Georgia Prestwidge

{{short description|Australian cricketer}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}

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| name = Georgia Prestwidge

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| country = Australia

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| fullname = Georgia Kate Prestwidge

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Bowler

| family = {{ubl|Scott Prestwidge (father)|Jack Prestwidge (brother)|Will Prestwidge (brother)}}

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| club1 = Queensland

| year1 = {{nowrap|2014/15–2022/23}}

| clubnumber1 = 16

| club2 = Brisbane Heat

| year2 = {{nowrap|2016/17–2021/22}}

| clubnumber2 = 16

| club3 = Melbourne Renegades

| year3 = {{nowrap|2022/23–present}}

| clubnumber3 = 16

| club4 = Victoria

| year4 = {{nowrap|2023/24–present}}

| clubnumber4 = 16

| columns = 2

| column1 = WLA

| matches1 = 58

| runs1 = 336

| bat avg1 = 14.22

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 56*

| deliveries1 = 2,008

| wickets1 = 57

| bowl avg1 = 28.63

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/41

| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–

| column2 = WT20

| matches2 = 74

| runs2 = 125

| bat avg2 = 5.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 16

| deliveries2 = 981

| wickets2 = 46

| bowl avg2 = 28.65

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/12

| catches/stumpings2 = 14/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1381/1381045/1381045.html CricketArchive

| date = 28 March 2021

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Georgia Kate Prestwidge (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/792417.html|title=Georgia Prestwidge|accessdate=18 March 2017|work=ESPN Cricinfo}} She has previously played for Queensland and Brisbane Heat.{{cite web|url=https://www.qldcricket.com.au/teams/queensland-fire|title=Queensland Fire|work=Queensland Fire|access-date=18 March 2021|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307092159/https://www.qldcricket.com.au/teams/queensland-fire|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/players|title=Players|work=Brisbane Heat|access-date=18 March 2021}}

Prestwidge is the daughter of former Queensland Bulls all rounder Scott Prestwidge and the sister of current Melbourne Renegades bowler Jack Prestwidge.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-25/big-bash-cricket-family-affair-brisbanes-georgia-prestwidge/12912046|title=Brisbane Heat's Georgia Prestwidge eyes WBBL semi-finals while preserving family ties|work=ABC News|date=25 November 2020|access-date=18 March 2021}} She made her debut for the Fire in October 2014, but did not bat or bowl in that match.{{cite web|title=Georgia Prestwidge|url=http://www.qldcricket.com.au/qldfire/qldcricket_player/georgia-prestwidge/|website=Queensland Fire website|accessdate=18 March 2017|archive-date=13 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613223829/http://www.qldcricket.com.au/qldfire/qldcricket_player/georgia-prestwidge/|url-status=dead}} At the end of the 2015–16 season, she was named the Queensland Fire Youth Player of the Year.{{cite news|last1=Dorries|first1=Ben|title=Chris Hartley wins third Ian Healy Trophy; Bulls legend James Hopes farewelled|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cricket/chris-hartley-wins-third-ian-healy-trophy-bulls-legend-james-hopes-farewelled/news-story/71b8be99765ac2085dd771d8e3a98043|accessdate=18 March 2017|work=The Courier-Mail|date=1 April 2016}}

On 13 October 2016, Prestwidge was reported for having a suspected illegal bowling action during a WNCL match against Tasmania at Allan Border Field. On 12 November 2016, Cricket Australia announced that an analysis undertaken on 28 October 2016 by the Biomechanics Department at the Bupa National Cricket Centre had found Prestwidge's bowling action to be illegal, and that she had therefore been suspended from bowling in Cricket Australia sanctioned matches with immediate effect.{{cite web|title=Georgia Prestwidge found to have illegal bowling action|url=http://www.cricketaustralia.com.au/media/media-releases/georgia-prestwidge-found-to-have-illegal-bowling-action/2016-11-12|website=Cricket Australia website|accessdate=18 March 2017|date=12 November 2016|archive-date=19 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319111016/http://www.cricketaustralia.com.au/media/media-releases/georgia-prestwidge-found-to-have-illegal-bowling-action/2016-11-12|url-status=dead}}

Despite that setback, Prestwidge was added to the Brisbane Heat squad in December 2016 for its 2016–17 campaign.{{cite web|author1=Brisbane Heat Media|title=WBBL squad finalised|url=http://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/news/wbbl-squad-finalised/2016-12-06|website=Brisbane Heat website|accessdate=18 March 2017|date=6 December 2016|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201024026/https://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/news/wbbl-squad-finalised/2016-12-06|url-status=dead}} She made her Heat debut on 11 December 2016 against the Sydney Sixers.{{cite news|last1=Dorries|first1=Ben|title=Brisbane Heat could field up to six debutants for the opening round of the WBBL season|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cricket/brisbane-heat-could-field-up-to-six-debutants-for-the-opening-round-of-the-wbbl-season/news-story/a7ba2e932450dc6b4c6fbf5e1cd0fa47|accessdate=18 March 2017|work=The Courier-Mail|date=13 December 2016}} In November 2018, she was named in Brisbane Heat's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/wbbl-04-all-you-need-to-know-guide-tv-schedule-squads-when-fantasy-best-players/2018-11-30 |title=WBBL04: All you need to know guide |work=Cricket Australia |accessdate=30 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25412608/the-full-squads-wbbl |title=The full squads for the WBBL |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=30 November 2018}}