Sharon Millanta

Sharon Millanta is an Australian cricketer. She played six One Day Internationals and four Twenty20 Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team.[2]

Sharon Millanta
Personal information
Full name
Sharon Anne Millanta
Born (1980-05-28) 28 May 1980
Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 120)14 June 2011 v New Zealand
Last ODI19 December 2012 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 34)1 February 2012 v New Zealand
Last T20I23 March 2012 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–2013/14New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WNCL[1] WT20[1]
Matches 6 4 60 59
Runs scored 21 0 12 2
Batting average 21.00 0.00 6.00 –
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 15* 0 4* 1*
Balls bowled 293 72 2049 1005
Wickets 4 1 39 53
Bowling average 72.50 62.00 32.56 17.47
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling 1/40 1/21 4/24 5/10
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 9/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2022

Cricket career

Millanta began playing cricket for the New South Wales Breakers in the 2000/01 season, playing in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).[1] For the next ten years, she was in and out of the team while she also maintained another job as an occupational therapist.[3] Millanta finally secured her place in the New South Wales side during the 2009/10 season.[4]

In June 2011, a fortnight after he 31st birthday, Millanta was selected to play for the Australian national cricket team. The pay for female players was poor, and she received no compensation for the income she lost when she had to take leave from her other job.[3] In 2011 and 2012, Millanta represented Australia in 10 international matches: 6 One Day Internationals and 4 Twenty20 Internationals.[2] She played for Australia for the final time against India in March 2012.[4]

Millanta retired from cricket after the 2013/14 season. She announced her decision to retire following New South Wales's victory in the February 2014 WNCL final, where she took one wicket.[4][5]

References
  1. "Sharon Millanta". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. "Sharon Millanta - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  3. Wu, Andrew (13 June 2011). "Better late than never for 31-year-old as she prepares for her deb bowl". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. "NSW fast bowler Sharon Millanta ends career on a high". Bradman Centre. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. "Final, Sydney, February 16, 2014, Women's National Cricket League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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