Queensland Fire

{{Infobox cricket team

| name = Queensland

| image = Image:Queensland Fire Logo.png

| colours = {{color box|#79001f}} Maroon {{color box|Gold}} Gold

| captain = Jess Jonassen

| coach = Ashley Noffke

| overseas1 =

| overseas2 =

| founded = First recorded match: 1931

| ground = Allan Border Field, Brisbane

| capacity = 6,500

| ground2 = Fehlberg Park, Kerrydale Oval

| capacity2 =

| first_fc = New South Wales

| first_fc_year = 1934

| first_fc_venue = Weigall Oval, Sydney

| title1 = AWCC

| title1wins = 0

| title2 = WNCL

| title2wins = 1

| title3 = WT20C

| title3wins = 1

| website = [https://www.qldcricket.com.au/teams/queensland-fire Queensland Fire]

}}

The Queensland Women cricket team, also known as the Konica Minolta Queensland Fire, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Queensland. They play most of their home games at Allan Border Field, Brisbane and they also use South Brisbane District Cricket Club's Fehlberg Oval and Kerrydale Oval, Robina. 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.

History

=1931–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships=

Queensland's first recorded match was a one-day, two-innings affair against New South Wales in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships on 23 March 1931, which they lost by an innings and 51 runs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1151/1151617.html|title=New South Wales Women v Queensland Women|publisher=CricketArchive|date=23 March 1931|access-date=25 January 2021}} They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96, however, they failed to win the title.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2133/Womens_First-Class_Events.html|title=Women's First-Class Events played by Queensland Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2133/Womens_List_A_Events.html|title=Women's List A Events played by Queensland Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.southernstars.org.au/natstat.htm |title=Women's Cricket in Australia - All 'n Sundry Stats... |website= |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204093739fw_/http://www.southernstars.org.au/natstat.htm |archive-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}

=1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup=

Queensland joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/Womens_National_Cricket_League_1996-97.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 1996/97|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}} They finished as runners-up in 2000–01, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2016–17 and 2018–19, before winning their first title in 2020–21.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/Womens_National_Cricket_League_2000-01.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 2000/01|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/Womens_National_Cricket_League_2005-06.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 2005/06|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/Womens_National_Cricket_League_2012-13.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 2012/13|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/Womens_National_Cricket_League_2016-17.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 2016/17|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/4/Womens_National_Cricket_League_2018-19.html|title=Women's National Cricket League 2018/19|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/queensland-fire-victoria-wncl-final-women-redmayne-harris-hinkley-junction-oval-highlights/2021-03-27|title=Fabulous Fire thrash Vics to claim WNCL decider|last=Jolly|first=Laura|publisher=cricket.com.au|access-date=27 March 2021}} They have won one Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, in 2013–14.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/20/Australian_Womens_Twenty20_Cup_2013-14.html|title=Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013/14|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 January 2021}}

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Grounds

Queensland have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against New South Wales in 1933 was played at the Exhibition Ground, Brisbane. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Brisbane including intermittent matches at the Gabba, the last of which came in 2016. They have also played occasional matches in Toowoomba and Beenleigh.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1151/1151622.html|title=Queensland Women v New South Wales Women|publisher=CricketArchive|date=7 March 1933|access-date=17 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2133/Womens_First-Class_Matches.html|title=Women's First-Class Matches played by Queensland Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2133/Womens_List_A_Matches.html|title=Women's List A Matches played by Queensland Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2133/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Queensland Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2133/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Queensland Women|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/999/999042.html|title=Queensland Women v New South Wales Women|publisher=CricketArchive|date=16 October 2016|access-date=17 January 2021}}

Since 2017, Queensland have played most of their home matches at Allan Border Field, Brisbane as well as occasional matches at Fehlberg Park in Brisbane and Kerrydale Oval in Robina. They played their three 2020–21 WNCL home games at Allan Border Field. After playing all their matches in the 2021–22 WNCL away from home, in the 2022–23 WNCL they used Allan Border Field, Kerrydale Oval and, for the first time, Ian Healy Oval.

Players

=Current squad=

Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps.{{cite web|url=https://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/3538955/fire-finalise-squad |title=Fire Finalise Squad |website=Queensland Cricket |date=8 May 2023 |access-date=17 September 2023}}

style="background:#79001f; color:white; text-align:centre;"\| No. ! style="background:#79001f; color:white; text-align:centre;"\| Name ! style="background:#79001f; color:white; text-align:centre;"\| Nat. ! style="background:#79001f; color:white; text-align:centre;"\| Birth date ! style="background:#79001f; color:white; text-align:centre;"\| Batting style ! style="background:#79001f; color:white; text-align:centre;"\| Bowling style ! style="background:#79001f; color:white; text-align:centre;"\| Notes
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"\| Batters
style="text-align:center"\|33	Lucinda Bourke	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|2005\|9\|2\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
style="text-align:center"\|4	Laura Harris	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|1990\|8\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	—
style="text-align:center"\|32	Kira Holmes	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	Unknown	Right-handed	—
colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"\| All-rounders
style="text-align:center"\|11	Sianna Ginger	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|2005\|7\|26\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
style="text-align:center"\|17	Grace Harris	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|1993\|9\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
style="text-align:center"\|88	Charli Knott	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|2002\|11\|29\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
style="text-align:center"\|19	Georgia Voll	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|2003\|8\|5\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"\| Wicket-keepers
style="text-align:center"\|8	Georgia Redmayne	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|1993\|12\|8\|df=y}}	Left-handed	—
style="text-align:center"\|58	Lauren Winfield-Hill {{double-dagger}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}}	{{Birth date and age\|1990\|8\|16\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
style="text-align:center"\|96	Mikayla Wrigley	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|2004\|2\|12\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc" text-align:centre;"\| Bowlers
style="text-align:center"\|–	Lily Bassingthwaighte	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}		Right-handed	Right-arm medium
style="text-align:center"\|–	Bonnie Berry	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{birth date and age\|2006\|2\|24\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
style="text-align:center"\|5	Lucy Hamilton	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{birth date and age\|2006\|5\|8\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Left-arm fast
style="text-align:center"\|44	Nicola Hancock	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|1995\|11\|8\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
style="text-align:center"\|21	Jess Jonassen	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|1992\|11\|5\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Captain
style="text-align:center"\|34	Grace Parsons	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|2003\|8\|18\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
style="text-align:center"\|37	Courtney Sippel	style="text-align:center"\|{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{Birth date and age\|2001\|4\|27\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm medium

=Notable players=

Players who have played for Queensland and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2133/Players.html|title=Queensland Women Players|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 March 2021}}

{{flagicon|AUS}} Kath Smith (1934)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Brewer (1935)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Val Slater (1957)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Glenda Hall (1984)
{{flagicon|NED}} {{flagicon|NZL}} Nicola Payne (1988){{#tag:ref|Payne represented both the Netherlands and New Zealand in international cricket.|group=note}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} Katherine Raymont (1990)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Joanne Broadbent (1990)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Fazackerley (1992)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Sharyn Bow (1993)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Julia Price (1996)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jodi Dannatt (1997)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Megan White (1999)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Dawn Holden (1999)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Louise Broadfoot (2000)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Sally Cooper (2001)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Melissa Bulow (2003)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kirsten Pike (2005)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jodie Fields (2006)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Delissa Kimmince (2008)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jess Duffin (2009)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jess Jonassen (2012)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Holly Ferling (2013)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lauren Winfield-Hill (2013)
{{flagicon|NZL}} Felicity Leydon-Davis (2014)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Grace Harris (2015)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Beth Mooney (2016)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Georgia Voll (2024)

Coaching staff

Head coach: Ashley Noffke{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/women's_big_bash_champions_brisbane_heat_ashley_noffke_coach.html|title=Women's Big Bash champions Brisbane Heat name Ashley Noffke as new coach|publisher=The Cricketer|date=12 June 2019|access-date=16 January 2021}}
Assistant coach: Scott Prestwidge{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/queensland-cricket-staff-cuts-restructure-high-performance-seccombe-noffke/2020-05-25|title=Queensland restructure as state feels coronavirus bite|publisher=cricket.com.au|date=25 May 2020|access-date=16 January 2021}}
Physiotherapist: Anlo van Deventer{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/van-deventer-leaves-central-hinds-to-take-up-job-in-australia|title=Anlo van Deventer leaves Central Hinds to take up job with Brisbane Heat and Queensland Fire|publisher=Women's CricZone|date=31 July 2021|access-date=31 July 2021}}