Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket)

Tasmania

Personnel
Captain	Elyse Villani
Coach	Jude Coleman
Team information
Colours	Green   Gold   Red
Founded	First recorded match: 1906
Home ground	Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Capacity	19,500
Secondary home ground(s)	Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart
History
First-class debut	South Australia in 1985 at Flinders University No 3, Adelaide
WNCL wins	3
Official website	Tasmanian Tigers Women

The Tasmania Women cricket team, also known as Tasmanian Tigers and previously Tasmanian Roar, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Tasmania. They play their home games at Blundstone Arena, Hobart. They compete in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia. They previously played in the now-defunct Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and Australian Women's Cricket Championships.

History

1906–1984: Early history

Tasmania's first recorded match was against Victoria on 17 March 1906. A second match against Victoria was also recorded on 23 March 1906. Their next recorded match did not take place until 27 December 1979, when they played Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI.^[1]

1985–1991: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

Tasmania joined the Australian Women's Cricket Championships for the 1985–86 season. Their first match was a loss to South Australia by an innings and 124 runs. Tasmania failed to win a match and finished bottom of the table.^[2][3] Tasmania made further appearances in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships in 1987–88 and 1990–91, finishing bottom both times.^[4][5] They also appeared in the Women's Australian Under-21 Championships in 1985/86 and 1986/87.^[6][7]

2009–present: Twenty20 Cup and Women's National Cricket League

Tasmania joined the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup as Tasmanian Roar for the 2009–10 season, finishing bottom of the table.^[8] They joined the WNCL for the 2010–11 season, but again finished bottom.^[9] Tasmania's best finish in the Twenty20 Cup came in its final season, 2014–15, when they finished fourth.^[10] On 4 June 2018, Cricket Tasmania announced that the name of the team would change to the Tasmanian Tigers, aligning their branding with the men's team.^[11]

They finished third in the WNCL in 2018–19 and 2020–21.^[12][13] They won their first WNCL title in 2021–22, topping the group stage before beating South Australia in the final by 9 wickets.^[14] They defended their title in 2022–23, again beating South Australia in the final.^[15] They won the title again in 2023-24 season for third year straight against Queensland by 6 wickets.

Grounds

Tasmania's first recorded home match against Victoria Women's Cricket Association President's XI was played at the North West Tasmania Cricket Association Ground in Burnie. Since 2008, when they started to play regular matches, Tasmania have predominantly used Blundstone Arena (formerly Bellerive Oval) in Hobart. They have also used other grounds in Hobart such as Lindisfarne Oval, New Town Oval, the TCA Ground, Kingston Beach Oval and Kingston Twin Ovals. Outside Hobart, they have also played occasional matches at NTCA Ground and York Park, both in Launceston.^{[16][1][17][18]}

Both of Tasmania's home matches in the 2019–20 WNCL were played at the TCA Ground. They played three 2020–21 WNCL home games at Blundstone Arena and two at Kingston Twin Ovals, whilst since the 2021–22 season they only used Blundstone Arena for their home matches.^[1]

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps.^[19]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
51	Tabatha Saville		(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
5	Naomi Stalenberg		(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
8	Rachel Trenaman		(2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
2	Elyse Villani		(1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
All-rounders
16	Nicola Carey		(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Heather Graham		(1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Ruth Johnston		(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
67	Lizelle Lee		(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
21	Emma Manix-Geeves		(2000-08-12) 12 August 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Bowlers
17	Julia Cavanough		(2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
13	Maisy Gibson		(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
–	Beth Lane		(2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
4	Hayley Silver-Holmes		(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
14	Amy Smith		(2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
6	Lauren Smith		(1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
26	Molly Strano		(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
5	Callie Wilson		Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

Notable players

Players who have played for Tasmania and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):^[20]

• Kim Fazackerley (1992)
• Julia Price (1996)
• Mel Jones (1997)
• Isobel Joyce (1999)
• Rachel Priest (2007)
• Amy Satterthwaite (2007)
• Elyse Villani (2009)
• Julie Hunter (2010)
• Heather Knight (2010)
• Sarah Coyte (2010)
• Lizelle Lee (2013)
• Hayley Matthews (2014)
• Naomi Stalenberg (2016)
• Alex Hartley (2016)
• Molly Strano (2017)
• Belinda Vakarewa (2017)
• Nicola Carey (2018)
• Celeste Raack (2018)
• Erin Burns (2019)
• Heather Graham (2019)
• Hollie Armitage (2024)

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Jude Coleman^[21]
• Assistant coach: Dan Marsh
• Assistant coach: Alex Pyecroft
• Assistant coach: Clive Rose
• Female Pathway Coach: Natalie Schilov
• Physiotherapist: Emily Khalfan
• Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ross Brosnan

Honours

• Women's National Cricket League:
  • Winners (3): 2021–22, 2022–23 & 2023–24
• Australian Women's Cricket Championships:
  • Winners (0):
  • Best finish: 7th (1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91)
• Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup:
  • Winners (0):
  • Best finish: 4th (2014–15)

See also

• Cricket Tasmania
• Tasmania men's cricket team
• Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)

References

1. "Women's List A Matches played by Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
2. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1985/86 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
3. "South Australia Women v Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. 30 December 1985. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
4. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1987/88 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
5. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1990/91 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
6. "Women's Australian Under-21 Championships 1985/86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
7. "Australian Women's Cricket Championships 1986/87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
8. "Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2009/10 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
9. "Women's National Cricket League 2010/11 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
10. "Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2014/15 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
11. "Tasmanian Roar Become Tasmanian Tigers Women's Team". Cricket Tasmania. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
12. "Women's National Cricket League 2018/19 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
13. "Women's National Cricket League 2020/21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
14. "Women's National Cricket League 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
15. "Women's National Cricket League 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
16. "Women's First-Class Matches played by Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
17. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
18. "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
19. "Tigers Name Squad for Tilt at Three-Peat". Cricket Tasmania. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
20. "Players who have played for Tasmania Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
21. "Coleman lands dream role". Beaudesert Bulletin. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

Further reading

• Thomson, Lily (22 February 2024). "Former players inspire Tasmanian Tigers women's cricket team ahead of WCNL final against Queensland". ABC News. Retrieved 24 February 2024.