Raelee Thompson

Raelee Thompson
Personal information
Full name
Raelee Helen Thompson
Born (1945-08-03) 3 August 1945 (age 79)
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 75)5 February 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test25 January 1985 v England
ODI debut (cap 12)30 June 1973 v Trinidad and Tobago
Last ODI3 February 1985 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70–1986/87Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 16 23 66 47
Runs scored 162 207 537 339
Batting average 11.57 25.87 14.13 22.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1
Top score 25 50* 43* 50*
Balls bowled 4,304 1,368 11,145 2,803
Wickets 57 24 213 67
Bowling average 18.24 18.66 11.84 13.76
5 wickets in innings 1 0 12 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/33 3/16 8/31 6/22
Catches/stumpings 12/– 6/– 31/– 11/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 November 2023

Raelee Thompson (born 3 August 1945) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 16 Test matches and 23 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1972 and 1985. She captained Australia during their 1984–85 series against England. She played domestic cricket for Victoria.[1][2]

Thompson became the oldest player in Test cricket to take a maiden five-wicket haul in 1985, doing so against England at 39 years and 175 days of age. During that same series, Thompson captained Australia to victory, reclaiming The Women's Ashes for the first time in 30 years.[3]

She was awarded life membership of Cricket Victoria in 2018, and was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2022.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Raelee Thompson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Raelee Thompson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Raelee Thompson inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame". Cricket Victoria. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ "CV inducts four new Life Members". Cricket Victoria. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Langer, Thompson inducted into Hall of Fame". Cricket.com.au. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.