Marrickville Cricket Club has a supportive and fun program to give girls and their parents an opportunity to try, play and succeed at cricket. We also have a great history of Australian Women Test cricketers. We cater to all abilities and have a range of cricket formats for girls aged 4-16 years. Girls can try cricket at any age. We provide parents a range of ways to participate in the club lead, assist or support to fit their family schedules. Talk to MCC Girls Coordinators Nikki Pitkethley & Ken Morrison about what best suits your daughter. E: girls.marrickvillecricketclub@gmail.com Nikki: 0403 014 937 Ken: 0412 233 715 Clubs programs MILO in2cricket for 4-8 year olds 8.30-10am Saturdays Two locations: Tempe or Erskineville Learn cricket basics Game based activities Choice of girls only group or mixed groups. Social relaxed community set up. We support parents Mums & Dads to participate in fun activities with the kids. T20 BLAST for 7-12 year olds 5.30-7pm Fridays Two locations: Petersham or Marrickville Learn while playing short games Skills zone with coaches Petersham location is girls only. Marrickville location has choice of girls zone or mixed. Cricket fun with a soundtrack! We involve Mums & Dads to assist with the T20 games. Junior comp for 7-10 year olds Saturday mornings Inner west locations Everyone bats, bowls & fields MCC enters junior mixed teams of eight players in U9, U10 & U11 local competitions that play short games. All players get equal time to bat, bowl and field. Girls teams for 10-16 year olds 2-4pm Saturday afternoons Inner west locations Play T20 cricket like the WBBL MCC enters teams of nine players in U13, U15 & U17 Thunder Girls League to play Twenty20 cricket. Players of all levels welcome. Recognition Each season the perpetual Mollie Flaherty Award - named after local resident and Australian Women s Test Cricketer goes to Marrickville Cricket Club s most outstanding female cricketer.
Opportunities to develop MCC players have an opportunity to extend their cricket through development pathways. Representative program through School Primary and secondary students are eligible to trial for selection in NSW PSSA and CHSSA representative teams Primary Girls Cricket for 10-12 year olds Trials: Term 3 State Carnival: Term 4 Girls in Year 4-6 can trial for selection in a representative team for the annual NSWPSSA State Carnival. There are 14 teams - 11 regions for public students, 2 regions for Catholic students and one team of Combined Independent School students. Girls of all abilities and experience in cricket are encouraged to trial. Please contact your School s Sports Coordinator for more information and nomination. Secondary Girls Cricket for Years 8-12 Trials: Term 4 State Carnival: Term 1 This is an Open age competition. Girls of any age in secondary school can trial for selection in a representative team for the annual NSWCHSSA State Carnival. There are 14 teams - 11 regions for public students, 2 regions for Catholic students and one team of Combined Independent School students. Girls who play competition cricket through clubs or schools are encourage to trial. Please contact your School s Sports Coordinator for more information and nomination. through Marrickville Cricket Club Representative and elite pathway opportunities for talented cricketers coming through club competitions Representative cricket 10-17 year olds Canterbury & Western Suburbs Cricket Association (CWSCA) selects cricketers from member clubs to play against other associations. U13 Mollie Dive Shield: Trials held in August-September for October-November season. U15 Margaret Peden Shield: Trials held in August-September for October-November season. Representative players are eligible for nomination by their Association to trial for the Cricket NSW Academy U13-U18 age groups who provide development pathways. Grade cricket for ages 12+ Marrickville Cricket Club links with the Universities Women s Cricket Club to provide training facilities, coaching, development and playing opportunities for our club players. This includes the U17 Brewer Shield and Grade competitions. UWCC is a combined Sydney University and the University of NSW Grade Club.
Mollie The Demon Flaherty 1914-1989 Dulwich Hill local Australian Test Cricket 1937-49 First female fast bowler Outstanding athlete successful in baseball and golf Mollie was nicknamed The Demon because of her fiery pace bowling. She was considered the first genuine female fast bowler in international women s cricket. Hailing from Dulwich Hill she represented Australia in six Tests. Throughout the 1937 series in England she opened the bowling in tandem with fellow quick Nell McLarty, capturing 6/144 at an average of 24. opening bowler and batter. Not only a fast bowler and she was a solid right-hand batter. She played domestic cricket for New South Wales as both an Check out her bowling action: Mollie s cricket shoes are on display in the National Museum of Australia. The marks from her bowling action when she dragged her foot along the ground are still clearly visible. An all-round athlete, Mollie was also an Australian baseball pitcher. Following her retirement from cricket in 1951 she took up golf, and added many golf tournaments to her successful sporting career. MCC s perpetual trophy for the most outstanding female cricketer each season is named after Mollie Flaherty.
Amy Hudson 1916-2003 Attended Petersham High School Australian Test debut at age 18 Test Cricketer 1935-51 CricketNSW Hall of Fame For Australia Amy debuted aged 18 played in nine Tests between 1935 to 1951. She was the only Australian to go on the first two Women s Cricket tours abroad in 1937 and 1951, in a career that was interrupted by the 2nd World War. Amy Hudson, Hazel Pritchard and Mollie Flaherty all played together on the 1937 Australian tour to England and for the NSW team many times. Amy played A grade cricket in Sydney for many years. An all-round cricketer Amy attended Petersham High School. Talented from an early age she made her NSW debut three days after her 16 th birthday. She was a successful slow bowler and in her first match she took four wickets. Her NSW performances were outstanding and included the incredible figures of 8 for 7 against South Australia in 1938-39 and 118 in 1949-50 seventeen years after her debut.
Hazel Girl Bradman Pritchard 1913-1967 Attended Newtown High School Test Cricketer 1935-51 Faced first ball in Women s Test Cricket CricketNSW Hall of Fame Represented NSW in basketball Hazel Pritchard holds the distinction of facing the first-ever ball in Women's Test cricket, when England travelled to Australia in 1935. A stylish batter she played alongside Amy Hudson and Mollie Flaherty in 1937 on the first Australian tour of England. On the tour, she was Australia's most effective batter, scoring 306 Test runs at an average of 51. Hazel Pritchard (R) walks out with fellow opener Ruby Monaghan at the inaugural Women's Test Her performances drew comparisons to Don Bradman, and she was nicknamed the "Girl Bradman" a serious compliment. During the tour, Australia played Midlands District and Hazel achieved another first a century by an Australian woman in England. She eventually scored 144 not out. Hazel made her NSW debut in 1931 at the age of 17. During the 1936 37 season, she scored the first century in women's interstate cricket, retiring out after scoring 144 against Queensland. She played six Tests for Australia. Unfortunately, the outbreak of the Second World War ended her cricket career.