Tahlia McGrath
McGrath fielding during her Test debut
Personal information
Full name
Tahlia May McGrath
Born (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 28)
Adelaide, South Australia
NicknameT-Mac[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 171)9 November 2017 v England
Last Test22 June 2023 v England
ODI debut (cap 131)27 November 2016 v South Africa
Last ODI14 October 2023 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 56)7 October 2021 v India
Last T20I5 October 2023 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–presentSouth Australia
2015/16–presentAdelaide Strikers
2019Lancashire Thunder
2022Southern Brave
2023–presentUP Warriorz
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 6 36 39 103
Runs scored 346 570 900 2,484
Batting average 38.44 30.00 42.85 29.92
100s/50s 0/4 0/3 0/7 2/13
Top score 73 74 91* 111*
Balls bowled 636 884 258 3,155
Wickets 11 25 17 86
Bowling average 24.00 30.16 21.70 30.53
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/24 3/4 3/13 4/40
Catches/stumpings 6/– 15/– 12/– 37/–
Medal record
Women's Cricket
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham
World Cup
Winner 2022 New Zealand
T20 World Cup
Winner 2023 South Africa
Source: CricketArchive, 17 February 2024

Tahlia May McGrath (born 10 November 1995) is an Australian cricketer.[2] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against South Africa on 27 November 2016.[3] She made her women's Test debut in The Women's Ashes in November 2017.

Career

McGrath batting for Adelaide Strikers during WBBL
McGrath batting for Adelaide Strikers during WBBL|07

After missing out on Australia's squad for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, McGrath was recalled to the team when she was named in Australia's squad for the Women's Ashes. She was named in both the WODI squad and the Test squad.[4] On 26 October 2017, she took her first international wicket in the second WODI match against England.[5]

She made her Test debut for Australia Women against England Women on 9 November 2017 in The Women's Ashes.[6]

In November 2018, she was named in the Adelaide Strikers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[7][8] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.[9][10] In April 2020, Cricket Australia awarded McGrath with a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.[11][12]

In August 2021, McGrath 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.[13] On 21 September 2021, in the first of the series' three WODI matches at Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, Queensland, she swung the ball both ways while bowling, and really troubled some of India's best players, but did not take a wicket, and did not bat. In the second WODI on 24 September 2021, also at Mackay, she claimed 3-45, and then made a career-best 74 in 77 balls, sharing in a partnership with Beth Mooney that helped to propel Australia from the lowest point in its run chase to a cliffhanging victory.[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021, for Australia against India.[14]

In January 2022, McGrath was named in Australia's squad for their series against England to contest the Women's Ashes.[15] In the first match of the series, a WT20I fixture, McGrath became the first Australian all-rounder to take three wickets and score more than 75 runs in a WT20I, finishing with figures of 3-26 and an unbeaten 91 off 49 balls.[16] McGrath was named the Player of the Series,[17] after scoring 225 runs and taking 11 wickets during the Women's Ashes.[18]

Also in January 2022, McGrath was named in Australia's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[19] In April 2022, she was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.[20] The following month, McGrath was named in Australia's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[21]

In August 2022 during Commonwealth Games 2022, McGrath was allowed to play against India despite testing positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms[22]

References

  1. ^ a b Burnett, Adam (25 September 2021). "Another star emerges as McGrath repays the faith". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Tahlia McGrath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ "South Africa Women tour of Australia, 4th ODI: Australia Women v South Africa Women at Coffs Harbour, Nov 27, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Cheatle, McGrath return to Australia ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Australia crush England in second Ashes one-dayer". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Only Test (D/N), England Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 9-12 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  8. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Georgia Wareham included in Australia's 2019-20 contracts list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  11. ^ "CA reveals national contract lists for 2020-21". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Tahlia McGrath handed Australia contract; Nicole Bolton, Elyse Villani left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Stars ruled out, bolters named in squad to play India". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  14. ^ "1st T20I (N), Carrara, Oct 7 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Tahlia McGrath stars as Australia scores nine-wicket win over England in Women's Ashes T20 international". Australian Associated Press (AAP). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Annabel Sutherland stars in ODI sweep as Australia finish Ashes in style". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Breakout summer has McGrath primed for world stage". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Wellington, Harris return in Australia's World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  20. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Aussies unchanged in quest for Comm Games gold". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Tahlia McGrath plays CWG final despite testing positive for Covid-19".

External links

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South Australian Scorpions – current squad
Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) – current squad
UP Warriorz – current squad
ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year
Australia squad – 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup – Champions (7th title)
Australia squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – Gold Medal
Australia squad – 2023 Women's T20 World Cup – Champions (6th title)
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