da luck： Former Australian player Joanne Broadbent is set to make a comeback forthe Konica Queensland Fire Women’s Cricket team this season.
Queensland Cricket13-Jun-2002Former Australian player Joanne Broadbent is set to make a comeback forthe Konica Queensland Fire Women’s Cricket team this season.The left-hander, the first woman to score a double century in Testcricket during the 1998 Ashes tour, has accepted an invitation to trainwith the Fire squad during the off-season.Originally from South Australia, Broadbent retired from cricket afterthe 2000-2001 Women’s National League season and moved to Queenslandlast year to commence work as a Regional Cricket Manager for QueenslandCricket.The 36-year-old did not play last season, electing to coach the KonicaQueensland Under-19 and Under-17 teams at national championship level.Her coaching stints included leading the Under-17 team to an historictitle win in Perth, the first national championship win by a Queenslandwomen’s team.Broadbent said today she was keen to make a playing comeback as long asshe could continue to meet the demands of her role with QueenslandCricket.”I’ll train with the squad and see how everything looks closer to theseason but it would be exciting to be involved on the playing sideagain," she said.”Queensland have been developing a strong team in the past few seasonsand it would be great to be a part of that," Broadbent said.Broadbent played 43 one-day internationals for Australia, scoring 993runs and taking 38 wickets, and 10 Tests, scoring 437 runs and taking 13wickets.Queensland achieved their best ever representation in Australian squadsin April, with Julia Price, Tricia Brown, Melissa Bulow, Sally Cooper,Belinda Matheson and Cindy Kross named in the 2002-2003 CommonwealthBank AIS Southern Stars squad and Kasee Marxsen, Kerryn Matthews,Kirsten Pike, Jodie Purves, Leteysha Randall and Megan White named inthe AIS Shooting Stars Youth squad.Also named in the Fire squad is ex-NSW player Lisa Floyd who has movedto Brisbane, and Australian Youth allrounder Kelly Klibbe who missedlast season due to shoulder surgery.The Fire will be coached this season by former University and Northsfirst grade pace bowler Richard McInnes who coached the QueenslandCountry team to the National championships in Warrnambool last season.2002-2003 KONICA QUEENSLAND FIRE SQUAD: Joanne Broadbent, Tricia Brown,Reanna Browne, Bronwyn Buckley, Melissa Bulow, Sally Cooper, Lisa Floyd,Kelly Klibbe, Cindy Kross, Renee Lee, Kasee Marxsen, Belinda Matheson,Kerryn Matthews, Angela Murnane, Kirsten Pike, Julia Price, JodiePurves, Leteysha Randall, Megan White.