born february female australian cricketer plays new_south_wales australia specialist batsman usually opens batting came prominence youth cricket new_south_wales national championships senior debut new_south_wales found runs hard come seasons team frequently runs second seasons combined despite regularly captained australia teams time leading successful tour sri_lanka substantial impact time scoring runs twice previous best season total playing consecutive new_south_wales rewarded international selection rose bowl series new_zealand start season scored maiden century match poor tour india end season dropped australian team continued overlooked poor season australian winter travelled play england earned recall australian team start southern hemisphere season scoring runs batting average retained position national team women cricket world cup world regular member playing team tournaments participating matches test debut england hit second century new_zealand youth cricket new_south_wales coastal city newcastle plays city attended outside cricket works physical education teacher march soon turning played new_south_wales national championships scored runs batting average took wickets bowling average new_south_wales defeated win competition january selected state team scored match australian capital territory ducks ended tournament runs new_south_wales won matches senior domestic debut start season senior debut new_south_wales double south_australia match scored wicket victory playing matches starts reaching double figures innings managed best score run western_australia ended season runs new_south_wales came second ending run consecutive titles victoria qualified hosted finals defeating new south wales best series deciding matches lost wickets runs respectively season played interstate tournament break state innings half centuries best queensland final new_south_wales won wickets unbeaten fifties opening batting new_south_wales completed wicket wins instances ended competition runs rewarded selection national team season played matches scoring australia won matches end season selected lead australian team play senior england team innings interrupted season playing matches western_australia scoring new_south_wales took matches absent finals series victoria qualified hosted match series omitted match won home team recalled second match new_south_wales won fixtures wickets respectively claim title contributed little team triumph managing runs end season appointed captain australian youth team played matches new_zealand scoring runs best second fixtures success dismissing times row australia won match captain australian team tour sri_lanka september tourists played host nation senior team won abandoned match second match scored took wicket senior opposition bowling time level score series fixture took fourth match debut non day cricket scoring run australia took run lead scored declaring leading team run win took total overs playing matches season missed matches row playing final match season queensland dropped finals matches victoria new south wales lost finals finishing regular season earning right host series batted times accumulated runs new_south_wales won matches returned form season playing matches run match western_australia consecutive half centuries western_australia queensland new_south_wales won seven round robin matches qualify host match finals series queensland point scored runs finals matches dropped ahead deciding series previous season match scored unbeaten guide new_south_wales target wicket win state queensland took series deciding match wicket win second match dismissed deciding match new_south_wales bowled dismissing visitors claim run win ended season runs new_south_wales won matches claim title bowled time conceding runs overs international debut performances gain selection test day series india held adelaide immediately called senior international debut new_zealand rose bowl series staged border field brisbane start season injury fellow new_south_wales batsman chairman said talented player free flowing game keen performs new_zealand expect provide tough competition played matches international debut match ended tie day international debut opened batting occupied balls trapped leg wicket duck left australia balls hosts eventually home run victory said way nervous maiden innings scored runs following match making balls hosts won single wicket ball spare match scored maiden century balls including seven australia went seal series run win balls including match run laying foundation australia run win final match hosts completed clean sweep wicket win debut series runs strike rate woman play day international cricket australia season played new south wales matches scoring runs new struggled round robin matches losing fifth match western_australia scored set wicket victory new_south_wales won matches qualify second place final hosted victoria scored matches times run new home wicket match hosts series wicket win day game new south wales eventually reached target wickets hand finals took wicket season bowling overs western_australia taking maiden wicket trapped leg wicket ended season wicket economy rate end australian season selected team women series india addition hosts australia new_zealand england participating team played twice round robin phase scored balls respectively australia lost matches new_zealand india respectively dropped games recalled penultimate round robin match england bat wicket win australia defeated india wickets match australians needed victory runs got innings slow start taking balls accumulate runs scoring half required rate teammates sped reached target ball match qualify final new_zealand australia won wickets dropped watching ended series runs strike rate overlooked rose bowl series new_zealand held darwin july international omission recall struggled matches season scoring runs best western_australia took best bowling figures senior level claiming second match western_australia captured lower order wickets quick succession western_australia lost bowled golden duck ball innings new_south_wales lost match runs ended season wickets economy rate new_south_wales reached final awarded title placed qualifying matches rain washed deciding game ball bowled played interstate matches scoring match south_australia making western_australia new_south_wales won games poor season overlooked australian selection home series england rose bowl tour new_zealand followed australian winter travelled england played making duck debut county match sussex ended stay runs matches bowled overs county taking total better form super scoring half centuries innings ending runs list matches scored matches making took match dismissing performances earned recall match home series india ahead australian season hosts swept easily margins victory match runs seven wickets making duck international preceded played scored runs scored slow strike rate resulted dropped order opening position fourth match teammates reached victory target required omitted final match took maiden international wicket fourth match oval canberra trapping indian wicket keeper ended series total productive season ahead world cup scoring runs posted half centuries matches resulting wicket wins queensland western_australia respectively fifties round robin matches included victoria games new_south_wales won win wickets respectively new_south_wales earned right host final team chased won title wickets totalled overs played interstate matches scoring new_south_wales won losing wicket victoria second world cup australia toured new_zealand world cup dropped middle order matches hosts won struggled matches taking balls score runs omitted match returned customary opening position scored balls including fourth match helping set australia victory runs fifth match series abandoned warm matches ahead world cup australia england sri_lanka left team opening match new_zealand australia lost recalled remaining group matches south_africa west_indies hosts won matches reach round struggled playing position middle order balls south_africa home town newcastle restored order duck west_indies dropped australia match phase india lost recalled match scored pakistan putting wicket bowled bowled time dismissed manner australia reached overs took claiming lower order wickets hosts won runs hit balls including final super match england helped set australia successful run chase rank nations qualify final faced india playoff place bowled duck hosts india reached target wickets hand ended campaign runs took total overs selected world england australia hosted new_zealand matches tropical brisbane southern hemisphere winter teams departed tournament scored australia took series australians england scored took hosts innings pre tournament practice matches australia pool matches new_zealand west_indies australia lost wickets won second wickets final pool match south_africa australia needed victory progress batting scored run australia overs reply south_africa track reach target having reached seven overs trapped ball south lost momentum scoring runs loss seven wickets overs ball 17th trapped opposition captain ended overs australia prevailed runs reach semi finals faced england scored push australia hosts reached target wickets hand progressed final won test debut australia stayed england series hosts reigning world champions end world scored took catches australia upset england runs played successful dismissed single digit scores time ending runs struggled effective start matches strike rate innings overall england won matches ended persistent rain test debut england match new road worcester australia batted came lasted balls bowled batting collapse left tourists recovered reach bowled overs innings taking took catch tests removing bowling australia took run lead scored balls run match ended draw woman play test cricket australia modest scoring runs reached double figures innings unable convert starts large scores highest score season australian capital territory second best effort competition final new_south_wales defeated victoria runs fifth title row success new domestic competition scoring runs scored seven run defeat hands victoria wicket win south_australia final victoria dismissed new_south_wales win runs domestic competition ended played rose bowl series new_zealand omitted adelaide oval recalled matches held junction oval melbourne moved opening position middle order way making duck innings struck unbeaten balls fourth match hitting putting opening stand australians won wickets seven final match australians completed sweep home leg series little success australia scoring tourists bounced claim scored new_zealand leg tour left second match hosts won sweep played new_zealand scoring australians swept matches second match struck seven boundaries ball innings help australia rapid start chase final match australia faced target hit runs ball innings scoring runs ball australia won matches wickets world triumph selected world west_indies played match selection open batted match warm match scored balls dismissed australia lost new_zealand runs warm match balls including took catch remove australians defeated pakistan runs australia grouped england south_africa west_indies match england ran triggering loss wickets addition run balls leaving deliveries unused pursuit victory scored australia balls helping innings australians fallen fell bowled eventually run going winning run ball available leaving scores tied super marsh bowled england batted australia scored single ball faced caught fourth ball left australia ended england ended run attempt secure winning run final ball australia awarded match hit match scored solitary match south_africa came fall end counter attacked scoring runs balls including pair balls caught ball eighth australia collapsed lost including wickets runs balls unused completing run win final group match west_indies came hit balls including australia finished won runs finish group stage unbeaten quartet australia went face india semi final chasing target came join captain promoted order runs needed balls hit balls seal australian victory seven wickets seven balls spare brought winning runs drive bounced going runs final new_zealand australia started poorly bat fell bring fell quickly leave australia sixth followed consolidating partnership cameron unable lift run rate substantially stand took balls caught trying ball cover balls later cameron bowled leaving australia 13th managed solitary boundary later burst took australia overs ended highest score balls australians restricted new_zealand complete run win australian highest run scorer tournament players
Leah Poulton