Cricket Australia (CA) has announced a list of 18 women’s players to be offered national contracts for 2025-26.
The MOU between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketer’s Association states between 15 and 18 female players are eligible to be contracted.
Cricket Australia contracted women’s players 2025-26:
Darcie Brown (SA/Northern Districts Cricket Club)
Tess Flintoff (VIC/Ringwood Cricket Club)
Ashleigh Gardner (NSW/Bankstown Cricket Club)
Kim Garth (VIC/Dandenong Cricket Club)
Heather Graham*
Grace Harris (QLD/Western Suburbs Cricket Club)
Alyssa Healy (NSW/Sydney Cricket Club)
Alana King (WA/Midland Guildford Cricket Club)
Phoebe Litchfield (NSW/Sydney University Cricket Club)
Tahlia McGrath (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Sophie Molineux (VIC/Dandenong Cricket Club)
Beth Mooney (WA/Sandgate-Redcliffe Cricket Club)
Ellyse Perry*
Megan Schutt (SA/Sturt Cricket Club)
Annabel Sutherland (VIC/Prahran Cricket Club)
Tayla Vlaeminck (VIC/Plenty Valley Cricket Club)
Georgia Voll (QLD/Sandgate-Redcliffe District Cricket Club)
Georgia Wareham (VIC/Essendon Maribyrnong Park Ladies Cricket Club)
*State team and premier cricket club TBC
Victorian bowling-all-rounder, Tess Flintoff has been awarded her first National contract as has Georgia Voll who earned an upgrade during the summer after becoming a regular member of the Australian side across all three formats.
Flintoff, 22 has long been touted as a future Australian player having come through the National player pathway and been a member of various Australia A sides, Governor-General’s XI and Green v Gold fixtures.
An extremely talented all-rounder Flintoff hit a 16-ball fifty to record the fastest half-century in the history of the Weber Women’s Big Bash League.
Voll’s debut on the list comes as no surprise given her remarkable start to her international career. Making her Australian debut in December, the 21-year-old already has an ODI century and two T20I half-centuries to her name.
Cricket Australia’s Head of Performance (Women’s Cricket) and National Selector, Shawn Flegler said:
“Tess is an exciting young player who we can see having a long future in the green and gold.
“Having overcome injury we’re looking forward to seeing her fit and firing throughout summer which adds further depth to our pace-bowling stocks.
“Georgia has made a sensational start to her international career, showing her immense talent from the onset and playing a pivotal role for the team in the absence of Alyssa Healy at the top of the order.
“Her ability to adapt to the various formats has been impressive and will come into play with an ODI World Cup later this year and a multi-format series against India in the new year.
“While Jess Jonassen has not been included on this year’s list, we’re always keeping an eye on players outside of the squad and she is no exception.”
Players not awarded contracts as part of the initial squad of 18 can earn upgrades throughout the year by accruing 12 upgrade points. Players receive five points for a Test match, two for a One-Day International and two for a T20 International.
