Emma Margaret Sampson (born 29 July 1985) is an Australian cricketer who has played one Test and 31 Women's one-day international matches for Australia national women's cricket team. She is married to Hannah Sampson.[1] Predominantly a bowler, she is considered one of the fastest in the women's game, bowling at about 118 kilometres per hour (73 mph).[2]
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Full name | Emma Margaret Sampson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Only Test (cap 154) | 15 February 2008 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 108) | 21 February 2007 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 7 July 2011 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 18) | 19 July 2007 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 15 February 2009 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001/02–2008/09 | South Australian Scorpions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 5 July 2014 |
Sampson played 98 domestic limited overs matches, including 62 Women's National Cricket League matches for the South Australian Scorpions.[3]
After playing 31 ODIs, a Test and five Twenty20 Internationals she announced her retirement from cricket, at the age of 23, after the 2009 World Cup.[4] Her best analysis was 5 for 30 against New Zealand in 2008.
Sampson was the 154th woman to play Test cricket for Australia,[5] and the 108th woman to play One Day International cricket for Australia.[5][6]
Australia squad – 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup | ||
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