Victorian Spirit
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| Captain: |
 Meg Lanning |
|---|---|
| Coach: | Barry Neivandt |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| Home ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| Capacity: | 100,000 |
| Official website: | Official Site |
The Victorian Spirit are the women's representative cricket team for Victoria and compete in the Women's National Cricket League. They are one of only two sides to win a WNCL title - 02/3 & 04/5. They are one of only two sides to win the Women's Twenty20 League (09/10, 10/11 & 11/12), defeating New South Wales each time in the Grand Final.
Their official home ground is the Melbourne Cricket Ground. However, they also play home games at Casey Fields, Camberwell Sports Ground and Junction Oval.
Honours
- WNCL Titles: 2 (2002/3 & 2004/5)
- WNCL Runners-up: 9 (1996/7, 1998/9, 2001/2, 2003/4, 2006/7, 2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11 & 2011/12)
- WT20 Titles: 3 (2009/10, 2010/11 & 2011/12)
Current Squad
| Name | Age | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Applebee | 34 | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium | Dandenong | |
| Kristen Beams | 32 | Right Hand | Right Arm Leg Break | Essendon Maribyrnong Park | |
| Briana Binch | 29 | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium | Essendon Maribyrnong Park | |
| Cassie Brock | 25 | Right Hand | Right Arm Leg Break | Essendon Maribyrnong Park | |
| Jess Cameron | 27 | Right Hand | Right Arm Leg Break | Prahran | Australian Representative |
| Kathleen Hempenstall | 28 | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium | Prahran | |
| Julie Hunter | 32 | Right Hand | Right Arm Fast Medium | Dandenong | Australian Representative |
| Emma Inglis | 28 | Right Hand | - | Prahran | |
| Emma Kearney | 27 | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium | Essendon Maribyrnong Park | |
| Alana King | 21 | Right Hand | Right Arm Leg Break | Dandenong | Rookie |
| Kirsty Lamb | 22 | Right Hand | Left Arm Medium | Plenty Valley | Rookie |
| Anna Lanning | 22 | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium | Box Hill | |
| Meg Lanning | 24 | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium | Box Hill | Australian Representative, WNCL and WT20 captain |
| Emily McIntyre | 32 | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium | Essendon Maribyrnong Park | |
| Molly Strano | 24 | Right Hand | Right Arm Off break | Essendon Maribyrnong Park | |
| Elyse Villani | 27 | Right Hand | Right Arm Medium | Prahran | Australian Representative |
See also
External links
- Official Website of the Victorian Spirit
- Official Website of Cricket Australia
- Article on team's history from Cricinfo
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