Avril Fahey

Australian cricketer

Avril Fahey

Personal information

Full name|

Avril Joy Fahey

Born|  (1974-06-24) June 24, 1974 (age 50)
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm off-spin
International information
National side|

* Australia

Test debut (cap 130)| 28 February 1995 v New Zealand
Last Test| 6 July 2001 v England
ODI debut (cap 81)| 7 February 1997 v Pakistan
Last ODI| 1 September 2001 v Ireland
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | ODI | WNCL | WT20

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Matches | 6 | 40 | 124 | 32
Runs scored | 11 | 28 | 1575 | 313
Batting average | 11.00 | 9.33 | 16.40 | 12.03
100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/5 | 0/0
Top score | 11 | 12* | 62* | 25*
Balls bowled | 864 | 1,623 | 5412 | 100
Wickets | 5 | 37 | 93 | 3
Bowling average | 58.00 | 21.94 | 33.82 | 41.00
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 2/37 | 3/11 | 5/8 | 2/14
Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 5/– | 37/– | 6/–

Source: Cricinfo, 7 June 2014

Avril Fahey (born 24 June 1974) is a former Australian cricket player.[1]

Fahey first played for the Western Australian women's cricket team in the 1992–93 cricket season.[2] She played for Western Australia between 1992 and 2012.[3] She played 164 domestic limited overs matches including 124 Women's National Cricket League matches and 32 Women's Twenty20 games for the Western Fury.[4]

Fahey played six Tests and 40 One Day Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team.[1]

Fahey retired from cricket in 2012. She captained the Western Fury in 45 matches and was the first woman to play 150 matches for Western Australia.[2]

As of July 2024, Fahey is the chair of the WACA Board.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Avril Fahey – Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
2. ^ a b "A Stalwart Bows Out". Western Australian Cricket Association. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
3. ^ "Teams Avril Fahey played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
4. ^ "Avril Fahey – CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
5. ^ "Appointment of WA Cricket's new Chief Executive Officer". WA Cricket. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

## External links

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* Avril Fahey at southernstars.org.au

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Australia squad – 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup – Champions (4th title)

* 1 Clark (c)
* 2 Rolton (vc)
* 3 Broadbent
* 4 Calver
* 5 Dannatt
* 6 Fahey
* 7 Fitzpatrick
* 8 Goss
* 9 Goszko
* 10 Jones
* 11 Keightley
* 12 Magno
* 13 Mason
* 14 Price
* Coach: Harmer

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Australia squad – 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup runners-up

* 1 Clark (c)
* 2 Rolton (vc)
* 3 Bambury
* 4 Broadbent
* 5 Broadfoot
* 6 Fahey
* 7 Fitzpatrick
* 8 Goss
* 9 Hayes
* 10 Keightley
* 11 Magno
* 12 Mason
* 13 McGregor
* 14 Price
* Coach: Harmer

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