Karen Read (cricketer)

Karen Read is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in three Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for Australia. She played domestic cricket for [Western Australia women's national cricket team|Australia women's cricket team|Western Australia].

Career

At state cricket level, Read played for Western Australia between 1975 and 1991. Read was a member of the Australian team that won the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup.
In 2014, the Western Australian Cricket Association introduced the Karen Read Medal. In 2015, Read was made an honorary life member of the Western Australian Cricket Association. She also captained the Australia under-23 and under-25 teams.
Read has a doctorate in education. Read has been a secondary school principal since 2003. She is a committee member of the Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association. In those roles, Read promoted cricket in schools.
Read was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to cricket, and to secondary education".