Charis Bekker (born 14 March 2004) is an Australian

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er who plays as a right-handed

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and slow left-arm orthodox bowler for

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in the

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(WNCL) and Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).

Domestic career

Bekker plays grade cricket for

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. She made her debut for

on 27 February 2022, against

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in the WNCL. She went on to play five matches overall for the side that season, including scoring 36 * against South Australia and taking 2/25 from her 10 overs against

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. She played ten matches for the side in the 2022–23 WNCL, scoring 83 runs and taking two wickets. She was also in the Perth Scorchers squad in the 2022–23 WBBL, but did not play a match.

International career

In December 2022, Bekker was selected in the

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squad for the

2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup The 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup was the first edition of the ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup, hosted by South Africa in 2023. The tournament was moved from its original slot at the end of 2021 to January 2023 because of the COV ...

. She played two matches at the tournament, taking one wicket.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bekker, Charis 2004 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Australian women cricketers Western Australia women cricketers