Australia Women vice-captain Rachael Haynes retires from international and state cricket

Haynes, a left-hand top-order batter, made her Australia debut in an ODI towards England at Lord’s in 2009 and a number of days later scored 98 on her Test debut at Worcester. In whole she scored 3818 international runs with 2585 of them coming in ODIs, which additionally introduced her two centuries.

Haynes captained Australia on 14 events when filling in for Meg Lanning, most notably throughout the 2017-18 Ashes when Lanning was dominated out with a shoulder harm.

“One of the great things about having a long career is watching those around you develop,” Haynes mentioned. “I’m extremely proud of the way this team has brought players in and nurtured their development. The ability to help players transition smoothly has been instrumental to our team’s success. To be a leader within this environment has been the greatest privilege of my career.”

A Test-match century agonisingly eluded her: aside from her 98 on debut, she additionally made 87 at Taunton in 2019 (ended by a doubtful lbw determination) and 86 in Canberra towards England earlier this 12 months.

She had addressed the retirement query over the previous 12 months and throughout the World Cup in New Zealand mentioned: “At the end of every series I play I ask myself the question, ‘do I still have that passion and desire to continue on’ and ‘am I still playing at a level which is contributing to the team’s success?”

On Thursday, she thanked all those that had performed an element in her profession.

“Playing at this level isn’t possible without the support of many people,” she mentioned. “From clubs, states, coaches, family and friends, I’m so grateful to those who helped me along the way. In particular, I want to thank my parents Ian and Jenni, and partner Leah for their unwavering support.

“To all of the team-mates throughout my profession, you’re the motive I’ve performed so long as I’ve. You’ve impressed me to be higher day by day. I’ve learnt one thing from all of you, on and off the sector. You’ve challenged me as a participant, helped me develop as an individual and most significantly, made cricket enjoyable.”

Healy, who put on 160 with Haynes in the ODI World Cup final earlier this year, paid tribute to her team-mate.

“I really feel so lucky to have been capable of spend most of my profession taking part in with Rach,” she said. “In the early years I performed towards her when she was at Victoria, and now we have been rivals within the WBBL, however it’s fairly apparent that it is higher being on her staff than making an attempt to get her out.

“To have the privilege of being at the other end watching some of her greatest innings, and it those times, as well as the times off the field travelling around Australia and the world, that I will always cherish.”

Nick Hockley, the Cricket Australia chief government, mentioned: “On behalf of everyone at Cricket Australia I’d like to congratulate Rachael on an amazing career and also recognise the outstanding contribution she has made off the field.

“Rachael’s calm and assured management has performed a key function in Australia changing into one of the profitable sporting groups in historical past. She will go down as a terrific of the sport.

“Rachael has been an inspirational figure for kids coming into the game and to her many teammates and has played an integral part in the advancement of cricket as a sport for women and girls, both here in Australia and around the world. We look forward to watching Rachael in the WBBL this season and hope she maintains a close connection to the game in coming years.”

In the WNCL, the place Haynes performed for Victoria and New South Wales, she scored 4528 runs at 43.12 with 9 centuries. For NSW she sits fourth on the all-time run scoring checklist behind Alex Blackwell (4788), Lisa Sthalekar (3414) and Lisa Keightly (3081).