Full name Karen Louise Rolton
Born November 21, 1974, Adelaide, South Australia
Current age 46 years 66 days
Major teams Australia Women, South Australia Women
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 14 | 22 | 4 | 1002 | 209* | 55.66 | 1782 | 56.22 | 2 | 5 | 136 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
ODIs | 141 | 132 | 32 | 4814 | 154* | 48.14 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 0 | ||||
T20Is | 15 | 12 | 4 | 405 | 96* | 50.62 | 322 | 125.77 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 14 | 20 | 1104 | 327 | 14 | 2/6 | 4/68 | 23.35 | 1.77 | 78.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 141 | 92 | 3267 | 1769 | 85 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 20.81 | 3.24 | 38.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 15 | 2 | 36 | 37 | 3 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 12.33 | 6.16 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Christchurch, Feb 28-Mar 3, 1995 scorecard |
Last Test | England Women v Australia Women at Worcester, Jul 10-13, 2009 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Wanganui, Feb 14, 1995 scorecard |
Last ODI | England Women v Australia Women at Wormsley, Jul 5, 2009 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England Women v Australia Women at Taunton, Sep 2, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20I | England Women v Australia Women at Derby, Jun 25, 2009 scorecard |
T20I statistics |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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40, 0/27 | SAust Women | v Vic Women | Melbourne | 30 Jan 2011 | Other T20 |
31* | SAust Women | v Vic Women | Melbourne | 29 Jan 2011 | Other OD |
1/37, 33 | SAust Women | v Vic Women | Melbourne | 28 Jan 2011 | Other T20 |
2/21, 2 | SAust Women | v NSW Women | Adelaide | 6 Jan 2011 | Other T20 |
36 | SAust Women | v NSW Women | Adelaide | 5 Jan 2011 | Other OD |
1/23, 48 | SAust Women | v NSW Women | Adelaide | 4 Jan 2011 | Other T20 |
2/12, 50* | SAust Women | v ACT Women | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2010 | Other T20 |
54 | SAust Women | v ACT Women | Adelaide | 11 Dec 2010 | Other OD |
36, 1/9 | SAust Women | v ACT Women | Adelaide | 10 Dec 2010 | Other T20 |
58*, 1/13 | SAust Women | v Tas Women | Adelaide | 28 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
Karen Rolton was a key member of the Australian side for more than a decade, and was given the captaincy in February 2006 replacing Belinda Clark under whom she was vice-captain since 1997. A fluent and quick-scoring top-order batsman (and erstwhile left-arm medium-pacer until she got injured) Rolton was a major part of Australia's success, as underlined by her superb hundred which won her the Player-of-the-Match award in the 2005 World Cup final. Equally adept in both Tests and ODIs, in 2001 she scored 209 not out against England at Headingley, breaking the then women's world record Test score, and that her average in the mid 70s speaks volumes. In her first series as captain Rolton helped Australia to a 3-0 home series win against India in the one-dayers.
Women's International Cricketer of the Year - 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
ICC Women's Player of the Year 2006