NSW trio Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner and Phoebe Litchfield have all been offered national contracts for the upcoming 2025-26 season, as announced today by Cricket Australia.
Australian captain Alyssa Healy will continue to lead the side, with an exciting summer ahead including an ICC ODI World Cup in India in September and a home multi-format series commencing in February 2026.
The MOU between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketer’s Association states between 15 and 18 female players are eligible to be contracted.
Players not awarded contracts as part of the initial squad of 18 can earn upgrades throughout the year by accruing 12 upgrade points. Players receive five points for a Test match, two for a One-Day International and two for a T20 International.
Cricket Australia contracted women’s players 2025-26:
Darcie Brown (SA/Northern Districts Cricket Club)
Tess Flintoff (VIC/Ringwood Cricket Club)
Ashleigh Gardner (NSW/Bankstown Cricket Club)
Kim Garth (VIC/Dandenong Cricket Club)
Heather Graham*
Grace Harris (QLD/Western Suburbs Cricket Club)
Alyssa Healy (NSW/Sydney Cricket Club)
Alana King (WA/Midland Guildford Cricket Club)
Phoebe Litchfield (NSW/Sydney University Cricket Club)
Tahlia McGrath (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Sophie Molineux (VIC/Dandenong Cricket Club)
Beth Mooney (WA/Sandgate-Redcliffe Cricket Club)
Ellyse Perry*
Megan Schutt (SA/Sturt Cricket Club)
Annabel Sutherland (VIC/Prahran Cricket Club)
Tayla Vlaeminck (VIC/Plenty Valley Cricket Club)
Georgia Voll (QLD/Sandgate-Redcliffe District Cricket Club)
Georgia Wareham (VIC/Essendon Maribyrnong Park Ladies Cricket Club)
*State team and premier cricket club TBC