# Australia women's national under-19 cricket team

The Australia women's under-19 cricket team represents Australia in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administered by Cricket Australia.
The team played their first official matches at the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first ever international women's under-19 cricket competition, in which they reached the semi-finals.

## History

Since 2003, Australian Under-19 cricket teams have been formed to play matches against other national age-group and development teams. These matches carried no formal ICC designation.
The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As a Full Member of the ICC, Australia qualified automatically for the tournament.
Australia announced their 15-player squad for the tournament on 13 December 2022. Former Australia international Sarah Aley was chosen as Head Coach of the side for the tournament, assisted by Erin Osborne and Dulip Samaraweera. They reached the semi-finals of the tournament, but were beaten by England by 3 runs.

## Recent call-ups

The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for Australia under-19s. Currently, this only includes the squad for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
| Name | Birth date | Role | Batting style | Bowling style | Team | Most Recent Call-up |
| Chloe Ainsworth | (2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 19) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Western Australia | 2023 World Cup |
| Jade Allen | (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 21) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | New South Wales | 2023 World Cup |
| Charis Bekker | (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 20) | All-rounder | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Western Australia | 2023 World Cup |
| Paris Bowdler | (2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 (age 20) | Wicket-keeper | Right-handed | – | Victoria | 2023 World Cup |
| Maggie Clark | (2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 17) | Bowler | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | South Australia | 2023 World Cup |
| Sianna Ginger | (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 19) | Batter | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Central Sparks | 2023 World Cup |
| Paris Hall | (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21) | Wicket-keeper | Left-handed | – | South Australia | 2023 World Cup |
| Lucy Hamilton | (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18) | Bowler | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Queensland | 2023 World Cup |
| Ella Hayward | (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Victoria | 2023 World Cup |
| Milly Illingworth | (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 19) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Victoria | 2023 World Cup |
| Eleanor Larosa | (2005-11-26) 26 November 2005 (age 19) | All-rounder | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | South Australia | 2023 World Cup |
| Rhys McKenna | (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Victoria | 2023 World Cup |
| Claire Moore | (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) | Batter | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | New South Wales | 2023 World Cup |
| Kate Pelle | (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 19) | Wicket-keeper | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | New South Wales | 2023 World Cup |
| Ananaya Sharma | (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 21) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | New South Wales | 2023 World Cup |
| Amy Smith | (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20) | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Tasmania | 2023 World Cup |
| Ella Wilson | (2003-11-17) 17 November 2003 (age 21) | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | South Australia | 2023 World Cup |

## Records & statistics

International match summary
As of 27 January 2023
Playing records :
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
| Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 January 2023 |
Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations
As of 27 January 2023
ICC Full members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 January 2023 | |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2023 | 21 January 2023 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 January 2023 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2023 | 18 January 2023 |
Associate members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 January 2023 | 23 January 2023 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 January 2023 | 16 January 2023 |

### Leading runs scorers

    As of 27 January 2023
| S/N | Players | Runs | Average | Career span |
| 1 | Claire Moore | 141 | 35.25 | 2023–Present |
| 2 | Kate Pelle | 134 | 26.80 | 2023–Present |
| 3 | Ella Hayward | 108 | 27.00 | 2023–Present |

### Leading wickets takers

    As of 27 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| 1 | Maggie Clark | 12 | 6.25 | 2023–Present |
| 2 | Sianna Ginger | 7 | 5.57 | 2023–Present |
| 3 | Ella Hayward | 5 | 13.28 | 2023–Present |

### Highest individual innings

    As of 27 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date |
| 1 | Claire Moore | 52 | Bangladesh | 14 January 2023 |
| 2 | Kate Pelle | 51 | United Arab Emirates | 23 January 2023 |
| 3 | Ella Hayward | 36 | Sri Lanka | 18 January 2023 |

### Best individual bowling figures

    As of 27 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date |
| 1 | Sianna Ginger | 3/13 | India | 21 January 2023 |
| 2 | Maggie Clark | 3/15 | England | 27 January 2023 |
| 3 | Ella Hayward | 3/25 | England | 27 January 2023 |

### Highest team totals

    As of 27 January 2023
| S/N | Dates | Totals | Against | Ref |
| 1 | 18 January 2023 | 159/5, (20 Overs) | Sri Lanka | |

### Lowest team totals

    As of 27 January 2023
| S/N | Dates | Totals | Against | Ref |
| 1 | 17 January 2023 | 96/5, (18.5 Overs) | England | |

## Under-19 World Cup record

Australia U19's Twenty20 World Cup Record :
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | – | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | | | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |