Alex Blackwell
From QueerBio.com
Contents
Country
Australia
Birth - Death
1983 -
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
National Champion
Description
Professional cricket player. Vice-Captain of Australia’s national female cricket team who also captained her state team for 10 consecutive Australian national championships. Member, New South Wales team since 2001 and current vice-captain of the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars. Captained the Southern Stars to the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in 2010 and was a member of the team that won that same title in Sri Lanka in 2012 and 2014.
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.cricket.com.au/players/alex-blackwell/MI3IKjwkRki-mfyoocBXdw
- http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-cricket-star-alex-blackwell-to-marry-partner-in-gay-ceremony-20150704-gi51xi.html
- http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/alex-blackwell-quits-job-to-focus-on-being-fulltime-cricketer/news-story/f9f4f7d97731c7de0c18a379ac0e23e6