Jemma Louise Barsby (born 4 October 1995) is an Australian

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er who plays for

Queensland Fire The Queensland Women cricket team, also known as the Konica Minolta Queensland Fire, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Queensland. They play most of their home games at Allan Border Field, Brisbane and they ...

and

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. An

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who can bowl with both hands, Barsby is the daughter of former

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and coach

Trevor Barsby Trevor John Barsby (born 16 January 1964, in Brisbane), nicknamed "Tank" is a former Australian first class cricketer who played for Queensland. Barsby was an aggressive batsman, usually opening and often with Matthew Hayden. He is one of a s ...

. She developed her ambidextrous

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bowling skills as a child in her backyard, with assistance from her brother and encouragement from her father, and also has a penchant for switch hitting while batting. In October 2010, Barsby made her debut for Queensland Fire, after touring with the Shooting Stars squad. She has been a member of the Brisbane Heat squad since its inaugural WBBL01 season (2015–16). As she was preparing for that inaugural season, she started experiencing shoulder pain and later numbness in her fingers; after testing, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Barsby and her Brisbane Heat teammates have since participated in charity events fo
MS Queensland
, her MS symptoms were still mild; she was on daily medication, and was also using an ice vest on really hot days. In November 2018, she was named in

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's squad for the

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. In October 2019, she signed with Perth Scorchers and in six games, averaged 21.25 with the bat and 37.00 with the ball.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barsby, Jemma 1995 births Australian women cricketers Brisbane Heat (WBBL) cricketers Cricketers from Brisbane Living people People with multiple sclerosis Perth Scorchers (WBBL) cricketers Queensland Fire cricketers South Australian Scorpions cricketers Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) cricketers Sportswomen from Queensland