Raelee Thompson
Raelee Thompson (born 3 August 1945) captained the Australian women's cricket team on four occasions. She was born at Shepparton, Victoria and made her Test debut against New Zealand in 1972.[1] A right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler, she scored 162 runs in her 16 tests and took 57 wickets at 18.24 with a best of 5 for 33. She played 23 One Day Internationals, scoring 207 runs and taking 24 wickets at 18.66. She played her last Test against England in 1985.
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Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 75) | 5 February 1972 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 15 January 1985 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 12) | 30 June 1973 v Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 3 February 1985 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thompson is the oldest player in Test cricket to take a maiden five-wicket haul when she did so against England in 1985 at 39 years and 175 days of age. Thompson captained Australia to victory, reclaiming The Women's Ashes for the first time in 30 years.[2]
She was awarded life membership of Cricket Victoria in 2018.[3] Thompson was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2022.[4]
References
- "cricketinfo - Raelee Thompson".
- "Raelee Thompson inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame". Cricket Victoria. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- "CV inducts four new Life Members". Cricket Victoria. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Langer, Thompson inducted into Hall of Fame". Cricket.com.au. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.