Phoebe Litchfield

Phoebe ES Litchfield (born 18 April 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm leg break bowler.[1] She plays for the New South Wales Breakers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).[2] She made her WBBL debut on 18 October 2019, aged 16, and scored 26 runs off 22 balls.[3] In her second match for the Thunder, she became the youngest player to make a half century in the WBBL.[4] Litchfield was raised in Orange, New South Wales and attends Kinross Wolaroi School.[5][6]

Phoebe Litchfield
Personal information
Full namePhoebe ES Litchfield
Born (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019/20–presentNew South Wales
2019/20–presentSydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 10 26
Runs scored 261 376
Batting average 37.28 25.06
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 82* 52*
Catches/stumpings 5/– 16/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 March 2021

In January 2022, Litchfield was named in Australia's A squad for their series against England A, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[7]

References
  1. "Phoebe Litchfield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. "Phoebe Litchfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. Jolly, Laura (19 October 2019). "Sixteen-year-old outshines stars in debut to remember". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. McGlashan, Andrew (20 October 2019). "Litchfield sets new record with matchwinning half-century". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  5. "Teen Litchfield's half-century leads Thunder to WBBL win over Heat". Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. Findlay, Matt; Guthrie, Nick (7 November 2015). "Phoebe leads the way: Kinross all-rounder Litchfield to captain NSW". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. "Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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