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Kim Coulter
Born: Sakai, Japan
Current Province: British Columbia
Position: Batsman, Wicket-Keeper
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: NA
National Team Debut: 2006, against Bermuda, in Victoria BC
Teams played for: Wicket Maidens (Victoria, BC)
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Career outside cricket: Home support
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Backyard cricket with husband, Steven, and his bothers in New Zealand.
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: Defending the Americas Championship and having Steven and my son, Aidan, who took his first steps at the tournament, there to witness the win. |
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Meara Crawford
Born: Victoria, British Columbia.
Current Province: British Columbia.
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast
National Team Debut: September 2006, against Bermuda, Victoria, BC.
Teams played for: Wicket Maidens (Victoria, BC); Northern District Cricket Club (Sydney, Australia).
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Career outside cricket: Biologist
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: I remember those ubiquitous hollow yellow plastic stumps and bats showing up in Phys. Ed. class once or twice in elementary school. But I didn't really start learning how to play cricket until I was 16. I spent a number of days one summer watching one of my older brothers play cricket in the provincial summer games, and thought it looked like some fun. So, I started playing with my high school co-ed team the next spring, and then with the local women's team, Wicket Maidens, soon thereafter. It's been pretty near impossible to step away from cricket ever since.
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: The very fact that I am a woman playing cricket at all in Canada, let alone for Canada, has certainly made a great conversation starter many a time. But, without a doubt, the thing I'll remember most for years to come about playing cricket for Canada, is my team mates. It is the culmination of all the memories of training camps, tough games, gruelling workouts, and everything in between that is my favourite memory from playing for Canada. |
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Helene Gaffney
Born: Johannesburg, South Africa
Current Province: British Columbia
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm offspin
National Team Debut: 2006, against Bermuda, in Victoria
Teams played for: Wicket Maidens, Carico Cricket Club (Victoria, BC)
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Career outside cricket: Radiation Therapist
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Moved to Victoria BC in 2001, and joined the women's cricket team, Wicket Maidens.
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: 2007 Americas Tournament in Toronto King City. Playing in the 20/20 and scoring 50 runs.
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Nicole Gallagher
Born: Mississauga, Ontario
Current Province: Ontario
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium pace
National Team Debut: July 2010, against USA, Toronto
Teams played for: Crescent Cricket Club (Ontario)
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Career outside cricket: Student
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Waterdown High School |
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Jennifer Gruno
Born: Kemptville, Ontario
Current Province: British Columbia
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm
National Team Debut: July 2010, against USA, in Toronto
Teams played for: Wicket Maidens (Victoria, BC)
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Career outside cricket: High school english and physical education teacher
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Playing for the Wicket Maidens in Victoria at Beacon Hill Park
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: Being selected for the team and training. |
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Mawish Khan
Born: Karachi, Pakistan
Current Province: Ontario
Position: All-rounder
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm
National Team Debut: July 2010, against USA, in Toronto.
Teams played for: Pakistan
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Career outside cricket: Customer Service Representative
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: As a young girl in Pakistan I used to watch the boys in the neighbourhood play Cricket. I started off as a dedicated spectator and soon enough with practice and dedication I became a part of the team. My love for the game expanded to not only playing the game with friends, family, and neighbours but I also started to watch all the teams play on the world stage |
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Monali Patel
Born: Nairobi, Kenya
Current Province: Ontario
Position: All-rounder
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm off spin
National Team Debut: 21st August, 2007 against Argentina - King City, Canada
Teams played for: Tranzac CC (T&D league); Northern Districts Grade Cricket (Sydney, Australia); Phoenix Ladies CC (Trinidad).
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Career outside cricket: Student
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Playing street cricket with my dad and little brother in Kenya, outside our house.
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: Winning the America?s second time in a row!! |
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Mona Persaud
Born: Albion, Guyana
Current Province: Ontario
Position: Captain, all-rounder
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium pace
National Team Debut: 2003, Annual West Indies Tournament, Grenada
Teams played for: Kaisoca Ladies Cricket Club
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Career outside cricket: Banking
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Played as a kid with brothers
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: Winning MVP for 2009 Americas Cup
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Santhiya Rajaram
Born: India
Current Province: Ontario
Position: All-rounder
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm, slow medium pace
National Team Debut: May 2009, Americas Championship, Florida.
Teams played for: Tamil Nadu U19; Tamil Nadu Senior Women; Madras University; Indian University; Southern Railway.
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Career outside cricket: Paralegal Assistant
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Playing from age of 10. Started playing competitively from age of 17.
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: Winning moment in America's Championship (May 2009). |
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Kiran Samra
Born: Moga, India
Current Province: Ontario
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
National Team Debut: July 12, 2010, against USA, in Toronto
Teams played for: Winnipeg Juniors Cricket Club; Ernst & Young Cricket Club
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Career outside cricket: Senior IT Auditor at Ernst & Young
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: I started playing cricket in Winnipeg when I was 10 years old, starting out with kanga ball cricket and moving on to hard-ball cricket about a year later. I was one of two girls who played cricket in Winnipeg.
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Natasha Springett
Born: India
Current Province: Ontario
Position: All-rounder
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm, quick medium pace
National Team Debut: July 2010, against USA, in Toronto
Teams played for: OCA Womens Team; Kaisoca Ladies Team (Toronto)
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Career outside cricket: Group Sales Co-ordinator, Mirvish Productions Toronto
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: I first started playing competitive cricket here in Canada with the OCA women?s team. It was a very exciting and invigorating time! I suppose I got hooked onto cricket all over again by virtue of this experience!
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: Will elaborate as soon as it happens ;-) |
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Suthershini Sivanantham
Born: Sri Lanka
Current Province: Quebec
Position: All-rounder
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-Arm off-spinner
National Team Debut: July 2010 against USA in Toronto.
Teams played for: Club, Sri Lanka
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Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: It's totally different experience. |
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Sheryl Tittlemier
Born: Selkirk, Manitoba
Current Province: Manitoba
Position: Batter
Batting Style: Right-hand
National Team Debut: 2008 in Trinidad; friendly matches
Teams played for: New Edinburgh Cricket Club
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Career outside cricket: Research scientist
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: I showed up at Rideau Hall in Ottawa one evening and asked the guys practising if I could try it out. I think it is fair to say that they were shocked. It just progressed from there - over the weeks they saw I wasn't afraid of the ball, that I could catch and throw, and that I really was interested in the sport. I ended up playing with the great bunch of guys at New Edinburgh Cricket Club, and they supported me all the way to the national team.
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: Playing Argentina in our opening match in Florida in 2009. Mona and I had settled in nicely batting and we were steadily chasing the Argentinians score. We took it nice and easy and were totally in control. It was a nice and relaxing start to a successful tournament. |
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Mikaela Turik
Born: Australia
Current Province: Sydney, Australia
Position: All-rounder
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm pace
National Team Debut: May 2009, against Argentina (Americas Championships), in Florida
Teams played for: Northern Districts; Collaroy Plateau; Northern Sydney Girls Cricket Association
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Career outside cricket: Student
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Kanga cricket when I was 5 after watching my brother play.
Personal highlight/favourite memory from playing for Canada: Winning the Americas Cup last year in Florida; also the bus trips to and from the ovals. |
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Varasani Vindyha
Born: Hyderabad, India
Current Province: Ontario
Position: Batter
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm
Teams played for: Sports Glory Club (India), All India Inter-University Tournaments, Andra Pradesh State Team (India), Telugu Community Tournament Leagues (Toronto), Ontario Women Cricket Club (Toronto), Kaisoca Cricket Club (Toronto)
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Career outside cricket: Information Technology
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Started playing street cricket since childhood (3 years) with cousins and mom. Eventually got introduced to Sports Glory Cricket Club in Hyderabad, India at the age of 12. Ever since playing continuously at different levels and learning from every opportunity. Playing against boys is really a great experience. Greatly enjoying playing league matches this summer. |
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Saniyah Zia
Born: Karachi, Pakistan
Current Province: Ontario
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right-hand
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium-fast
National Team Debut: July 2010 against USA, in Toronto
Teams played for: Kaisoca Ladies Cricket Club (Toronto)
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Career outside cricket: Healthcare
Describe first exposure and experience with cricket: Started playing for Ontario?s Womens Cricket league in 2009.
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