Veronica Pyke

Veronica Pyke (born 11 April 1981) is an Australian former cricketer who played for Tasmanian Roar and Hobart Hurricanes.[1]

Veronica Pyke
Pyke batting for the Hobart Hurricanes, 2018
Personal information
Full name
Veronica Pyke
Born (1981-04-11) 11 April 1981
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2018/19Tasmania
2015/16–2018/19Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 4)
WLA debut16 October 2010 Tasmania v New South Wales
Last WLA20 November 2016 Tasmania v Western Australia
WT20 debut23 October 2009 Tasmania v ACT
Last WT2025 January 2017 Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 53 120
Runs scored 716 717
Batting average 15.23 12.15
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 53 35*
Balls bowled 2,778 2,404
Wickets 56 88
Bowling average 35.82 28.52
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/19 4/17
Catches/stumpings 13/– 27/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2023

Early life

From Orford on the east coast of Tasmania, Pyke first played senior cricket with the men's team in her home town.[2]

Tasmanian Roar

Pyke has captained Tasmanian Roar since that team joined the domestic competition.[3] Originally she was known as a left-arm bowler, but over time she has developed into an all-rounder.[4] During the 2012–13 WNCL competition, she scored a total of 151 runs, more than any other Roar player.[5]

At Cricket Tasmania's awards night in 2013–14, Pyke won the Tasmanian Roar Player of the Year award, after also being named the team's WNCL Player of the Year and WT20 Player of the Year.[6]

In round 1 of the 2015–16 WNCL competition, Pyke scored 24 runs against the ACT Meteors and took 3/21 against the Victorian Spirit. However, the Roar lost all three of its matches in that round, including its match against the Queensland Fire.[7] In the next round, a match against the New South Wales Breakers in Launceston, Pyke scored 41 from 33 balls, but again the Roar fell short of victory.[8] In the final round, in Adelaide, Pyke took two wickets in the Roar's losing effort against the Western Fury. She then made 28 runs against the South Australian Scorpions, but after her dismissal the Roar suffered yet another loss.[9]

Hobart Hurricanes

Pyke was part of the Hurricanes squad for the Women's Big Bash League inaugural season in 2015–16.[10] She finished second on that season's table of the leading WBBL wicket takers, with 22 wickets at an average of 13.09,[11] and a best performance of 3 for 19 against the Melbourne Renegades.[12] At the end of the season, the Australian Cricketers' Association selected her in its WBBL All*Star Team of the Year.[13] She was also a member of the Hurricanes squad for the 2016–17 WBBL season.[14] In November 2018, she was named in the Hobart Hurricanes' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[15][16]

Personal life

Off the field, Pyke is a Parks and Reserves officer with the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council.[2]

References
  1. "Veronica Pyke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. Newlinds, Peter (29 October 2016). "TasWeekend: Women's cricket on quest to bowl over new audience". The Mercury. Hobart: News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. Thomas-Wilson, Simeon (22 January 2016). "Pyke keen to help make final history". The Mercury. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. "Bright future for women's cricket in Australia". Move the Goalposts website. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. Cricket Tasmania (8 January 2013). "Cripps Roar Season Concludes". Cricket Tasmania website. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. "Veronica Pyke". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. Cricket Tasmania (15 October 2015). "Cripps Roar WNCL Round 1 Wrap". Cricket Tasmania website. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  8. Cricket Tasmania (14 November 2015). "Cripps Roar fall short in WNCL chase". Cricket Tasmania website. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  9. Cricket Tasmania (23 November 2015). "WNCL season over for Cripps Roar". Cricket Tasmania website. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  10. Jolly, Laura (30 November 2015). "Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  11. "Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2015/16 / Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  12. Carter, Brittany (3 February 2016). "Women's Big Bash: the most outstanding players of the season so far". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  13. Hobart Hurricanes Media (24 March 2016). "Paine and Pyke named in ACA All-Star Teams". Hobart Hurricanes website. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  14. AAP (8 December 2016). "WBBL: How the sides look for the second season of women's Big Bash". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  15. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  16. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

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