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He Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup is just around the corner with teams gearing up to win the most coveted junior title in women’s cricket. For Australia, off-road star lucia hamilton was announced as the team leader before his trip to Malaysia to get the coveted title.
A first appearance for several nations.
The Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup will be special for several reasons. Apart from being the first major ICC tournament to be held in Malaysia in 17 years, the tournament will feature several nations playing in the under-19 women’s world cup for the first time. Teams like Malaysia, Nepal, and Nigeria are all set to play in the prestigious ICC competition for the first time. For SamoaOn the other hand, this will be his first ICC tournament.
Lucy Hamilton to lead Australia in Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup
The talented all-rounder was named captain of the Australian team following her impressive career on the national circuit for both her state team and her Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) franchise.
The 18-year-old is one of several Australian players currently on a state and WBBL contract. Hamilton has played a total of 12 WBBL matches so far and has 12 wickets to his name.
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1.His humble beginnings:
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He was born on May 8, 2006 in Bundaberg, a small town near Brisbane. Hamilton attended Shalom College in Bundaberg when he was a high school student. Shalom College is an independent Catholic school with deep roots and a history of producing sports enthusiasts in the community. Australian 5,000m national champion Simon Doyle and famous professional rugby player Remove Kaufusi I also graduated from Shalom College.
Cricket was an integral part of Hamilton’s life from an early age. As a child, I had fond memories of the game and the ambition to one day play for Australia had been born.
“It’s crazy to think that when I was 10 I was playing cricket in the backyard with my brothers and that just six years later I would be playing for Australia,” Hamilton once said in an argument.
2. Debut at an early age:
Hamilton made his debut in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) for Queensland Fire in 2022 at just 15 years old, becoming the second-youngest player in state history to do so. She is part of a Queensland team currently at the top of the WNCL points table. Shortly after, she earned her first cap for Brisbane Heat in the Weber Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) at age 16. His early exposure to professional cricket at both the state and national level highlighted his exceptional all-round abilities.
3. Be prepared for the big occasion:
Hamilton emerged on the scene when, during the previous WBBL season, in sensational fashion, she made history as the youngest player in the WBBL to take a five-wicket haul, playing a pivotal role in her team’s crucial six-wicket win. team over the Melbourne Stars. In a remarkable turn of events, the 18-year-old achieved this feat despite entering the match without a wicket in her previous eight WBBL games. After finishing his QCE exams in Bundaberg, Hamilton decided to skip his friends’ celebrations on the Gold Coast to focus on what would become the defining day of his career.
His bowling figure 5 by 13 is the second best in WBBL history, just behind Megan Schutt‘s 6 of 19 and equalizing Amanda Jade WellingtonThere are two sets of 5 lands.
4. Your past experience in the U-19 Women’s World Cup T20
Hamilton was part of AustraliaHer previous career in the competition as a 16-year-old during the 2022-23 Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Back then, the Australian team reached the semi-finals of the competition before being defeated at the hands of England by a narrow margin of 3 runs. While Australia failed to make it to the competition showdown, Hamilton emerged as a promising young talent who took 5 wickets in 6 matches he played.
5. Hamilton’s life struggles
The 18-year-old girl currently lives with her parents in the small town of Bundabergwhere he was born and raised. Hamilton plans to move permanently to Brisbane, but so far has to travel several hours to the glittering Queensland metropolis from his humble hometown, which is 358 kilometers from Brisbane.
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This article was first published on WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times business.
