# Queensland Fire

The Queensland Women cricket team, also known as the Konica Minolta Queensland Fire, is the women's representative cricket team for the Australian State of Queensland. They play most of their home games at Allan Border Field, Brisbane and they also use South Brisbane District Cricket Club's Fehlberg Oval and Kerrydale Oval, Robina. They compete in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), the premier 50-over women's cricket tournament in Australia. They previously played in the now-defunct Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and Australian Women's Cricket Championships.

## History
### 1931–1996: Australian Women's Cricket Championships

Queensland's first recorded match was a one-day, two-innings affair against New South Wales in the Australian Women's Cricket Championships on 23 March 1931, which they lost by an innings and 51 runs. They continued to play in the Championships until its final season in 1995–96, however, they failed to win the title.

### 1996–present: Women's National Cricket League and Twenty20 Cup

Queensland joined the newly-established WNCL in 1996–97. They finished as runners-up in 2000–01, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2016–17 and 2018–19, before winning their first title in 2020–21. They have won one Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, in 2013–14.

## Grounds

Queensland have used a number of grounds over the years. Their first recorded home match against New South Wales in 1933 was played at the Exhibition Ground, Brisbane. Historically they have played the vast majority of their home matches at various grounds in Brisbane including intermittent matches at the Gabba, the last of which came in 2016. They have also played occasional matches in Toowoomba and Beenleigh.
Since 2017, Queensland have played most of their home matches at Allan Border Field, Brisbane as well as occasional matches at Fehlberg Park in Brisbane and Kerrydale Oval in Robina. They played their three 2020–21 WNCL home games at Allan Border Field. After playing all their matches in the 2021–22 WNCL away from home, in the 2022–23 WNCL they used Allan Border Field, Kerrydale Oval and, for the first time, Ian Healy Oval.

## Players
### Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023/24 season. Players in bold have international caps.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 33 | Lucinda Bourke | (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 4 | Laura Harris | (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | — | |
| 32 | Kira Holmes | Unknown | Right-handed | — | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 11 | Sianna Ginger | (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 17 | Grace Harris | (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 88 | Charli Knott | (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 19 | Georgia Voll | (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 8 | Georgia Redmayne | (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | — | |
| 58 | Lauren Winfield-Hill ‡ | (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 96 | Mikayla Wrigley | (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| – | Lily Bassingthwaighte | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Bonnie Berry | (2006-02-24) 24 February 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 5 | Lucy Hamilton | (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | |
| 44 | Nicola Hancock | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 21 | Jess Jonassen | (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain |
| 34 | Grace Parsons | (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 37 | Courtney Sippel | (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |

### Notable players

Players who have played for Queensland and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):
* Kath Smith (1934)
* Joyce Brewer (1935)
* Val Slater (1957)
* Glenda Hall (1984)
* Nicola Payne (1988)
* Katherine Raymont (1990)
* Joanne Broadbent (1990)
* Kim Fazackerley (1992)
* Sharyn Bow (1993)
* Julia Price (1996)
* Jodi Dannatt (1997)
* Megan White (1999)
* Dawn Holden (1999)
* Louise Broadfoot (2000)
* Sally Cooper (2001)
* Melissa Bulow (2003)
* Kirsten Pike (2005)
* Jodie Fields (2006)
* Delissa Kimmince (2008)
* Jess Duffin (2009)
* Jess Jonassen (2012)
* Holly Ferling (2013)
* Lauren Winfield-Hill (2013)
* Felicity Leydon-Davis (2014)
* Grace Harris (2015)
* Beth Mooney (2016)
* Georgia Voll (2024)

## Coaching staff

* Head coach: Ashley Noffke
* Assistant coach: Scott Prestwidge
* Physiotherapist: Anlo van Deventer

## Honours

* Australian Women's Cricket Championships:
** Winners (0):
** Best finish: runners-up (1938–39)
* Women's National Cricket League:
** Winners (1): 2020–21
* Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup:
** Winners (1): 2013–14