Emma Margaret Sampson (born 29 July 1985) is an Australian former

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er who played as a right-arm

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bowler, and was considered one of the fastest in the women's game during her career, bowling at about . She appeared in one

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, 30

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and five

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for

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between 2007 and 2009. She played domestic cricket for

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and

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. After the 2009 World Cup, Sampson announced her "shock" retirement from cricket, at the age of 23. Her best international bowling figures came in a One Day International against New Zealand in 2008, where she took 5/30. Sampson did play again for Surrey after her announcement, in the

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and

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, but did not play again after the 2009 season. Sampson was the 154th woman to play Test cricket for Australia, and the 108th woman to play One Day International cricket for Australia.

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* * 1985 births Living people Cricketers from Adelaide Australia women Test cricketers Australia women One Day International cricketers Australia women Twenty20 International cricketers South Australian Scorpions cricketers Surrey women cricketers Sportswomen from South Australia Port Adelaide cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1980s-stub