Kath Hempenstall (born 20 September 1988) is an Australian

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coach and former player. She played for the

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers is an Australian domestic Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the Western Australian city of Perth in the Big Bash League (BBL). The Scorchers are the current BBL Champions, having defeated the Sydney Sixers in the ...

in the

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(WBBL). She played in two matches for the team in the

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. In 2021, Hempenstall was appointed head coach of the

Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team The Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Lewas, represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, an associate member of the International Cricket Counci ...

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1988 births Living people Australian women cricketers Perth Scorchers (WBBL) cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Australian cricket coaches Australian expatriates in Papua New Guinea Coaches of women's national cricket teams {{Australia-cricket-bio-1980s-stub