Carly Leeson

Carly Leeson
	Leeson batting for the ACT in September 2022
Personal information
Full name	Carly May Leeson
Born	9 November 1998 (age 26); Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
2016/17–2018/19	Sydney Sixers
2017/18–2018/19	New South Wales
2019/20–present	Australian Capital Territory
2019/20–2022/23	Melbourne Renegades
2024/25–present	Perth Scorchers
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 4 November 2024

Carly May Leeson (born 9 November 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.^[1]^[2]^[3] She has previously played for Sydney Sixers, New South Wales and Melbourne Renegades.^[4]

Early life

Leeson was born on 9 November 1998 in Grafton, New South Wales.^[4] She represented New South Wales at under-15 and under-18 level and was a member of Australia's second-string Shooting Stars squad when they toured Sri Lanka in 2015.^[5]

Club career

In February 2018, Leeson became the first woman to play in a men's grade cricket match for Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.^[6]

Domestic career

Women's Big Bash League

Leeson joined the Sydney Sixers ahead of the 2016–17 WBBL season. She played one match, against the Melbourne Renegades, and took two wickets for 11 runs from her two overs.^[7]^[8]

Leeson joined the Melbourne Renegades for the 2019–20 season.^[9] Her 2020–21 season was her most successful WBBL as she took 11 wickets and made her T20 high score of 31*.^[10]

Women's National Cricket League

In the WNCL, Leeson joined the New South Wales Breakers ahead of the 2017–18 season, but did not play a match before joining the ACT Meteors in 2019.^[11]

On 23 January 2020, Leeson made her maiden one-day fifty, scoring 56 off 63 balls in a seven-wicket loss to the Breakers.^[12]

References

^ "Abode Hotels ACT Meteors". Cricket ACT. Cricket Network. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Players". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Carly Leeson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Carly Leeson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Carly Leeson". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ James, Ben (24 February 2018). "Carly Leeson bowls her way to cricket history". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
^ "Sydney Sixers Women v Melbourne Renegades Women". CricketArchive. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 - Sydney Sixers Women: Batting and Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ Jolly, Laura (17 October 2019). "Complete squad lists for WBBL05". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2020/21 - Melbourne Renegades Women: Batting and Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ Bertoldo, Lucie (24 September 2019). "ACT Meteors recruit Carly Leeson eyes back-to-back WNCL titles". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Australian Capital Territory Women v New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Carly Leeson at Wikimedia Commons

Carly Leeson at ESPNcricinfo
Carly Leeson at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Carly Leeson at Cricket Australia

[1] "Abode Hotels ACT Meteors". Cricket ACT. Cricket Network. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[2] "Players". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[3] "Carly Leeson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[CricketArchive-4] "Carly Leeson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[5] "Carly Leeson". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Network. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[6] James, Ben (24 February 2018). "Carly Leeson bowls her way to cricket history". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

[7] "Sydney Sixers Women v Melbourne Renegades Women". CricketArchive. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[8] "Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 - Sydney Sixers Women: Batting and Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[9] Jolly, Laura (17 October 2019). "Complete squad lists for WBBL05". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[10] "Women's Big Bash League, 2020/21 - Melbourne Renegades Women: Batting and Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[11] Bertoldo, Lucie (24 September 2019). "ACT Meteors recruit Carly Leeson eyes back-to-back WNCL titles". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[12] "Australian Capital Territory Women v New South Wales Women". CricketArchive. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

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