Cricket team · Australia

Australia Women

AUS-W

Matches: 517
Won: 363
Lost: 96
Win rate: 70%

All formats · 517 matches in the supplied record.

Recent form

10 matches in the available record

WENG-WWomen T205 Jul 2026 WBAN-WWomen ODI9 Oct 2026 WBAN-WWomen ODI11 Oct 2026 WBAN-WWomen ODI14 Oct 2026 WNZ-WWomen T20I18 Oct 2026 NRBAN-WWomen T20I18 Oct 2026 WNZ-WWomen T20I20 Oct 2026 NRBAN-WWomen T20I20 Oct 2026 NRNZ-WWomen T20I22 Oct 2026 NRBAN-WWomen T20I22 Oct 2026

Upcoming matches

Available fixtures

6 Mar 202709:20 AMNew Zealand Women tour of AustraliaAustralia Women vs New Zealand WomenWomen ODI 8 Mar 202709:20 AMNew Zealand Women tour of AustraliaAustralia Women vs New Zealand WomenWomen ODI 10 Mar 202704:35 AMNew Zealand Women tour of AustraliaAustralia Women vs New Zealand WomenWomen ODI

Recent results

Available match record

Squad

17 players

Ellyse PerryAllrounder

Beth MooneyWicketkeeper · WK

Tahlia McGrath (C)Allrounder · Captain

Ashleigh GardnerAllrounder

Alana KingBowler

Darcie BrownBowler

Megan SchuttBowler

Nicola CareyAllrounder

Annabel SutherlandAllrounder

Grace HarrisAllrounder

Georgia VollBatsman

Phoebe LitchfieldBatsman

Tahlia WilsonAllrounder

Kim GarthBowler

Sophie MolineuxAllrounder

Georgia WarehamAllrounder

Lucy HamiltonAllrounder

About the team

Cricket Australia

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Origin (1874–1931) The roots of women’s cricket in Australia date back to 1874, when the first recorded organised match took place in Bendigo, Victoria. Throughout the early 20th century, local clubs and interstate matches began flourishing. The formal blueprint for the national team solidified in March 1931 with the founding of the Australian Women’s Cricket Council (AWCC), established to systematically organise the sport nationally and coordinate interstate competitions. First Match Played (1934) Following an invitation to tour England, Australia played its first-ever international fixture. The historic debut was a three-day Test match held from December 28–31, 1934, at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. Captained by Margaret Peden, Australia fought hard but ultimately lost the match by 9 wickets to the more experienced English side. Despite the defeat, this pioneering series ignited a fierce, long-standing rivalry. Ashes Performance The Women’s Ashes, officially named in 1998 but traced back to that inaugural 1934 series, was originally decided purely by Test matches before evolving into a multi-format points system (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is combined) in 2013. Australia has asserted heavy control over the modern era of the Women’s Ashes. Since the multi-format structure was introduced, Australia has successfully won or retained the trophy in the vast majority of the series, frequently turning the historic clash into a showcase of their squad depth. First ICC Trophy Wins (1978 & 2010) After finishing as runners-up to England in the inaugural 1973 tournament, Australia captured their first global title at the 1978 Women’s Cricket World Cup in India. Led by captain Margaret Jennings, Australia dominated the round-robin tournament, sealing the trophy on January 8, 1978, with an 8-wicket victory over England in the de facto final at Hyderabad. When the shorter format made its global debut, Australia claimed the second edition of the tournament in the West Indies.