From sibling rivalry to CRICKET'S QUEEN!

PHOEBE LITCHFIELD HAS TAKEN THE SPORT BY STORM

- Elizabeth Barry

At just 21 years old, Phoebe Litchfield already has quite a reputation in the world of cricket. She was the second-youngest Australian to score a one-day international century at 20, and made her Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) debut for Sydney Thunder when she was still a teenager.

But for Phoebe, who plays for Australia and captains the Sydney Thunder in the WBBL, cricket started as little more than a sibling rivalry.

“I’m very competitive,” she tells New Idea. “So I was trying to beat my brother in the backyard.”

This, combined with watching cricket on TV and aspiring to be like superstars Adam Gilchrist and Ellyse Perry, soon set Phoebe on the path to greatness.