On Wednesday, Cricket Australia (CA) released the most recent 17-player contract list. During season of 2023–24, A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was issued by the board earlier this week, increasing the number of CA women’s contracts from 15 to 18, with 17 players on the roster for 2023–24.
option of Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, and Phoebe Litchfield The women’s contract with CA now includes them all. Nicola Carey, an all-around player, was on the roster even though there may have been 18 players. Denied the contract offer in order to focus on Tasmania’s preseason. Incidentally, Carey has been a crucial part of the Australian team since the beginning of the year, but he only played in one T20I during the team’s trip of India in December and was consequently not selected for the T20 World Cup.
“Nicola Carey said she wanted to spend the winter in Tasmania so she could have a complete preseason at home and use that time to concentrate on honing her game’s skills in preparation for future international selection. Although we appreciate her decision to concentrate on her preseason program with Tasmania, we nevertheless offered her a contract because we think she is a player of international caliber. We will support her going forward. According to cricket.com.au, national selector and CA performance chief Sean Flegler was mentioned.
Being a significant player in the Australian T20 squad, Harris has earned a contract upgrade, but Garth, Litchfield, and Graham have signed their first professional contracts.
Grace Harris received a raise last year. She is a versatile cricketer who has the ability to impact games with both the bat and the ball. Kim Garth and Heather Graham both merit their spots on the list due to their impressive domestic performances over the past 12 months. We think Phoebe Litchfield has a bright future because she is a young talent.
Darcy Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, and others are on Cricket Australia’s list of women under contract for 2023