (cap 139)18 October 2018 v Pakistan
Last ODI14 October 2023 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 50)29 September 2018 v New Zealand
Last T20I5 October 2023 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.35
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–presentMelbourne Renegades
2017/18–presentVictoria
2023Gujarat Giants
2023–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 30 46
Runs scored 150 103
Batting average 50.00 17.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 37* 32
Balls bowled 1.314 677
Wickets 33 44
Bowling average 28.09 15.97
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/18 3/12
Catches/stumpings 12/– 16/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2023

Georgia Lee Wareham (born 26 May 1999) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a leg spin bowler. At the domestic level, she plays for Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades.[1] In April 2018, she played six matches on an Under 19 tour of South Africa, taking a total of nine wickets including 4–17 in a 50-over match against the Emerging South Africa team.[2]

Career

In September 2018, she was named in Australia's squad for the Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series against New Zealand.[3] She made her WT20I for Australia against New Zealand on 29 September 2018.[4]

In October 2018, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[5][6] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for Australia Women against Pakistan Women on 18 October 2018.[7]

In November 2018, she was named in the Melbourne Renegades' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[8][9] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Wareham as one of the five breakout stars in women's cricket in 2018.[10]

In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with her first full contract ahead of the 2019–20 season.[11][12] In June 2019, Cricket Australia named her in Australia's team for their tour to England to contest the Women's Ashes.[13][14] In January 2020, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[15]

In August 2021, Wareham was named in Australia's squad for their series against India, which included a one-off day/night Test match as part of the tour.[16] Wareham made her Test debut on 30 September 2021, for Australia against India.[17]

WPL

In the inaugural season of WPL in 2023, Georgia Wareham was bought by Gujarat Giants for 75 Lakhs.[18]

References

  1. ^ "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ Jolly, Laura (2 August 2018). "'I haven't seen a young leggie do that before'". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Jonassen injured, pair bolt into T20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ "1st T20I (N), New Zealand Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Sep 29 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Australia reveal World Twenty20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Jess Jonassen, Nicole Bolton in Australia's squad for ICC Women's World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ^ "1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Kuala Lumpur, Oct 18 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. ^ "2018 lookback – the breakout stars (women)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Georgia Wareham included in Australia's 2019-20 contracts list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Molineux misses Ashes squad, Vlaeminck included". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Tayla Vlaeminck beats injury to make Australian women's Ashes squad". The Guardian. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Sophie Molineux and Annabel Sutherland named in Australia's T20 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Stars ruled out, bolters named in squad to play India". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Only Test (D/N), Carrara, Sep 30 - Oct 3 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  18. ^ Tripathi, Anuj (ed.). "WPL Auction: UP Warriorz pay INR 75 lakh for Grace Harris, Georgia Wareham finds home in Gujarat Giants". ANI NEWS. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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