Julia Price
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Julia Clare Price is a cricket
er for the Australian women's cricket team. She made her first class debut in 1995 for Queensland Women and her Test
debut against New Zealand at Melbourne
in February 1996. Her last Test, so far, was against England at Worcester
in 2005.
A right-handed batsman she has scored 114 runs at Test level with her best innings
an outstanding unbeaten 80 against England . A specialist wicket-keeper
, she has taken 20 catches and completed two stumpings in Tests. Nine of her Tests have been in Ashes
games against England, her other Test opponent being New Zealand.
She has played 84 One-day internationals
for her country, scoring 365 runs at an average of 15.86 with her top score of 38 coming against the Ireland Women's team. She has also bowled one over in ODIs, without success. She was a member of the Australian teams which won the Women's Cricket World Cup
in 1997, beating New Zealand, and 2005, beating the Indian team. She was a losing finalist in 2000 when New Zealand took the crown.
With the emergence of Jodie Purves
as a young wicket keeper for Queensland Fire
, Julia Price often plays now as a specialist middle order batsman for her state. In 89 matches in the Women's National Cricket League
she has scored 1,812 runs, with a best of 112* against Western Australia Women, at an average of 23.84. She has scored eight other fifties and taken 78 catches and completed 23 stumpings.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er for the Australian women's cricket team. She made her first class debut in 1995 for Queensland Women and her Test
Women's Test cricket
Women's Test cricket is the longest format of women's cricket and is the gender equivalent to men's Test cricket. Matches comprise four-innings and are held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations...
debut against New Zealand at Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in February 1996. Her last Test, so far, was against England at Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
in 2005.
A right-handed batsman she has scored 114 runs at Test level with her best innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
an outstanding unbeaten 80 against England . A specialist wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, she has taken 20 catches and completed two stumpings in Tests. Nine of her Tests have been in Ashes
The Women's Ashes
The Ashes or the Women's Ashes is the Women's Test cricket series between England and Australia. It is named after the Ashes. The series was first played in 1934 and was the first ever women's Test series...
games against England, her other Test opponent being New Zealand.
She has played 84 One-day internationals
Women's One-day International cricket
Women's One Day International cricket is the limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs, equivalent to the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was held in England...
for her country, scoring 365 runs at an average of 15.86 with her top score of 38 coming against the Ireland Women's team. She has also bowled one over in ODIs, without success. She was a member of the Australian teams which won the Women's Cricket World Cup
Women's Cricket World Cup
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket competition. The first tournament was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's ICC Cricket World Cup....
in 1997, beating New Zealand, and 2005, beating the Indian team. She was a losing finalist in 2000 when New Zealand took the crown.
With the emergence of Jodie Purves
Jodie Purves
Jodie Maree Fields is the current Australian Women's cricket captain who is a wicketkeeper and right-handed batter.Fields became Captain of Australian Women for the 1st ODI against England at Chelmsford on 29 June 2009....
as a young wicket keeper for Queensland Fire
Queensland Fire
The Queensland Fire are the women's representative cricket team for Queensland and they compete in the Women's National Cricket League.The Fire has played 104 matches for 36 wins, 1 tie, 4 no results and 63 losses.-External links:*The Homepage of...
, Julia Price often plays now as a specialist middle order batsman for her state. In 89 matches in the Women's National Cricket League
Women's National Cricket League
The Women's National Cricket League is the national competition for women's cricket in Australia.The league competition involves the six member teams playing each other in two 50-over limited-over matches, with the side finishing at the top of the table after the preliminary rounds earning the...
she has scored 1,812 runs, with a best of 112* against Western Australia Women, at an average of 23.84. She has scored eight other fifties and taken 78 catches and completed 23 stumpings.