Delissa Kimmince

Delissa Maree Kimmince (born 14 May 1989) is an Australian former cricketer and Australian rules footballer^[1] who played for the national cricket team as an all-rounder. She is a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).^[2][3] In April 2021, Kimmince announced her retirement from top-level cricket.^[4]

Delissa Kimmince

Personal information
Full name	Delissa Maree Kimmince
Born	(1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 34) Warwick, Queensland, Australia^[citation needed]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Laura Harris (wife)
International information
National side	Australia (2008–2020)
ODI debut (cap 111)	15 March 2008 v New Zealand
Last ODI	9 October 2019 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 22)	28 October 2008 v India
Last T20I	30 September 2020 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006/07–2009/10	Queensland
2011	Warwickshire
2012/13–2020/21	Queensland
2015/16–2020/21	Brisbane Heat
2018	Yorkshire Diamonds
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 16 44 110 193 Runs scored 79 162 1,662 1,941 Batting average 79.00 16.20 29.15 19.21 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/7 0/7 Top score 42 43 100 87* Balls bowled 640 846 4,232 3,383 Wickets 14 45 101 161 Bowling average 29.42 21.08 28.40 24.09 5 wickets in innings 1 0 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/26 3/20 5/12 4/18 Catches/stumpings 8/– 10/– 39/– 56/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 November 2022 Australian rules football career Personal information Original team(s) Yeronga South Brisbane (QWAFL) Draft Rookie player, 2016: Brisbane Position(s) Defender Playing career^1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2017 Brisbane 1 (0) ^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Kimmince was born and raised in Warwick, Queensland attending Warwick State High School.^[5]

Cricket

Kimmince made her debut for Queensland aged 17^[6] and her debut for Australia aged 18 against New Zealand in March 2008. The following year, she played in the Women's Cricket World Cup, but she then took a long break from cricket,^[7] during which time Kimmince moved to London and worked in the Princess Louise pub in Holborn.^[8] During this time, Kimmince was talked into playing for Warwickshire and took a three-hour train journey each way to matches each week without attending training.^[8]

Kimmince returned to state cricket for the 2012–13 season, and in 2014 returned to playing for Australia, playing in the ICC World T20 tournament in Bangladesh, and in a series against Pakistan at home.^[9]

In June 2015, Kimmince was named as one of Australia's touring party for the 2015 Women's Ashes in England, as a Twenty20 specialist. However, she was later ruled out due to a lower back issue.^[10]

In October 2015, Kimmince assumed the captaincy of Queensland Fire, replacing Jodie Fields, who was recovering from shoulder surgery.^[11] Soon afterwards, Kimmince became the inaugural captain of Brisbane Heat,^[12] but in January 2017, she stepped down from that role and was replaced by Kirby Short.^[13]

In April 2018, she was one of the fourteen players to be awarded a national contract for the 2018–19 season by Cricket Australia.^[14] In October 2018, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^[15][16]

In November 2018, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.^[17][18] In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract ahead of the 2019–20 season.^[19][20]

In June 2019, Cricket Australia named her in Australia's team for their tour to England to contest the Women's Ashes.^[21][22] On 4 July 2019, in the second Women's One Day International (WODI) match of the Women's Ashes, Kimmince took her first five-wicket haul in WODIs.^[23] In January 2020, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[24]

Australian rules football

On 26 September 2016, Kimmince was announced as the Brisbane Lions' second rookie signing for the inaugural AFL Women's (AFLW) season in 2017.^[25] She made her AFLW debut for Brisbane in their Round 6, 2017 clash with the Western Bulldogs.^[26] At the end of the 2017 season, she was delisted by the Lions.^[27]

Personal life

Kimmince became engaged to her Brisbane Heat teammate Laura Harris in November 2019, after dating Harris for four years.^[6][28] They married in Marburg, Queensland in August 2020.^[29]

References

1. "Delissa Kimmince". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
2. . Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
3. "Players". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
4. "Teen speedster earns CA contract as veteran retires". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
5. [Delissa makes it] from Warwick Daily News 22 November 2006
6. Whiting, Frances (22 November 2019). "Brisbane Heat: Delissa Kimmince's triumph over personal tragedy". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
7. Jolly, Laura (30 July 2018). "Kimmince's comeback a breath of fresh air". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
8. Jolly, Laura (31 May 2019). "England just the ticket for Kimmince". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
9. "Delissa Kimmince". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
10. "Women's Ashes: Australia include three potential Test debutants". BBC. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
11. Walsh, Gerard (8 October 2015). "Warwick's Kimmince to lead National Cricket League campaign". Warwick Daily News. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
12. Dillon, Phil (6 December 2016). "Heat full of burning desire for new season". Sunshine Coast Daily. APN News & Media. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
13. McInerney, Matthew (6 January 2017). "Short named to captain Brisbane Heat's WBBL side". Warwick Daily News. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
14. "Molineux, Kimmince among new Australia contracts; Beams, Cheatle miss out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
15. "Australia reveal World Twenty20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
16. "Jess Jonassen, Nicole Bolton in Australia's squad for ICC Women's World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
17. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
18. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
19. "Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
20. "Georgia Wareham included in Australia's 2019-20 contracts list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
21. "Molineux misses Ashes squad, Vlaeminck included". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
22. "Tayla Vlaeminck beats injury to make Australian women's Ashes squad". The Guardian. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
23. "Women's Ashes 2019: Australia extend lead over England with second ODI win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
24. "Sophie Molineux and Annabel Sutherland named in Australia's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
25. "Lions Sign WBBL Star". Brisbane Lions. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
26. Delissa Kimmince AFLW debut post match interview
27. de Haer, Katie (26 May 2017). "AFL Women's Trade Wrap". Brisbane Lions. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
28. Preston, Kahla. "How We Met: 'I said, "If we win the final, I'll buy her a ring"'". 9Honey. Nine Digital Pty Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
29. "Lifetime off-field Partnership for Delissa Kimmince and Laura Harris, announced marriage via Instagram". Female Cricket. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

External links

• Delissa Kimmince at AustralianFootball.com
• Delissa Kimmince at ESPNcricinfo  
• Delissa Kimmince at CricketArchive   (subscription required)
• Delissa Kimmince at Cricket Australia