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Emma Liddell

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Emma Liddell (born 30 March 1980) is a former Australian cricketer from Sydney. She was a left-arm medium-pace bowler and a right-handed batter who played for New South Wales and the Australian national women’s team.

Domestic and international career
- She played for the NSW Breakers in the Women's National Cricket League, appearing in many matches over her career.
- For Australia, she played 3 Test matches and 33 One Day Internationals between 2002 and 2005.
- Test debut: 15 February 2003 against England. Last Test: 24 August 2005 against England.
- ODI debut: 20 February 2002 against New Zealand. Last ODI: 30 August 2005 against England.

Career highlights
- Her best Test bowling figures were 4/57, and her best ODI figures were 4/17.
- She took many wickets in domestic one-day cricket and was a key bowler for NSW.

Personal background
- Liddell went to Grantham High School in Sydney’s western suburbs.
- She started playing cricket at age 14, inspired by her brother.

Remarkable early achievement
- At age 15, she played in the New South Wales Combined High Schools Championship. In one match against Metropolitan East, she dismissed all 10 batsmen for zero runs, finishing with 10/0 in 7.4 overs. This rare feat is one of the few times it has happened, and she is the only woman known to have done it.

Emma Liddell is remembered as a talented bowler who represented both her state and country with distinction.


This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 17:07 (CET).