Georgia Prestwidge

Georgia Kate Prestwidge (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).^[1] She has previously played for Queensland and Brisbane Heat^[2][3]

Georgia Prestwidge

Personal information
Full name	Georgia Kate Prestwidge
Born	(1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Scott Prestwidge (father) Jack Prestwidge (brother) Will Prestwidge (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014/15–2022/23	Queensland (squad no. 16)
2016/17–2021/22	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 16)
2022/23–present	Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 16)
2023/24–present	Victoria (squad no. 16)
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 29 38 Runs scored 128 15 Batting average 14.22 5.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 24 6* Balls bowled 906 410 Wickets 21 18 Bowling average 35.38 27.38 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/41 4/12 Catches/stumpings 9/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 March 2021

Prestwidge is the daughter of former Queensland Bulls all rounder Scott Prestwidge and the sister of current Melbourne Renegades bowler Jack Prestwidge.^[4] She made her debut for the Fire in October 2014, but did not bat or bowl in that match.^[5] At the end of the 2015–16 season, she was named the Queensland Fire Youth Player of the Year.^[6]

On 13 October 2016, Prestwidge was reported for having a suspected illegal bowling action during a WNCL match against Tasmania at Allan Border Field. On 12 November 2016, Cricket Australia announced that an analysis undertaken on 28 October 2016 by the Biomechanics Department at the Bupa National Cricket Centre had found Prestwidge's bowling action to be illegal, and that she had therefore been suspended from bowling in Cricket Australia sanctioned matches with immediate effect.^[7]

Despite that setback, Prestwidge was added to the Brisbane Heat squad in December 2016 for its 2016–17 campaign.^[8] She made her Heat debut on 11 December 2016 against the Sydney Sixers.^[1][9] In November 2018, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.^[10][11]

References

1. "Georgia Prestwidge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
2. "Queensland Fire". Queensland Fire. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
3. "Players". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
4. "Brisbane Heat's Georgia Prestwidge eyes WBBL semi-finals while preserving family ties". ABC News. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
5. "Georgia Prestwidge". Queensland Fire website. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
6. Dorries, Ben (1 April 2016). "Chris Hartley wins third Ian Healy Trophy; Bulls legend James Hopes farewelled". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
7. "Georgia Prestwidge found to have illegal bowling action". Cricket Australia website. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
8. Brisbane Heat Media (6 December 2016). "WBBL squad finalised". Brisbane Heat website. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
9. Dorries, Ben (13 December 2016). "Brisbane Heat could field up to six debutants for the opening round of the WBBL season". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
10. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
11. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

External links

• Georgia Prestwidge at ESPNcricinfo
• Georgia Prestwidge at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Georgia Prestwidge at Cricket Australia