Leah Poulton represented Australia in 2 Tests, 48 ODIs and 40 T20Is as well playing over 100 games for NSW.
She was a high quality top order batter who had a reputation for scoring runs quickly which was confirmed when she became the first female to score a century in Women’s domestic T20 cricket for NSW.
In her distinguished career, Leah was a part of two successful ICC World T20 Campaigns for Australia top scoring in the 2010 decider.
Leah is a four time winner of the Belinda Clark medal which is awarded to the premier female cricketer in NSW.
In this edition of the Cricket Library Podcast, we will hear from Leah about where her love for the game originated, some key influences on her career, some memorable moments, what she is up to now as well as finding out which three people Leah would most like to have a net with.
She also shares with us a very interesting story about how she found out that she had been selected to represent her country for the first time.
We trust you will thoroughly enjoy our chat with Leah Poulton.
Leah Poulton Career Stats
| Competition | WTest | WODI | WT20I | WLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 2 | 48 | 40 | 171 |
| Runs scored | 45 | 1,033 | 784 | 4,376 |
| Batting average | 15.00 | 25.19 | 20.63 | 29.17 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3/28 |
| Top score | 23 | 104* | 61 | 109 |
| Balls bowled | 24 | 144 | 18 | 660 |
| Wickets | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Bowling average | – | 32.66 | 10.00 | 40.45 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 0/15 | 2/9 | 2/20 | 3/10 |
| Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 12/– | 7/– | 35/– |
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