Louise Broadfoot (born 26 February 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian former cricket player.[1]

Louise Broadfoot
Personal information
Full name
Louise Catherine Broadfoot
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm Leg-spin
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 137)24 June 2001 v England
Last Test6 July 2001 v England
ODI debut (cap 92)3 December 2000 v Ireland
Last ODI1 April 2005 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/97 – 2004/05Victorian Spirit
2005/06 – 2009/10Queensland Fire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI WNCL
Matches 10 10 113
Runs scored 95 52 1926
Batting average 47.50 10.40 20.48
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/7
Top score 71 21 91
Balls bowled 0 168 3594
Wickets 4 83
Bowling average 19.25 27.37
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/4 4/14
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 33/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 June 2014

Broadfoot played domestic cricket for the Victorian Spirit between 1996 and 2004 and the Queensland Fire between 2005 and 2010.[2] She played 113 Women's National Cricket League matches and five Women's Twenty20 matches.[3]

Broadfoot played two Tests and ten One Day Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team.[1] Broadfoot was the 137th woman to play Test Cricket for Australia,[4] and the 92nd woman to play One Day International Cricket for Australia.[1] Broadfoot also served in the Australian Army in Afghanistan.

Originally from Melbourne, her sister is Marianne Edwards (nee Broadfoot), associate principal second violin in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra [5] and her brother is barrister Andrew Broadfoot KC, [6] former Australian rowing representative [7] and part owner of 2015 Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance. [8] [9]



References

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  1. ^ a b c "Louise Broadfoot – Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Teams Louise Broadfoot played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Louise Broadfoot – CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Louise Broadfoot (Player #162)". southernstars.org.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  5. ^ Marianne Edwards ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN {https://www.sydneysymphony.com/musicians/marianne-edwards}
  6. ^ Andrew Broadfoot QC {https://www.vicbar.com.au/profile/7349}
  7. ^ "1996 World Under 23 Championships - Australian Rowing History". www.australianrowinghistory.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Prince Of Penzance Racehorse Profile, Stats, Form Guide, News & Results | Racenet". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Prince Of Penzance Thoroughbred Horse Profile - Next Race, Form, Stats, News, Breeding". www.racingandsports.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2022.