The New South Wales Women cricket team, also known as the New South Wales Breakers, is the women's representative

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team for the Australian State of

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. They play most of their home games at

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and they also use Hurstville Oval, Sydney and Blacktown ISP Oval, Sydney. They compete in the

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(WNCL), the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia, and are by far its most successful team, having won 20 titles. They previously played in the now-defunct

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and Australian Women's Cricket Championships.

History

1891–1930: Early history

New South Wales's first recorded match was against

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on 17 March 1891, however, the result is unknown. Their first match with a known result was also against Victoria, with New South Wales winning a one-day, two innings match by 53 runs on 21 April 1930.

1931–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

New South Wales played alongside

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and Victoria in the inaugural season of the Australian Women's Cricket Championships in 1930–31. They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96. They won the title 13 times, making them the second most successful team after Victoria.

1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup

New South Wales joined the newly-established

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in 1996–97. They are by far its most successful team, having won 20 titles, their most recent being the 2018–19 competition. New South Wales also won two Twenty20 Cups in

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and 2014–15.

Grounds

New South Wales have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded match against

in 1891 was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which they have continued to use intermittently. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Sydney as well as intermittent matches in

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. Since 2012, New South Wales have played most of their home matches at Blacktown ISP Oval as well as occasional matches at

and Hurstville Oval. They played their two 2020–21 WNCL home games at North Sydney Oval. In the 2021–22 WNCL, they played three matches at North Sydney Oval and two at Hurstville Oval.

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2022/23 season. Players in bold have international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for New South Wales and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): *

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(1934) *

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(1934) * Ruby Monaghan (1934) * Essie Shevill (1934) *

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(1934) * Barbara Peden (1935) * Rene Shevill (1935) * Amy Hudson (1935) *

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(1937) * Alicia Walsh (1937) * Alice Wegemund (1937) * Mollie Dive (1948) * Norma Whiteman (1948) * Thelma McKenzie (1948) * Florence McClintock (1949) * Joyce Christ (1949) * Mary Allitt (1951) * Kit Raymond (1957) *

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(1957) * Joyce Dalton (1958) * Marjorie Marvell (1958) * Muriel Picton (1961) * Patricia Thomson (1961) * Hazel Buck (1963) * Helen Lee (1963) * Patsy May (1968) *

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(1969) *

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(1972) * Tina Macpherson (1972) * Jackie Potter (1973) * Wendy Weir (1973) * Karen Price (1975) *

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(1976) * Marie Cornish (1976) *

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(1976) *

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(1979) * Judith Laing (1979) *

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(1982) * Lindsay Reeler (1984) * Trish Dawson (1984) * Christina Matthews (1984) *

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(1984) * Debbie Wilson (1984) *

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(1985) * Leonie Callaghan (1985) *

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(1985) * Belinda Haggett (1986) * Sally Moffat (1987) *

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(1987) *

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(1991) *

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(1991) * Jo Garey (1995) *

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(1995) * Olivia Magno (1995) * Michelle Goszko (1997) *

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(1999) *

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(1999) * Julie Hayes (2000) *

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(2001) *

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(2002) *

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(2003) * Leonie Coleman (2004) * Shannon Cunneen (2004) *

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(2004) *

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(2005) * Sarah Andrews (2006) *

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(2010) * Sharon Millanta (2011) * Naomi Stalenberg (2016) * Lauren Cheatle (2016) *

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Coaching staff

* Head coach: Gavan Twining * Assistant coach: Ben Sawyer * Head of Female Cricket: Leah Poulton

Honours

* Australian Women's Cricket Championships: **Winners (13): 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1974–75, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1993–94 *

: **Winners (20): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,

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, 2011–12,

, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

: **Winners (2):

, 2014–15

References

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