Players
1 Alison Bourne | Pitcher | 6 |
2 Sarah Bradley | Pitcher | 12 |
3 Carly Cheesman | Pitcher | 9 |
4 Clare Currie | 2B / RF | 14 |
5 Nicole Deegenaars | 1B | 11 |
6 Ashleigh Deen | RF | 22 |
7 Chelsea Forkin | C / 1B | 15 |
8 Renee Gloss | OF | 7 |
9 Leigh Godfrey | 2B | 5 |
10 Monica Gray | OF | 19 |
11 Nikki Hollett | 3B | 23 |
12 Verity Long-Droppert | OF / 3B | 3 |
13 Nikki Pallister | C / 1B | 24 |
14 Kaia Parnaby | Pitcher | 28 |
15 Sheree Schenk | 2B / SS | 8 |
16 Brooke Spence | SS / 3B | 27 |
17 Erin Thras | C | 17 |
Staff
18. Leanne Evans | Head Coach |
19 Shane Hughes | Assistant Coach |
20 Marissa Carpadios | Specialist Coach |
21 Christine Clough | Team Manager |
22 Cheryl Dawes | Statistician |
23 TBC | Physiotherapist |
24 Sue Itzstein | Umpire |
25 Debbie Grove | Umpire |
Team History Summary
The Australian Under 19 Women’s team has participated in all ISF Junior Women’s World Championships since its inception in 1981.
The championship was originally combined with the Junior Men’s World Championship for the first two championships (1981 and 1985) before the ISF split them into individual championships as they continued to grow.
Australia hosted the fourth Junior Women’s World Championship in 1991 in Adelaide and finished just outside of medal contention in fourth place.
In 1995, Australia won their first medal, a bronze, after going down to Japan 5-0 in the preliminary final. USA defeated Japan on home soil in the Gold Medal match 3-0.
Australia eliminated Canada in the elimination final in 1999, but was then beaten by Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the Semi-Final to finish in fourth place behind Japan, USA and Chinese Taipei.
China played host to the seventh ISF Junior Women’s World Championship in 2003 where Australia finished third on the ladder and picked up their second bronze medal after being defeated by USA 7-0 in the preliminary final.
China, Japan and the USA have dominated the medal tally at the Junior Women’s World Championships with Japan having won the last two championships.
Quick Facts:
- Australia has won two bronze medals (1995 and 2003)
- Australia’s current head coach Leanne Evans, represented Australia as a player in the first ever Junior Women’s World Championship in 1981.
- The Junior Men’s and Women’s World Championships were combined for the first two championships (1981 and 1985)
- The first three championships (1981,1985 and 1987) were two years apart before going to its current format of four years.
- Australia hosted the event in 1991 in Adelaide.
- Kerry Dienelt (NT), Belinda Turner (NSW), Kylie Rustin (NSW), Kerry McCracken (Qld) and Kellie Loughman (Vic) are the only Australian players to have competed in two consecutive Junior World Championships (1985 and 1987)
- Carole Peel (NSW) was the first Australian coach.
- Eight members of the current Australian Open Women’s touring Europe have played in a Junior Women’s World Championship - Felicity Witt, Sandra Allen, Kylie Cronk, Kate Judd, Jocelyn McCallum, Tracey Mosley, Stacey Porter and Belinda Wright.
