Chloe Cathryn Ainsworth (born 14 September 2005) is an Australian

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er who currently plays for

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in the

Women's National Cricket League The Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) is the national domestic 50-over competition for women's cricket in Australia. Featuring seven teams—one from every state, plus the Australian Capital Territory—each season's winner is awarded the ...

(WNCL) and Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She plays as a right-arm

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bowler.

Domestic career

In December 2022, Ainsworth played for Western Australia in the Cricket Australia Under-19 National Female Championships, scoring one half-century and taking 10 wickets. On 21 December 2022, Ainsworth made her debut for

's senior team, bowling four overs. Ainsworth plays grade cricket for Melville Cricket Club.

International career

In December 2022, Ainsworth was named 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 one match at the tournament, taking two wickets, before being forced to withdraw due to injury.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ainsworth, Chloe 2005 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Australian women cricketers Western Australia women cricketers Perth Scorchers (WBBL) cricketers