Australia players and officials - select an initial letter: A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
Y -
Z
Full name Shelley Nitschke
Born December 3, 1976, Adelaide, South Australia
Current age 31 years 234 days
Major teams Australia Women,South Australia Women
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
4
7
2
233
88*
46.60
600
38.83
0
2
35
2
0
0
ODIs
46
35
7
724
82
25.85
1074
67.41
0
4
86
6
18
0
T20Is
4
3
0
26
14
8.66
25
104.00
0
0
3
0
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
4
7
808
218
10
3/59
3/38
21.80
1.61
80.8
0
0
0
ODIs
46
45
2062
1203
54
7/24
7/24
22.27
3.50
38.1
1
1
0
T20Is
4
4
78
76
5
2/17
2/17
15.20
5.84
15.6
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England Women v Australia Women at Hove, Aug 9-12, 2005 scorecard
Last Test
Australia Women v England Women at Bowral, Feb 15-18, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India Women v Australia Women at Mysore, Dec 11, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Lincoln, Mar 16, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England Women v Australia Women at Taunton, Sep 2, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I
New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Lincoln, Mar 6, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
Profile
Shelley Nitschke was 28 when she broke into Australia's team in 2005. A short, dark blonde spinner who oozes energy, she was the perfect candidate to inspire Australia's victorious World Cup campaign; becoming the leading wicket-taker in that series. No slouch batting-wise, she hammered 175 runs in her first two Tests, the Ashes series in England. The home side may have won the Urn, but this didn't do much to dampen Nitschke's spirits - she went on to help Australia take the one-day series and win the Twenty20 against their old foe. They went on to defeat India 3-0 at home. A remarkable debut year earned her the Best New Talent title at the Commonwealth Bank Awards, which was nothing less than she deserved. Nowadays she opens the batting and that part of her game is helping her to flourish into a doughty allrounder. Club-wise she plays for Sturt in the SACA Grade competition alongside fellow international Kris Britt.
Jenny Roesler April 2008
