As the Women's Ashes wrapped up at the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground, two West Australian greats etched their names into the history books.
WA Duo Make an Ashes Impression
Alana King capped off her incredible series in style, with the leg-spinner named as Player of the Series and awarded the coveted Peden-Archdale medal.
King took an impressive 23 wickets across the multi-format series, which culminated with match figures of 9-99 during the pink day-night test in Melbourne, taking five wickets during England's second innings.
The incredible performance on her home ground was her second five-wicket haul of the Ashes multi-format series, with the talented 29-year-old also raising the ball during the third One-Day International at Bellerive Oval, Tasmania.
King also walked away as Player of the Match for her 4-25 off 10 overs during the second One Day International at CitiPower Centre.
Becoming just the second woman to etch their name onto the MCG Honour Board for their bowling achievements, King joined compatriot Peggy Antonio who took 6-49 against the old foe 90 years ago.
West Australian teammate Beth Mooney also shone on the international stage, becoming the first Australian woman to hit a century in each of the three international formats.
The feat was brought up with an incredible innings of 106 during the day-night Test.
Racking up an impressive 409 runs across the series, Mooney surpassed England’s Natalie Sciver-Brunt’s Ashes record of 404 runs in an Ashes series, which was set in the 2023 edition in the United Kingdom.
Only getting better as the series went on, Mooney showcased her class and composure on multiple occasions, making half centuries in the last five matches, before converting her last knock of the series into a Test century, the first of her career.
Taking home Player of the Match in the first and third T20Is, with 75 and 94 not out respectively, Mooney’s consistency and versatility across formats powered the Aussies to a 16-0 series whitewash.
Mooney also showed her wears with the gloves, taking over from captain Alyssa Healy in the second half of the series.
West Australia has a storied history of players performing exceptionally well on the international stage, which is highlighted by the state’s strong participation numbers, especially in girls' participants.
Girls’ participation numbers saw a healthy increase during the 2024/25 season, with over 1,000 girls playing Woolworths Cricket Blast, up 22% on the 2023/24 season and 1,169 girls participating in junior cricket, in the metropolitan region alone.