Sharon Ann Tredrea (born 30 June 1954) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 10 Test matches and 31 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1973 and 1988, including playing at the 1973, 1978, 1982 and 1988 World Cups. Her final international appearance was in the final of the 1988 World Cup.[1] She played domestic cricket for Victoria.[2][3]

Sharon Tredrea
Personal information
Full name
Sharon Ann Tredrea
Born (1954-06-30) 30 June 1954 (age 69)
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsGary Tredrea (brother)
Janette Tredrea (sister)
Warren Tredrea (nephew)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 80)21 March 1975 v New Zealand
Last Test13 December 1984 v England
ODI debut (cap 10)23 June 1973 v Young England
Last ODI18 December 1988 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972/73–1990/91Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 10 31 48 64
Runs scored 346 528 1,434 1,107
Batting average 31.45 27.78 34.14 33.54
100s/50s 0/1 0/4 0/10 1/6
Top score 63 69 87 108*
Balls bowled 2,457 1,680 7,153 3,380
Wickets 30 32 133 73
Bowling average 26.13 16.28 14.66 14.55
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/22 4/25 6/12 5/17
Catches/stumpings 8/– 8/– 19/– 16/–
Medal record
Women's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 1973 England
Winner 1978 India
Winner 1982 New Zealand
Winner 1988 Australia
Source: CricketArchive, 12 November 2023

In 2020 she was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.[4] The best female player for Victoria is awarded the Sharon Tredrea Award.[5]

Sharon Tredrea is the sister of Janette Tredrea, who played five Test matches and five One Day Internationals for Australia, and Australian rules footballer Gary Tredrea.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Statsguru: Women's One-Day Internationals, Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Sharon Tredrea". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Sharon Tredrea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ McMahon, Peg (22 July 1988). "Sweet swansong for comeback cricketer Tredrea". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  5. ^ "McDonald our Pura Cup star". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  6. ^ McMahon, Peg (19 January 1976). "Test team named". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  7. ^ "True pioneer: Tredrea's Hall of Fame career". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

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