Under 23 Women
Background
The first U23 Women’s Championship was held in 2004 in Ipswich and won by New South Wales. The Shield is named to commemorate legendary Australian player, Joyce Lester, who represented Australia on 235 occasions, including at five world championships and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Today
This event provides a pathway opportunity for players coming out of the U18 age group, to continue their development towards the open level.
2022 Under 23 Women Team
To be announced
Previous Results
Year | Results | Year | Results |
2003 | No Comp | 2013 | No Comp |
2004 | No Team | 2014 | No Comp |
2005 | No Team | 2015 | No Team |
2006 | No Team | 2016 | No Team |
2007 | * | 2017 | No Team |
2008 | No Team | 2018 | 4th |
2009 | No Comp | 2019 | 3rd |
2010 | No Comp | 2020 | No Comp |
2011 | No Comp | 2021 | ** |
2012 | No Comp | 2022 | 3rd |
* Result not known
** No Championships held due to COVID-19
Previous State MVP Recipients
2007 | Alex Besenko | 2020 | ** |
2008-2017 | No Team | 2021 | ** |
2019 | Jamie Mead | 2022 |
** No Championships held due to COVID-19
Previous National Award Recipients
Best Batter
2022 - Taylor Chillingworhth
Best Pitcher
2022 - Millie Fidge