Georgia Wareham Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More
Georgia Wareham Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More
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DOB: 26/05/1999
Nationality: Australian
Profession: Cricketer (Bowler)
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full name | Georgia Lee Wareham |
Nickname(s) | Wolfie check sources Australian Women's Cricket Team - Official Twitter Account |
Profession | Cricketer (Bowler) |
Famous for | First Australian spinner to take 50 international wickets before turning 23. |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 165 cm** in meters**- 1.65 m** in feet & inches**- 5â5â** |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 55 kg** in pounds**- 120 lbs** |
Figure Measurements (approx.) | 34-28-33 |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Light brown |
Cricket | |
International Debut | ODI- 18 October 2018 against Pakistan at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur Test- 30 September 2021 against India at Carrara oval, Queensland T20- 29 September 2018 against New Zealand at North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
Jersey Number | ⢠#35 (Australia) ![]() ⢠#32 (Melbourne Renegades) ![]() ⢠#32 (Gujarat Giants Women) |
Domestic/State Team | ⢠Mortlake CC ⢠Western Waves ⢠Victoria Under-15 Women ⢠Victoria Under-18 Women ⢠Melbourne Renegades Women ⢠Australia Under-21 Women ⢠Australia Governor General's XI ⢠Victoria Women ⢠Australia Under-19 Women ⢠Cricket Australia Women's XI ⢠Australian XI Women ⢠Gujarat Giants Women |
Batting Style | Right-handed |
Bowling Style | Right-arm leg-break |
Awards | ⢠2018: Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year ⢠2018: Mortlake Young Citizen of the Year ⢠2018: WBBL Young Gun season 3 (nominated) ⢠2019: WBBL Young Gun (season 4) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 26 May 1999 (Wednesday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 24 Years |
Birthplace | Terang, Victoria, Australia |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Signature | ![]() |
Nationality | Australian |
Hometown | Mortlake, Victoria, Australia |
School | ⢠St Colman's Primary School, Mortlake, Australia ⢠South West TAFE, Colac, Australia ⢠Mortlake College P-12, Mortlake, Australia |
College/University | University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, South Australia |
Educational Qualifications | ⢠Certificate III in School-Based Education Support ⢠Bachelor of Digital Media check sources citation |
Hobbies | Photography, Videography, Content creation |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Not known |
Family | |
Parents | Father- Wes Wareham ![]() Mother- Meg Wareham |
Siblings | Brother- Jordan Wareham (Disc jockey) ![]() |
Favourites | |
Cricketer | Bowler- Shane Warne |
Basketball Player | Michael Jordan |
Money Factor | |
Salary (approx.) | In February 2023, the Gujarat Giants signed her during the inaugural WPL auction for Rs. 75 Lakhs. check sources ANI |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Georgia Wareham
Georgia Wareham is an Australian cricketer. She has won the ICC Womenâs T20 World Cup three times. Wareham played for the Gujarat Giants in the inaugural season of the Womenâs Premier League (WPL) in 2023.
Wareham started playing cricket with her brother and later played for the district-level boysâ team. Later, she was selected for the Victoria Under-12 Womenâs team.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham (second-row, second from left) with the boysâ team
In 2012, Wareham was part of the Victoria Under-15 Womenâs team and participated in the Womenâs Australian Under-15 Championships. She took 11 wickets and scored ten runs from seven matches in the 2012-2013 Womenâs Australian Under-15 Championships between November 2012 and December 2012.
Before becoming a professional cricketer, Georgia played Australian rules football at a youth level. Unfortunately, at the age of 14, while playing football, she experienced a serious injury to her left ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), causing it to rupture. To aid in her recovery, a synthetic ligament was used to reconstruct the damaged ACL. Sadly, in a devastating turn of events, the second ACL injury, which happened on 20 October 2021 during a WBBL match, was on the same leg.
A snippet of the post shared by Georgia Wareham on social media
The cricketer was named to the Victoria Under-15 Womenâs team for the 2013-2014 Womenâs Australian Under-15 Championships. On 3 December 2013, Georgia took a three-wicket haul against the New South Wales Under-15 Women in the final.
In 2015, she was promoted to the Victoria Under-18 Womenâs team and participated in the 2014-2015 Womenâs Australian Under-18 Championships. On 20 January 2015, she took two wickets and scored three runs in the final of the Championship; however, the Victoria Under-18 Womenâs team lost by 61 runs. Wareham took ten wickets and scored 61 runs from seven matches in the competition.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham with her Victoria Women teammate
While speaking about her bowling style in an interview, she pointed out that Shane Warne influenced her to be a leg spinner.
Melbourne Renegades Women announced the signing of Wareham ahead of the inaugural season (2015-2016) of the WBBL in 2015. Georgia was sixteen years old and was the youngest player in the 2015-2016 season of the Womenâs Big Bash League.
A snippet of the post shared by Melbourne Renegades Women on social media
She scored 142 runs and took ten wickets in the 2016-2017 Womenâs Australian Under-18 Championships between 23 November 2016 and 29 November 2016.
On 20 December 2015, the cricketer debuted against the Brisbane Heat Women and bowled one over at an economy of 10.00; this was her only appearance in the inaugural season of the WBBL.
Following her stellar performances with the Victoria Under-18 Womenâs team, the cricketer was named to the Australia Under-21 Womenâs team for the tour of Sri Lanka in March 2017. On 30 March 2017, she scored 19 runs and bowled six overs at an economy of 1.83 against the Sri Lanka A Women in the opening match of the ODI series; Wareham took three wickets from five matches between 30 March 2017 and 10 April 2017.
Georgia Wareham with the Australia Under-21 Womenâs team
Later, Georgia was retained by the Melbourne Renegades Women for the 2016-2017 WBBL season; she made 14 appearances in the competition and scored 44 runs with an average of 14.66.
In 2017, the cricketer joined the Victoria Womenâs team for the 2017-2018 Womenâs National Cricket League (WNCL) season. Wareham played her first game in the WNCL on 6 October 2017, against the Australian Capital Territory Womenâs team and made five runs from four balls.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham (last) with her Victoria Womenâs teammates
In her first WNCL season, Wareham played six matches for the Victoria Women and scored a total of 76 runs, with an average of 15.20. She also managed to take one wicket.
On 15 November 2017, she was named to the playing eleven of the Australia Governor Generalâs XI and was dismissed on a duck by England Womenâs Nat Sciver-Brunt .
In 2017, she established a cricket academy for girls between the ages of six and nine at Mortlake P-12 College, Mortlake, Australia.
In 2018, she was part of the Melbourne Renegades Women for the 2017-2018 WBBL season. Wareham took a three-wicket haul from four overs at an economy of 4.75 and scored five runs (not out) from two balls against the Perth Scorchers Womenâs team on 28 January 2018. The cricketer played 11 matches in the 2017-2018 WBBL season and took ten wickets at an economy of 6.34. Later, the Cricket Australia panellists nominated her for the Young Gun Award of the 2017-2018 season of the WBBL.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham (third from right) celebrating with Melbourne Renegades Women teammates
In April 2018, the cricketer was part of the Australia Under-19 Womenâs team for the South Africa Womenâs tri-series. She took a four-wicket haul and scored ten runs against the South Africa Emerging Players Women on 20 April 2018. South Africa Emerging Players faced the Australia Under-19 Womenâs team in the final of the tri-series on 28 April 2018; she scored 43 runs, took one wicket and was instrumental in Australiaâs victory by 21 runs.
The cricketer took a three-wicket haul from nine overs at an economy of 5.11 and scored 21 runs against the Western Australia Womenâs team on 21 September 2018.
In September 2018, Georgia was named to the Australia Womenâs team for the T20I series against New Zealand. The cricketer made her Twenty20 International debut against New Zealand at North Sydney Oval in Sydney on 29 September 2018, during the New Zealand Womenâs team tour of Australia. In her debut match, she bowled just one over at an economy rate of 15.00 and managed to take her maiden wicket in international T20 cricket.
Georgia Wareham playing for the Australian Womenâs team
On 18 October 2018, Georgia Wareham made her ODI debut against Pakistan in Kuala Lumpur during the Australia Womenâs tour of Malaysia. In the match, she took two wickets.
On 27 October 2018, during the T20I match against the Pakistan Womenâs team, she achieved a three-wicket haul in just two overs and was named the player of the match.
Later, with her consistent form in domestic matches, Georgia earned a place in the Australia Womenâs team for the 2018 ICC Womenâs T20 World Cup, which took place in the West Indies.
Georgia Wareham and her teammates celebrating the 2018 ICC Womenâs T20 World Cup
In the final against the England Womenâs team on 24 November 2018, Wareham impressed by taking two wickets with an economy rate of 3.66. Australia emerged victorious, winning the Cup by eight wickets. The cricketer claimed six wickets in five matches, with an average of 10.83 in the tournament.
In 2018, Wareham was named to the Melbourne Renegades Women for the 2018-2019 WBBL season. On 8 December 2018, the cricketer took two wickets from four overs at an economy of 5.00 against the Adelaide Strikers Women. She took one wicket at an economy of 5.75 in the semi-final match against the Sydney Sixers Women on 19 January 2019.
Georgia Wareham bowling for the Melbourne Renegades Women
Georgia scored 21 runs with a strike rate of 91.30 from three innings and took 11 wickets from 15 innings at an economy of 5.90 between 2 December 2018 and 19 January 2019 in the 2018-2019 WBBL season.
Georgia scored 42 runs and took seven wickets in four matches between 21 September 2018 and 3 February 2019 in her second season with the Victoria Womenâs team.
She started the Instagram page âBrown Wolf Mediaâ along with the Australian cricketer Maitlan Brown in October 2019.
In February 2019, Georgia was selected to represent the Australia Womenâs team for the New Zealand Womenâs Tour of Australia. In the opening match of the series on 22 February 2019, she contributed with ten runs and took one wicket. Although she didnât get a chance to bat in the remaining two matches, she continued her impressive bowling form and claimed two wickets in each of those fixtures.
Georgia Wareham celebrating the fall of a wicket with her teammate
In July 2019, Georgia was chosen to represent the Australia Womenâs team during their tour of England. On 28 July 2019, she took two wickets in four overs with an economy rate of 5.50.
Georgiaâs consistent performance in the domestic circuit earned her a spot in the Australia Womenâs team for the tour of England. Following the England tour, she joined the Australia Womenâs team for their tour of the West Indies in August 2019. On 5 September 2019, she bowled ten overs with an economy rate of 4.40 and claimed two wickets in the opening match against the West Indies. She enjoyed a fruitful spell in the series and secured two wickets in each of the remaining two matches of the ODI series.
Later, in September 2019, she was part of the Australia Womenâs team tour of the West Indies. On 18 September 2019, Georgia achieved a three-wicket haul in four overs at an economy rate of 3.50 in the third T20I match of the series.
In October 2019, the cricketer was named to the Australia Womenâs team for the Sri Lanka Womenâs Tour of Australia. In the opening match of the series on 5 October 2019, she scored 19 runs and took one wicket. Later, she took four wickets from the remaining two fixtures of the ODI series.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham bowling for the Australia Womenâs team
Georgia took two wickets from one over at an economy of 13.00 against the Perth Scorchers Womenâs team on 1 November 2019. On 7 December 2019, she scored 22 runs from eight balls and bowled three overs at an economy of 11.00 against the Brisbane Heat Women; however, the Melbourne Renegades Women lost by four wickets. Wareham scored 94 runs with an average of 18.80 and took seven wickets at an economy of 8.50 from 15 matches in the 2019-2020 WBBL season between 19 October 2019 and 7 December 2019.
The cricketer participated in four matches during the 2019-2020 WNCL season, between 22 September 2019 and 5 February 2020; she scored 59 runs and took five wickets.
In 2020, Georgia was named to the Australia Womenâs team for the 2020 ICC Womenâs T20 World Cup, which took place in Australia. The cricketer was not included in the starting eleven for the opening two matches of the tournament; however, she got her chance to shine against the Bangladesh Womenâs team on 27 February 2020. In that match, she took a three-wicket haul.
Later, on 2 March 2020, she won the Player of the match award against the New Zealand Womenâs team when she took a three-wicket haul. She didnât have the opportunity to bat or bowl in the next two fixtures. In the tournamentâs final, Australia triumphed over India with a convincing 85-run victory and secured the trophy.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham playing for the Australian Womenâs team
Georgia was part of the Australia Womenâs T20I team for the New Zealand Womenâs Tour of Australia in 2020. In the second match of the series on 27 September 2020, she claimed a three-wicket haul in four overs, with an average of 6.50.
In her initial 13 T20I matches for the Australia Womenâs team, she didnât have the opportunity to bat. However, in the 14th match, she, unfortunately, got dismissed without scoring any runs. The following six fixtures also didnât provide her with a chance to bat. It was in the seventh match she finally scored runs; Georgia scored six runs. But once again, in the subsequent six matches, she did not get the chance to bat. Throughout the period between 29 September 2018, and 26 September 2020, she only batted on three occasions in the T20I matches for the Australia Womenâs team.
In October 2020, Georgia played for the Australian womenâs ODI cricket team on a tour of New Zealand. During the opening match on 3 October 2020, Wareham took two wickets in ten overs with an economy rate of 2.30 and won the Player of the match award.
In 2020, Georgia was named to the Melbourne Renegades Womenâs team ahead of the 2020-2021 WBBL season. Wareham took two wickets from three overs and scored 54 runs (not out) from 27 balls with a strike rate of 200.00 against the Sydney Sixers Women on 1 November 2021, her highest score in the WBBL. Wareham scored 95 runs with an average of 46.33 and took three wickets at an economy of 7.60 from six matches between 25 October 2020 and 8 November 2020 in the 2020-2021 WBBL season.
A photograph of Georgia Wareham playing for the Melbourne Renegades Women
In January 2021, Victoria Women extended Warehamâs contract, and she was part of their team for the 2020-2021 WNCL season. On 10 February 2021, she enjoyed a stellar game against the New South Wales (NSW) Women in the opening group stage match; the cricketer took a three-wicket haul from eight overs at an economy rate of 5.00. Georgia took two wickets against the NSW Women on 12 February 2023; she took the wickets from ten overs at an economy rate of 3.40.
On 21 February 2021, during the WNCL match against the Australian Capital Territory Womenâs team, Wareham put in an excellent overall performance. She amassed 67 runs from 68 balls and claimed two wickets with an economy rate of 4.87. In her final match of the 2020-2021 WNCL on 5 March 2021 against Queensland Fire, she remained not out with a score of six runs and achieved a four-wicket haul from ten overs at an impressive economy rate of 4.60. Her performance played a pivotal role in Victoriaâs six-wicket victory.
Georgia put forward an impressive performance in the 2020-2021 WNCL season. From six matches, she accumulated a total of 75 runs, with an average of 25.00. Additionally, she showcased her bowling skills by claiming 13 wickets, maintaining a steady economy rate of 4.69. Wareham was the second-highest wicket-taker of the season.
Georgia Wareham bowling for Victoria Women
In April 2021, the cricketer became a part of the Australia Womenâs team for a tour of New Zealand. During the tour, Wareham scored 29 runs and managed to take four wickets across three matches. In September 2021, Georgia was selected to represent the Australia Womenâs team in the One Day International (ODI) series against the India Womenâs team, which took place in Australia. However, her performance during the series was not up to her usual standard, and she only played in two matches.
In September 2021, the cricketer was named to the Australia Womenâs team for the India Womenâs tour of Australia. On 30 September 2021, Georgia Wareham made her Test debut for Australia against India at Carrara Stadium in Queensland, Australia; she scored two runs and bowled eight overs with an economy rate of 3.50. Georgia dismissed Shafali Verma in the second innings of the Test and registered her first Test wicket; the match finished as a draw.
Georgia Wareham (right) and her teammate
Wareham extended her contract with the Melbourne Renegades Women for three years in October 2021 ahead of the 2021-2022 season of the WBBL. Georgia was named the player of the match against the Hobart Hurricanes Women on 16 October 2021; the cricketer took two catches and registered a three-wicket haul at an economy of 3.25.
On 20 October 2021, she scored 13 runs from ten balls and bowled three overs at an economy of 4.33 against the Adelaide Strikers Women; she ruptured her ACL during the match she ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee and missed the remaining WBBL season; she was sidelined for almost 15 months and was unavailable during the 2021-2022 season of the WNCL and the 2022-2023 season of the WBBL.
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On 5 January 2023, Wareham was chosen as part of the playing eleven for the WNCL group stage match against the New South Wales Womenâs team. This was Georgiaâs first appearance after being injured on 21 October 2021; she contributed by scoring 17 runs from 12 balls and bowled six overs with an economy rate of 6.50.
Georgia, who continued her impressive performance, scored 32 runs from 59 balls and took a four-wicket haul at an economy rate of 4.65 against the Queensland Fire on 17 January 2023. On 19 January 2023, she achieved a personal milestone in the WNCL. The cricketer recorded her highest score in the Womenâs National Cricket League, scoring an unbeaten 67 runs from 88 balls against the Queensland Fire. She also took a wicket.
Georgia was part of the Australia Womenâs team, which participated in the 2023 ICC Womenâs T20 World Cup, held in South Africa. Wareham achieved a remarkable three-wicket haul in four overs against the Bangladesh Womenâs team on 14 February 2023 and won the Player of the match award.
Georgia got dismissed by Shabnim Ismail without scoring any runs in the final of the tournament on 26 February 2023; she bowled two expensive overs at an economy of 10.50. Nevertheless, Australia emerged victorious in the final and defeated South Africa by 19 runs to lift the coveted trophy.
Georgia Wareham and her teammates with the 2023 ICC Womenâs T20 World Cup
The cricketer took six wickets from five matches in the 2023 ICC Womenâs T20 World Cup between 14 February 2023 and 26 February 2023.
In the 2022-2023 WNCL season, the cricketer played four matches between 5 January 2023 and 19 February 2023. She scored 116 runs, at an average of 116.00 and took seven wickets with an economy rate of 5.45.
Georgia was signed by Gujarat Giants ahead of the Womenâs Premier League (WPL) inaugural season in February 2023.
Georgia Wareham with the Gujarat Giants teammates
Georgia played her first game on March 4, 2023, against the Mumbai Indians Women in the opening match of the Womenâs Premier League (WPL) 2022-2023 season. She scored eight runs and took the wicket of Nat Sciver-Brunt . On March 11, 2023, Georgia scored 22 runs from 25 balls against the Delhi Capitals Women. This was her last game in the 2022-2023 season of the WPL.
In April 2023, Cricket Australia named Georgia Wareham to the list of centrally contracted players for the 2023-2024 season.
Georgia Wareham was auctioned by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 40 lakh in the 2024 Womenâs Premier League auction, held in Mumbai on 9 December 2023.
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