Darling Downs cricketers named in 2023-24 Katherine Raymont Shield One-Day Team of The Year

After a thrilling summer of cricket featuring some of Queensland’s most talented women’s cricketers, the best of the best have now been revealed with Darling Downs stars leading the way. See which Downs cricketers made the Katherine Raymont Shield One-Day Team of The Year here.

Georgia Voll of Queensland bats during the WNCL match between Queensland and Western Australia. Photo: Albert Perez/Getty Images.

Some of the best women’s cricketers to come out of the Darling Downs had a season to remember and were named in the 2023-24 Katherine Raymont Shield One-Day Team of The Year at the Queensland Premier Cricket Awards.

Darling Downs stars Emma Jackson, Kira Holmes, Georgia Voll, Olivia Winter and Lilli Hamilton were all named in the Team of The Year after stellar campaigns.

Check out how each of them fared in the one-day format here.

Emma Jackson bats for University of Queensland Cricket Club.

Emma Jackson

The destructive opener who was a part of the Queensland Country side which won the country championship earlier this year, was a key player for University of Queensland.

Jackson scored 407 runs at an impressive average of 31.31 in the one-day game.

Her season was highlighted by a stunning display against Gold Coast where she scored 121 runs from 93 balls as part of a lethal 211-run opening partnership alongside Tara Wheeler.

Kira Holmes

Holmes’ rapid rise through the cricketing ranks continued this season as she scored 402 runs at 30.92.

The Valley District and Queensland Fire star’s best performance also came against Gold Coast where she scored a stellar 124 runs from 100 balls.

Georgia Voll

One of the best Darling Downs cricketers currently plying her trade, Georgia Voll was once again immense this season and was a key player for Sandgate-Redcliffe, the Brisbane Heat and the Queensland Fire.

In the Katherine Raymont Shield one-day clashes, Voll scored 368 runs at a stunning average of 61.33.

She also chipped in with six wickets at a solid average of 26.17.

With six centuries in all competitions this year, including two in the shield, Voll asserted herself as not just a star of the future, but a star of today.

Olivia Winter

Winter showed her class batting in the middle order with scores of 50 and 48 in two of her last four innings while doing plenty of damage with the ball.

She spearheaded the Gold Coast bowling attack and ended the one-day season with 17 wickets at an average of 24.

Winter’s best performance was against UQ where she took an impressive 4-38 off 8.4 overs.

Lilli Hamilton after receiving her under-16 and under-19 Queensland Cricket caps.

Lilli Hamilton

The young gun’s season to remember was capped off with being named in the one-day team of the year.

Hamilton took 17 wickets for Wests at a stunning average of 10.29 but it was on the national stage where she truly made her mark.

The talented spinner took 5-25 against New South Wales in the Cricket Australia under-19 Female National Championships.

Speaking to this masthead after the championships, Hamilton was delighted to star at such a high level.

“That was very good, especially for it to be against New South Wales,” Hamilton said.

“I didn’t expect to bowl in many games so it was pretty shocking really.

“It is great knowing that all your plans work out … this is what you train for and then when it comes off, it is great.”

Across all competitions, the teenage sensation took 55 scalps at an average of 15.29 this season.

Originally published as Darling Downs cricketers named in 2023-24 Katherine Raymont Shield One-Day Team of The Year