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Full name Karen Louise Rolton
Born November 21, 1974, Adelaide, South Australia
Current age 33 years 321 days
Major teams Australia Women,South Australia Women
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
13
20
4
971
209*
60.68
1707
56.88
2
5
132
1
9
0
ODIs
122
114
28
4261
154*
49.54
7
29
22
0
T20Is
5
5
2
193
96*
64.33
149
129.53
0
2
30
1
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
13
20
1104
327
14
2/6
4/68
23.35
1.77
78.8
0
0
0
ODIs
122
92
3267
1769
85
4/29
4/29
20.81
3.24
38.4
1
0
0
T20Is
5
2
36
37
3
2/26
2/26
12.33
6.16
12.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Christchurch, Feb 28-Mar 3, 1995 scorecard
Last Test
Australia Women v England Women at Bowral, Feb 15-18, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Wanganui, Feb 14, 1995 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
Karen Rolton has been a key member of the Australian side for more than a decade, and was given the captaincy in February 2006 replacing Belinda Clark under whom she was vice-captain since 1997. A fluent and quick-scoring top-order batsman (and erstwhile left-arm medium-pacer until she got injured) Rolton has been a key part of Australia's success, as underlined by her superb hundred which won her the Man-of-the-Match award in the 2005 World Cup final. Equally adept in both Tests and ODIs, in 2001 she scored 209 not out against England at Headingley, breaking the then women's world record Test score, and that her average in the mid 70s speaks volumes. In her first series as captain Rolton helped Australia to a 3-0 home series win against India in the one-dayers and is still unbeaten in a one-day series.
Rolton enjoyed a bumper year in 2006, sealing her status as one of the leading inspirational figures in women's cricket to date. She and Aussie teammate Shelley Nitschke managed to scoop up awards for the Commonwealth Bank Players, due to their outstanding performances for their countries, and she also led her side to success against both India and New Zealand in one-day series. Rolton is now Australia's leading run-scorer in Tests.
Her feats were rewarded in end-2006, when she was named the ICC's Female Player of the Year, the first time the award has been made. Her club side is Port Adelaide, where she plays alongside fellow international Emma Sampson. Both play for South Australia, and Rolton passed 4000 WNCL runs in the 2007-08 season.
In the off season, she used to play hockey. This year she will spend three months undergoing elite training in Brisbane.
