Georgia Wareham
Georgia Wareham is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a leg spin bowler. At the domestic level, she plays for Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades. In April 2018, she played six matches on an Under-19 tour of South Africa, taking a total of nine wickets including 4/17 in a 50-over match against the Emerging South Africa team.
Career
In September 2018, she was named in Australia's squad for the Women's Twenty20 International series against New Zealand. She made her WT20I debut for Australia against New Zealand on 29 September 2018.In October 2018, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. She made her Women's One Day International cricket debut for Australia Women against Pakistan Women on 18 October 2018.
In November 2018, she was named in the Melbourne Renegades' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season. The International Cricket Council named Wareham as one of the five breakout stars in women's cricket in 2018.
In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with her first full contract ahead of the 2019–20 season. In June 2019, Cricket Australia named her in Australia's team for their tour to England to contest the Women's Ashes. In January 2020, she was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.
In August 2021, Wareham was named in Australia's squad for their series against India, which included a one-off day/night Test match as part of the tour. Wareham made her Test debut on 30 September 2021, for Australia against India.
In October 2021, she suffered a rupture of her left anterior cruciate ligament while fielding in a WBBL match, a recurrence of an injury she had experienced playing Australian rules football as a 14-year-old. After two surgeries and a 14-month recovery period, she resumed playing competitive cricket in January 2023.
She was named in the Australia squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and the 2025 Women's Ashes series.