Karen Read
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| Full name | Karen Read | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1959 North Fremantle, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 97) | 21 January 1984 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 25 January 1985 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 33) | 20 January 1982 v International XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 January 1986 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975/76–1990/91 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 26 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Karen Read AM (born 31 August 1959) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in three Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for Australia. She played domestic cricket for Western Australia.[1][2]
Career
At state cricket level, Read played for Western Australia between 1975 and 1991.[3] Read was a member of the Australian team that won the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup.[4]
In 2014, the Western Australian Cricket Association introduced the Karen Read Medal.[5] In 2015, Read was made an honorary life member of the Western Australian Cricket Association.[6] She also captained the Australia under-23 and under-25 teams.[3]
Read has a doctorate in education.[3] Read has been a secondary school principal since 2003. She is a committee member of the Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association.[7] In those roles, Read promoted cricket in schools.[3]
Read was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to cricket, and to secondary education".[8]
References
- ↑ "Player Profile: Karen Read". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Karen Read". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Cricket Australia congratulates 2025 Australia Day Honours recipients". Cricket Australia. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ "Australian women win final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 8 February 1982. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Karen Read Medal". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ "WACA Honorary Life Members". Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ "Karen Read". Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ "Dr Karen Ann READ". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
External links
- Karen Read at ESPNcricinfo
- Karen Read at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Karen Read at southernstars.org.au
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