Ella Josephine Wilson (born 17 November 2003) 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 Adelaide Strikers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She plays as a right-arm

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bowler and right-handed

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Domestic career

Wilson plays grade cricket for

Glenelg Cricket Club Glenelg District Cricket Club (the "Seahorses") are a Grade Cricket team located in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was founded in 1907. Their official website is http://www.gdcc.net.au Glenelg competes in the South Australian Grade Cricket L ...

. In May 2022, Wilson received her first contract, signing with

for the upcoming WNCL season. In September 2022, she was signed by Adelaide Strikers for the 2022–23 Women's Big Bash League, although she did not play a match for the side that season. In February 2023, Wilson made her debut for South Australia, against

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in the WNCL, taking 1/27 from her four overs. She went on to play three matches overall for South Australia that season, taking three wickets.

International career

In December 2022, Wilson 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 five matches in the tournament.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Ella 2003 births Living people People from Mount Barker, South Australia Australian women cricketers South Australian Scorpions cricketers Sportswomen from South Australia Cricketers from South Australia