Everything you need to know about Lucy Hamilton – Australia’s captain for the 2025 Women’s U19 T20 World Cup.

The Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup is just around the corner with teams gearing up to win the most coveted youth title in women’s cricket. For Australia, a star all-rounder Lucy Hamilton he was announced as squad leader before their trip to Malaysia win the desired title.

First appearance for several nations

The Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup will be special for several reasons. As well as being the first major ICC tournament to be held in Malaysia in 17 years, the tournament will feature several nations playing in the Women’s Under-19 World Cup for the first time. Teams like Malaysia, Nepal, and Nigeria will play for the first time in the prestigious ICC competition. For Samoaon the other hand, this will be their first ICC tournament.

Lucy Hamilton will lead Australia in the Women’s Under-19 World Cup T20

The talented all-rounder has been named captain of the Australian team following her impressive run on the domestic circuit for both her national team and Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) franchise.
The 18-year-old is one of several Australian players who currently hold both a state and WBBL contract. Hamilton has played a total of 12 WBBL matches so far and has 12 wickets.

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1. Her humble beginnings:

She was born on May 8, 2006 in Bundaberg, a small town near Brisbane. Hamilton attended Shalom Faculty in Bundaberg as a high school student. Shalom College is an independent Catholic school with deep roots and a history of creating sports enthusiasts in the community. National champion of Australia at 5000 m Simon Doyle and a famous professional rugby player Felise Kaufusi they also graduated from Shalom College.

Cricket was an integral part of Hamilton’s life from an early age. As a child, she had fond memories of the game, and that’s when her ambition to one day play for Australia was born.

“It’s crazy to think that when I was 10 playing cricket in the backyard with my brothers, just six years later I would be playing for Australia,” Hamilton once said in a debate.

2. Debut at younger ages:

Hamilton made her debut in Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) for Queensland Fire 2022 at only 15 years old, becoming the second youngest player in the history of the country to do so. She is part of the Queensland team that is currently on top of the points table in the WNCL. Soon after, at the age of 16, she won her first cap for the Brisbane Heat in the Weber Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). Her early exposure to professional cricket at the state and national levels highlighted her exceptional all-round ability.

3. Get to the big deal:

Hamilton burst onto the scene when she sensationally made history during the previous WBBL season as the youngest ever player in the WBBL to take five catches, playing a key role in her side’s crucial six-catch victory over the Melbourne Stars. In a remarkable turn of events, the 18-year-old achieved the feat despite entering the match without a wicket from her previous eight WBBL matches. Having just finished her QCE exams in Bundaberg, Hamilton decided to skip her friends’ celebrations on the Gold Coast to focus on what would become a defining day in her career.

Her bowling figure of 5 for 13 is the second best in WBBL history, just behind Megan Schutt‘s 6 for 19 and the tie Amanda-Jade Wellingtonthere are two 5-door draws.

4. Her past experience in Women’s World Cup Under-19 T20

Hamilton was a part Australiaher previous run in the competition as a 16-year-old during the 2022-23 Women’s Under-19 World Cup T20. Then the Australian team reached the semi-finals of the competition before being defeated by England by a narrow margin of 3 runs. While Australia failed to reach the showdown of the competition, Hamilton emerged as a promising young talent taking 5 wickets in the 6 matches she played.

5. Hamilton’s life struggles

The 18-year-old currently lives with her parents in a small town Bundabergwhere she was born and raised. Hamilton plans to move permanently to Brisbane, but until now he has to travel several hours to the great metropolis of Queensland from his modest hometown, which is 358 kilometers from Brisbane.

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This article was first published on WomenCricket.comand Cricket times company.