ACT Meteors
The Australian Capital Territory Women cricket team, also known as the Abode Hotels ACT Meteors, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian Capital Territory. They play most of their home games at Manuka Oval, Canberra and they also use Phillip Oval, Canberra. They compete in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia. They previously played in the now-defunct Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and Australian Women's Cricket Championships.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Katie Mack |
| Coach | Jono Dean |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Dark Blue Gold |
| Founded | First recorded match: 1978 |
| Home ground | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Phillip Oval, Canberra |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Queensland in 1978 at St Andrew's Cricket Ground No 3, Sydney |
| AWCC wins | 0 |
| WNCL wins | 0 |
| WT20C wins | 0 |
| Official website | Abode Hotels ACT Meteors |
History
1978–1995: Australian Women's Cricket Championships
Australian Capital Territory's first recorded match was against Queensland in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships on 27 to 28 December 1978, which they won on first innings.[1] With the exception of 1980–81, they subsequently competed in every Australian Women's Cricket Championships up to and including its penultimate season in 1994–95.[2][3] Their best finish came in 1992–93, when they drew the third-place playoff with Western Australia but secured third place based on first innings score.[4]
2009–present: Twenty20 Cup and Women's National Cricket League
Australian Capital Territory joined the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and the WNCL in 2009–10, finishing a respectable third in both competitions.[5][6]
Australian Capital Territory finished fourth in the 2013–14 Twenty20 Cup and qualified for the semi-finals, where they met New South Wales. Australian Capital Territory won the match by 12 runs thanks to six wickets from Rhiannon Dick.[7][8] However, they lost the final to Queensland by seven wickets after scoring only 107 batting first.[9]
Grounds
Prior to joining the WNCL, Australian Capital Territory played their home games at a number of grounds in Canberra, including Kingston Oval, Reid Oval, Manuka Oval, Stirling Oval, Kaleen Oval, Boomanulla Oval, O'Connor Oval, Deakin West Ground and St Edmund's College Oval.[10][11][12]
After joining the WNCL in 2009–10, Australian Capital Territory used Manuka Oval for all of their home matches until 2012. In 2012 and 2013 they played home matches at Freebody Oval in Queanbeyan, Chisholm Oval in Canberra and Robertson Oval in Wagga Wagga.[11][13] Since 2014 they have resumed playing at the Manuka Oval for the majority of their matches. They have also started to use Phillip Oval, Canberra, playing their first match there against England on 28 January 2020. They played their five 2020–21 WNCL home games and their six 2021–22 WNCL home games at Phillip Oval (now also known as EPC Solar Park).[11][14]
Players
Current squad
Based on squad announced for the 2022/23 season. Players in bold have international caps.[15]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 2 | Katie Mack | 14 September 1993 | Right-hand | Right-arm leg break | Captain | |
| 25 | Annie Wikman | 27 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 32 | Rebecca Carter | 16 July 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 8 | Angela Reakes | 27 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| 33 | Olivia Porter | 14 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 74 | Carly Leeson | 9 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| – | Meagan Dixon | 23 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 3 | Matilda Lugg | 12 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 5 | Kayla Burton | 2 September 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 6 | Angelina Genford | 30 October 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 7 | Chloe Rafferty | 16 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| 9 | Holly Ferling | 22 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 15 | Zoe Cooke | 17 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 52 | Gabby Sutcliffe | 11 April 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 88 | Amy Yates | 30 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 99 | Alisha Bates | 18 March 2002 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Notable players
Players who have played for Australian Capital Territory and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[16]
- Christina Matthews (1984)
- Lyn Larsen (1984)
- Glenda Hall (1984)
- Frances Leonard (1986)
- Cathy Smith (1987)
- Lynette Cook (1987)
- Jodie Davis (1988)
- Bronwyn Calver (1991)
- Kim Fazackerley (1992)
- Kate Pulford (1999)
- Leanne Davis (2000)
- Nicola Browne (2002)
- Sara McGlashan (2002)
- Kris Britt (2003)
- Leonie Coleman (2004)
- Jodie Fields (2006)
- Lynsey Askew (2006)
- Rene Farrell (2007)
- Erin Osborne (2009)
- Dane van Niekerk (2009)
- Marizanne Kapp (2009)
- Sian Ruck (2009)
- Sarah Coyte (2010)
- Lea Tahuhu (2011)
- Georgia Elwiss (2011)
- Holly Ferling (2013)
- Hayley Jensen (2014)
- Erin Burns (2019)
Coaching staff
Honours
- Australian Women's Cricket Championships:
- Winners (0):
- Best finish: 3rd (1991–92, 1992–93)
- Women's National Cricket League:
- Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup (0):
- Winners (0):
- Best finish: runners-up (2013–14)
See also
References
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory Women v Queensland Women". CricketArchive. 27 December 1978. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's First-Class Events played by Australian Capital Territory Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A Events played by Australian Capital Territory Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory Women v Western Australia Women". CricketArchive. 8 January 1993. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2009/10 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's National Cricket League 2009/10 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013/14 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "New South Wales Women v Australian Capital Territory Women". CricketArchive. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory Women v Queensland Women". CricketArchive. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's First-Class Matches played by Australian Capital Territory Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Women's List A Matches played by Australian Capital Territory Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Australian Capital Territory Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Australian Capital Territory Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory Women v England Women". CricketArchive. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Holly Ferling joins Meteors squad". Cricket ACT. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory Women Players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Abode Hotels ACT Meteors Welcome New Captain and Coach for 2020/21 Season". Cricket ACT. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.