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Australia Amanda-Jade Wellington is a professional cricketer who has achieved significant milestones in both domestic and international cricket. Her career highlights include being the youngest player to represent South Australia in senior cricket and winning multiple international tournaments with the Australian national team.
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Amanda-Jade Wellington was born on May 29, 1997, in Adelaide, South Australia. She developed an interest in leg spin bowling early in her life, drawing inspiration from Australian Test cricketer Shane Warne. Wellington quickly rose through the ranks, starting her career with the Port Adelaide Cricket Club. In December 2011, she was recognized as the player of the tournament in the national under-15 championships representing South Australia. The following season, at the age of 15 years and 150 days, she made her debut for the South Australian Scorpions in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). This achievement marked her as the youngest individual, male or female, to represent South Australia in a senior match, surpassing a record held since the 1892–93 season.
Her consistent performance in state cricket led to her inclusion in Australia’s second XI team, the Shooting Stars, for a tour of Sri Lanka and a trip to Dubai to play against the ECB Academy. In the inaugural season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), Wellington delivered a notable performance with bowling figures of 3/13 for the Adelaide Strikers. Her strong form continued into the 2016–17 season, where she emerged as South Australia’s leading run-scorer in grade cricket, accumulating 325 runs at an average of 81.25. These accomplishments paved the way for her selection in international competitions.
Wellington made her international debut in Women’s One Day International cricket against South Africa on November 27, 2016, where she took a wicket with her very first ball. She subsequently debuted in Women’s Twenty20 International cricket against New Zealand on February 17, 2017, recording figures of 3/15. In April 2017, she received her first contract with Cricket Australia, solidifying her position in the national team. She was part of the Australian squads that won the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20, the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup, and a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Throughout her WBBL career, particularly in WBBL|07 and WBBL|08, she has achieved the best bowling figures in tournament history, with 5/8 in two separate matches, and has been consistently named in the Team of the Tournament.
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