Darcie Brown awarded first Australia central contract: "She has consistently been the fastest bowler in the country"

The 18-year-old seamer from South Australia has made two appearances for the senior international side, on the recent tour of New Zealand

Darcie Brown is the only new entry onto the Australian central contract list for 2021/22.

The 18-year-old seamer from South Australia has made two appearances for the senior international side, on the recent tour of New Zealand.

She replaces Delissa Kimmince, who has retired after playing 60 times for her country across white-ball formats.

"Darcie is an incredibly exciting fast-bowling talent, as we saw on the recent T20I and ODI tour of New Zealand," national selector and high performance manager Shawn Flegler said.

Australia central contracts 2021/22

Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Meg Lanning, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

"She has consistently been the fastest bowler in the country as shown by our testing around the states.

"She's had tremendous raw pace throughout the junior ranks and we think she has the potential to form an excellent new-ball partnership with Tayla Vlaeminck for many years to come."

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