Published: Feb 01, 2017, 04:34 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 01, 2017, 04:34 PM (IST)
Cricket Australia (CA) CEO James Sutherland on Wednesday congratulated former Australian cricketer Sarah Elliott on an outstanding career. Elliott has announced her retirement from all forms of the game, having represented Australia’s Test, One-Day International and Twenty20 teams, the VicSpirit in the Women’s National Cricket League and more recently, the Melbourne Renegades and Adelaide Strikers in the Rebel Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). Elliott, 35, carved a career as one of Australia’s finest all-rounders, highlighted by a magnificent maiden Test century against England in 2011 to help Australia reclaim the Ashes. BBL 2016-17: Brisbane Heat penalised for slow over rate
Mr Sutherland said: “We congratulate Sarah Elliott on a wonderful international and domestic career and the outstanding contribution she has made to cricket both on and off the field. Sarah proved she could match it with the best players in the world and she should be proud of the way she carried herself throughout her career and the legacy she leaves behind. We would like to thank Sarah for her service to cricket as both a player and leader, and for her commitment to cricket whilst also raising two beautiful boys.”
After making her debut on September 1, 2005 at Taunton, Elliott went on to play three Test matches, 22 ODIs and 14 T20s for Australia, and was part of Australia’s 2010 World Twenty20 triumph in the West Indies. Elliott also captained the Victorian women’s side from 2005/06 until 2008/09 and was the inaugural captain of the Melbourne Renegades in the Rebel WBBL.
