Carly May Leeson (born 9 November 1998) is an Australian

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er who plays for the ACT Meteors in the

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(WNCL). An

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, she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm

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. She has previously played for

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and

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Early life

Leeson was born on 9 November 1998 in Grafton,

. She represented New South Wales at under-15 and under-18 level and was a member of

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second-string Shooting Stars squad when they toured Sri Lanka in 2015.

Club career

In February 2018, Leeson became the first woman to play in a men's

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match for

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, also known as the Randy Petes, competes in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition in Grades 1 to 5, Poidevin Gray (under-21) and AW Green Shield (under-16). It also fields two sides in the Sydney Metropolitan compe ...

Domestic career

Women's Big Bash League

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Leeson joined the Sydney Sixers ahead of the 2016–17 WBBL season. She played one match, against the Melbourne Renegades, and took two wickets for 11 runs from her two overs. Leeson joined the Melbourne Renegades for the 2019–20 season. Her 2020–21 season was her most successful WBBL as she took 11 wickets and made her T20 high score of 31 *.

Women's National Cricket League

In the WNCL, Leeson joined the New South Wales Breakers ahead of the 2017–18 season, but did not play a match before joining the ACT Meteors in 2019. On 23 January 2020, Leeson made her maiden one-day fifty, scoring 56 off 63 balls in a seven-wicket loss to the Breakers.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leeson, Carly 1998 births Living people People from Grafton, New South Wales Cricketers from New South Wales Australian women cricketers ACT Meteors cricketers Melbourne Renegades (WBBL) cricketers New South Wales Breakers cricketers Sydney Sixers (WBBL) cricketers Sportswomen from New South Wales