Carly Leeson
.jpg) Porter batting for the ACT in September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carly May Leeson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1998 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17–2018/19 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–2018/19 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–present | Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–2022/23 | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carly May Leeson (born 9 November 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.[1][2][3] She has previously played for Sydney Sixers, New South Wales and Melbourne Renegades.[4]
Early life
[edit]Leeson was born on 9 November 1998 in Grafton, New South Wales.[4] She represented New South Wales at under-15 and under-18 level and was a member of Australia's second-string Shooting Stars squad when they toured Sri Lanka in 2015.[5]
Club career
[edit]In February 2018, Leeson became the first woman to play in a men's grade cricket match for Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.[6]
Domestic career
[edit]Women's Big Bash League
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Leeson joined the Sydney Sixers ahead of the 2016–17 WBBL season. She played one match, against the Melbourne Renegades, and took two wickets for 11 runs from her two overs.[7][8]
Leeson joined the Melbourne Renegades for the 2019–20 season.[9] Her 2020–21 season was her most successful WBBL as she took 11 wickets and made her T20 high score of 31*.[10]
Women's National Cricket League
[edit]In the WNCL, Leeson joined the New South Wales Breakers ahead of the 2017–18 season, but did not play a match before joining the ACT Meteors in 2019.[11]
On 23 January 2020, Leeson made her maiden one-day fifty, scoring 56 off 63 balls in a seven-wicket loss to the Breakers.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Abode Hotels ACT Meteors". Cricket ACT. Cricket Network. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Players". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Carly Leeson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Carly Leeson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Carly Leeson". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ James, Ben (24 February 2018). "Carly Leeson bowls her way to cricket history". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Sydney Sixers Women v Melbourne Renegades Women". CricketArchive. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 - Sydney Sixers Women: Batting and Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (17 October 2019). "Complete squad lists for WBBL05". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2020/21 - Melbourne Renegades Women: Batting and Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (24 September 2019). "ACT Meteors recruit Carly Leeson eyes back-to-back WNCL titles". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory Women v New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Carly Leeson at Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Leeson at ESPNcricinfo
- Carly Leeson at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Carly Leeson at Cricket Australia