Shelley Nitschke was born on 3 December 1976 and is a female cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia.
69 Facts About Shelley Nitschke
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In May 2022 Nitschke became the interim head coach of the Australian women's team and was appointed full-time on a four year contract in September 2022.
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Shelley Nitschke started her career as a specialist batter and had little effect in her first two seasons, scoring 191 runs at 12.73.
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Shelley Nitschke only batted once because Australia's strong line-up was rarely threatened, scoring one run.
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Shelley Nitschke made her Test debut in the subsequent tour of England, and showed her batting ability at international level, scoring 81 and 88 in the two Tests.
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Shelley Nitschke won the Belinda Clark Award in 2009,2010,2011 and 2012.
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Shelley Nitschke did not pass 15 until the sixth match of the season, scoring 43 to help guide South Australia to a six-wicket win over Queensland.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the season with 79 runs at 9.87.
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South Australia won five of their eight matches and did not make the final, but Shelley Nitschke scored 190 runs at 27.14 and took seven wickets at 16.57 with an economy rate of 2.57.
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Shelley Nitschke was used as a specialist bowler on the dry, spin-friendly pitches of India, batting in the tail.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the season with 144 runs at 36.00 and 10 wickets at 17.50 at an economy rate of 3.43.
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The late-season form was enough for Shelley Nitschke to be retained for the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand held in Western Australia before the Australians departed to South Africa for the 2005 World Cup.
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Shelley Nitschke was called into the third match against the West Indies.
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Australia's batting line-up was not threatened and Shelley Nitschke was not required to bat in the remaining five matches.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the tournament with 11 wickets at 8.27 and an economy rate of 2.06, establishing herself as a bowler at international level.
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Australia played two Tests in England and Shelley Nitschke made her debut in the First Test at County Ground in Hove, Sussex.
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Shelley Nitschke became the 146th woman to play Test cricket for Australia.
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Shelley Nitschke was listed to bat at No 10 as the visitors won the toss and batted first.
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The last two wickets put on 164 runs in 159 minutes and Shelley Nitschke ended on 81 not out with 13 fours and a six, the top-score of the innings, from 144 balls.
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Shelley Nitschke bowled top-scorer Charlotte Edwards for 69 to take her maiden Test wicket and then removed Jenny Gunn and Katherine Brunt at the end of the innings.
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Batting at No 11, Shelley Nitschke made five in the second innings as Australia were all out for 223 to leave the hosts a target of 306.
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Shelley Nitschke hit a four in a one-minute stay at the crease, before being stumped while trying to get quick runs, ending with five from four runs.
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Shelley Nitschke top-scored with 88 not out from 231 balls from a long innings of four and a half hours.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the series with 175 runs at 87.50 and 4 wickets at 32.25.
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Shelley Nitschke played in the first four ODIs, scoring 4,2 not out and 0 not out.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the series with eight wickets at 13.87 and an economy rate of 4.16.
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South Australia won four of their eight matches and failed to reach the finals series, but Shelley Nitschke was productive, scoring 287 runs at 41.00 and taking nine wickets at 32.44 at an economy rate of 4.42.
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Shelley Nitschke played in all three matches as Australia swept the ODIs.
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The five ODIs were preceded by a T20 match, a tie in which Shelley Nitschke did not play.
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Shelley Nitschke again started in the lower-order after failing to capitalise on her previous opportunity against India, but gradually worked her way up the order from No 10 to No 5 by the end of the series.
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Shelley Nitschke made 87 runs at 43.50 in five innings as Australia took a clean sweep of the ODIs.
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Shelley Nitschke ended with seven wickets at 18.28 and an economy rate of 3.04.
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Shelley Nitschke missed the last two matches against New South Wales and South Australia did not make the finals.
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Shelley Nitschke ended with 155 runs at 31.00 and took six wickets at 30.66 with an economy rate of 3.14 from five matches.
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Australia won the next four matches to reach the final, but Shelley Nitschke continued to make starts without capitalising, registering scores of 21,14,21 and 13.
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Shelley Nitschke's bowling was neither penetrative nor economical; she took seven wickets at 41.85 at an economy rate of 4.88.
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Shelley Nitschke made 47 in the final match but it was not enough to prevent a four-wicket defeat.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the series with 112 runs at 22.40 and took eight wickets at 21.12 at an economy rate of 3.52.
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Shelley Nitschke then went wicketless in both matches against Queensland while conceding 2.64 runs per over.
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Up to this point Shelley Nitschke had made only 71 runs and South Australia had only won one of their four matches.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the series with 250 runs at 31.25 and took ten wickets at 25.20 at an economy rate of 3.64.
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Shelley Nitschke was eventually out after a 122-ball, 159-minute stay at the crease.
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Shelley Nitschke then made 82 to help steer Australia to their target of 250 and a series-clinching eight-wicket win.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the series with 162 runs at 32.40 and three wickets at 46.00 at an economy rate of 3.13.
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South Australia won by 39 runs despite Shelley Nitschke being hit for 42 runs from seven wicketless overs, part of a run of three wicketless matches.
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The last match was washed out and Shelley Nitschke ended with 144 runs at 36.00 and four wickets at 29.75 at an economy rate of 4.10.
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Shelley Nitschke then made 27 as Australia fell short of their target on the Duckworth-Lewis method.
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Shelley Nitschke returned for Australia's final Super Six match against England, and although the hosts won, it was not enough for them to place in the top two in the standings and qualify for the final.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the tournament with 275 runs at 39.28 and took seven wickets at 28.14 at an economy rate of 3.45.
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Shelley Nitschke was selected for Australia's team for the inaugural Women's World Twenty20 held in England in 2009.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the tournament with 130 runs at 32.50 and five wickets at 17.80 at an economy rate of 5.56.
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Shelley Nitschke was then attacked and hit for 58 runs from seven wicketless overs in the next match.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the ODIs with 21 in the final match, which was abandoned due to rain soon after the start of the hosts' chase.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the series with 139 runs at 27.80 and four wickets at 36.00.
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Shelley Nitschke played in the one-off Test match at County Road in Worcestershire.
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Shelley Nitschke then made 25, putting on a stand of 49 for the first wicket with Blackwell as Australia set the hosts a target of 273 before the match was drawn.
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Shelley Nitschke was not able to maintain her form in the remaining five matches, scoring 0,3,57,0 and 38 to end the season with 486 runs at 54.00.
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In six matches, Shelley Nitschke scored 161 runs at 26.83 with a best of 67 against Tasmania, and took four wickets at 31.00 at an economy rate of 5.20.
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Shelley Nitschke played in all of the matches and opened the batting, scoring 172 runs at 43.00 and regular got the hosts off to a strong start, passing 30 in each match bar the third.
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Shelley Nitschke ended the series with 11 wickets at 10.36 and an economy rate of 2.85.
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Shelley Nitschke played in every match and was the leading scorer as Australia was whitewashed.
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Shelley Nitschke then top-scored with 56 as Australia lost by seven runs.
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Shelley Nitschke went wicketless in the two matches in New Zealand, and scored 12 and 45, top-scoring in the latter match.
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Shelley Nitschke ended with 174 runs at 34.80 and took five wickets at 23.20 and the high economy rate of 7.73.
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Shelley Nitschke made six and was wicketless in a six-wicket win in the final match.
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Shelley Nitschke was part of the 2010 World Twenty20 winning team in the West Indies and played in all of Australia's matches.
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Shelley Nitschke then made 31 from 29 balls, hitting two sixes.
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Poulton was out for 39 after a stand of 58 runs in 37 balls, and Shelley Nitschke was eventually out for the top-score of 44 from 32 balls, including seven fours.
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Shelley Nitschke was named the player of the match for her effort.