South Australia women's cricket team

The South Australia women's cricket team, formerly known as the South Australian Scorpions,^[3] is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of South Australia. They play their home games at Adelaide Oval and Karen Rolton Oval. They compete in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia. They previously played in the now-defunct Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and Australian Women's Cricket Championships.

The team is selected and supported by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA).

South Australia's first recorded match was against Victoria in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships on 10 to 11 January 1935, which they lost by an innings and 184 runs.^[4] They continued to regularly play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96.^{[5] [6]} They won the title five times, making them the third most successful team after Victoria and New South Wales.^[7]

South Australia joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97.^[8] They have won one title, in 2015–16.^[9] Their best finish in the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup was third in 2010–11.^[10]

South Australia have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against Western Australia in 1936 was played at Hindmarsh Oval, Adelaide. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Adelaide.^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

After the inception of the WNCL in 1996, South Australia began playing regular matches at the Adelaide Oval and its adjacent ground, Adelaide Oval No 2, as well as various other grounds in Adelaide such as Park 25 and University Oval.^{[13] [14]} Outside Adelaide, they played two matches in the 2006–07 WNCL at Centennial Park in Nuriootpa.^[16]

In the 2019–20 WNCL, South Australia played all of their home games at the Karen Rolton Oval, a newly upgraded ground located at Park 25 in Adelaide. They also played their three 2020–21 WNCL home games, their two 2021–22 WNCL home games and their six 2022–23 WNCL home games at the Karen Rolton Oval.^{[13] [17]}

Based on squad announced for the 2024/25 season. Players in bold have international caps.^[18]

Players who have played for South Australia and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):^[19]

• Head coach: Mick Delaney^[20]
• Assistant coach: Jude Coleman ^[21]

• Australian Women's Cricket Championships:
  • Winners (5): 1951–52, 1979–80, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95
• Women's National Cricket League:
  • Winners (1): 2015–16
• Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup:
  • Winners (0):
  • Best finish: 3rd (2010–11)

In 2024 SACA members voted for and selected a greatest ever South Australian Women's team consisting of 12 players.^[22]

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