Caoimhe Bray, 15, turned the youngest participant to characteristic within the Ladies’s Massive Bash League as she performed a key function in Sydney Sixers’ win over Melbourne Renegades.
Bray, who turned 15 in September, bowled West Indies star Deandra Dottin for her first WBBL wicket after which hit the successful runs in an unbeaten cameo of 12 from 5 balls.
Sixers efficiently chased 179 to beat Renegades with Ellyse Perry putting 81 from 38 balls, and the legendary all-rounder described Bray as “very particular”.
“I have not seen a 15-year-old hit a 4 over cowl like that to win a recreation earlier than, in order that’s a primary,” Perry mentioned after the match.
“She’s very particular, a legend, and we’re very fortunate to have her on our crew.”
Bray takes the title of the WBBL’s youngest participant from batter Phoebe Litchfield, now a daily for Australia, who made her debut for Sydney Thunder at 16 in 2019 and hit a half-century in simply her second match.
{The teenager} described Perry as her idol and mentioned it was a “dream come true” to play alongside her.
“In case you ask all my major faculty buddies, each faculty mission was about her,” Bray mentioned.
“She gave me the cap earlier than the sport and I used to be crying slightly bit. It was actually thrilling – a reminiscence I will not overlook.”
Bray has additionally represented Australia in soccer, enjoying as a goalkeeper at age-group stage – a feat which Perry additionally achieved, representing her nation 18 instances.
