Personal Details
- Date of Birth 06 October 1989
- Position Batter
- Batting Style Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style Right-Arm Fast Seam
- Local Club North Hobart Cricket Club
- Country Australia
ElyseVillani
Australia
Batter
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Player Story
Villani joins the Stars in WBBL|05 from the Perth Scorchers where she played 58 matches across four seasons, accumulating 1706 runs including a high score of 84 not out.
The right-handed bat has played 62 T20Is for Australia and has a high score of an unbeaten 90 which was scored against Pakistan in a significant knock that propelled Australia into the 2014 Women’s World Twenty20 semi-finals.
Returning home to Victoria last season, Villani bring a wealth of experience to the Stars and will bolster the team's top order.
We're excited to have her on board #TeamGreen!
Overall Big Bash Career Stats
127 Matches Played
Batting
Innings
124
Runs
3,403
Strike rate
114.46
Average
31.51
High Score
100
6s
30
4s
455
Balls faced
2,973
Not Outs
16
50s
25
100s
1
Bowling
Innings
3
Wickets
3
Runs
45
Dot balls
0
Economy
8.18
Average
15
Strike rate
11
Overs Bowled
5.3
Best Bowling
3/16
5 Wickets
0
10 Wickets
0
Fielding
Catches
55
Run Outs
0
Awards
Player of the Match
2
Player of the Tournament
0
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Cricket Australia respectfully acknowledges the Traditional custodians of the land, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Easten Kulin Nation, and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Walkabout Wickets by Kirrae Whurrong artist Fiona Clarke (b.1963), represents cricket stars past, present and future, and the meeting places where they play.
Aunty Fiona is is a descendant of James 'Mosquito' Couzens and his brother Jonny Couzens, members of the first Australian cricket team who toured England in 1868.