Raelee Thompson captained the Australian Women's Cricket team on four occasions. She was born on 3 August 1945 in Shepparton, Victoria and made her Test debut against New Zealand in 1972.[1] A right-handed batswoman and right arm fast-medium bowler, she scored 162 runs in her 16 tests and took 57 wickets at 18.24 with a best of 5 for 33. She played 23 One Day Internationals, scoring 207 runs and taking 24 wickets at 18.66. She played her last Test against England in 1985.
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Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 75) | 5 February 1972 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 15 January 1985 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 12) | 30 June 1973 v Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 3 February 1985 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 April 2014 |
She was awarded life membership of Cricket Victoria in 2018.[2]
Australia squad – 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup runners-up | ||
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Australia squad – 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup – Champions (1st title) | ||
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Australia squad – 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup – Champions (2nd title) | ||
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