Nicola Jane Carey (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian cricketer who performs as an all-rounder for the national squad, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm medium pace. She represents Tasmania in the Women’s National Cricket League and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League. Until 2019, she represented the New South Wales Breakers and the Sydney Thunder in those two major tournaments.
Carey was a part of the Southern Stars team that captured the ICC World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka in 2012. Carey played in two ICC World Twenty20s, in 2012 and 2016. On March 12, 2018, she crafted her Women’s One Day International (WODI) breakthrough for Australia Women against India Women. In the 2017-18 India Women’s Tri-Nation Series, she crafted her Women’s Twenty20 International (WT20I) cameo for Australia Women against England Women on March 23, 2018.
Nicola Carey Biography
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- Real Name: Nicola Jane Carey
- Nickname: Nick, Nicole
- Profession: Professional Australian Cricketer
- Nature on the Field: Aggressive
- Mentor/ Coach: Shelley Nitschke
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Batting Style: Left Handed Bat
- Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
- Darcie Brown’s Role in Team: Bowler
- Jersey Number: #16
- Religion: Christianity
- Nationality : Australian
Nicola Carey Physical Status
- Height: 1.07m
- Weight: in kilograms- 65 Kg
- Eye colour: Black
- Hair colour: Brown
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Nicola Carey Personal Life
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- Date of Birth: 10 September 1993
- Place of Birth: Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- School: Not Known
- College: Not Known
- Highest Educational Qualifications: Not Known
- Zodiac Sign: Libra
- Hobbies : Playing football and listening to Music
Nicola Carey Family
- Mother’s name : Not Known
- Father’s Name : Not Known
- Siblings Name : Not Known
- Spouse Name : Unmarried
- Children’s Name : N/A
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Nicola Carey Achievements
- She has captured 5 wickets at an average of 20 and an economy of 5.88 in six T20 internationals for her country. Her finest T20I bowling figure is three wickets for fifteen runs.
- Cricket Australia named her one of fourteen players to a national contract for the 2018-19 season in April 2018.
- Cricket Australia signed her to a contract for the 2019-20 season in April 2019.
- In June 2019, Cricket Australia designated her to the Australian squad for the Women’s Ashes tour to England.
Here are some lesser known facts about Nicola Carey
- Only 5 players in the Women’s Big Bash have ever captured more wickets than Carey’s 75.
- Nicole Carey has one of the most uncontroversial careers in women’s cricket.
- Nicole Carey is still unmarried and has never been linked to any male cricketer unlike most of the women Cricketers in the team.
- Nicola Carey made an ODI debut on 12 March 2018 v India and made a T20I debut on 23 March 2018 v England
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