Erin Osborne

Erin Osborne

Personal information
Full name	Erin Alyse Osborne
Born	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35) Taree, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Os[1] or Oz[2]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Australia (2009–2016)
Test debut (cap 165)	11 August 2013 v England
Last Test	10 January 2014 v England
ODI debut (cap 114)	1 February 2009 v New Zealand
Last ODI	25 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	25
T20I debut (cap 25)	15 February 2009 v New Zealand
Last T20I	27 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09–2014/15	New South Wales
2015	Sussex
2015/16–2021/22	Australian Capital Territory
2015/16–2016/17	Sydney Thunder
2017/18–2021/22	Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I Matches 2 60 59 Runs scored 78 359 78 Batting average 39.00 22.43 8.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 40 47* 17* Balls bowled 425 2,594 1,124 Wickets 5 68 48 Bowling average 27.40 25.57 22.50 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/67 3/9 4/19 Catches/stumpings 2/– 18/– 25/–
Source: Cricinfo CricketArchive, 27 March 2021

Erin Alyse Osborne (born 27 June 1989) is an Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator, who appeared in 2 Test matches, 60 One Day Internationals and 59 Twenty20 Internationals for Australia between 2009 and 2016. An all-rounder, she played as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter. She coaches the ACT's female Meteors Development Squad, and is Cricket ACT’s Male Pathway Manager, the first woman to hold the role.^[3]

She made her international debut in early 2009 after topping the wicket-taking aggregates in her debut season for New South Wales in the WNCL. However, she found it difficult to maintain a regular position in the Australian team because of the presence of Shelley Nitschke and Lisa Sthalekar, two spin bowling all-rounders who were ranked in the top ten in the world for both bowling and all-round performance.

After scoring an unbeaten century for New South Wales at Under-19 level in 2007, Osborne made her WNCL during the 2008–09 season. After taking two wickets for 13 runs (2/13) from ten overs on debut, she took three wickets in each of the next two matches. She later took 4/18 against Victoria and ended with 15 wickets at 14.20 as New South Wales took out the WNCL. Osborne was rewarded with selection for the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand, and took 3/32 in her third match, ending the series with five wickets. She was retained for the 2009 World Cup held in Australia, playing in six of the hosts' seven matches. She took nine wickets at 19.77.

Osborne was selected for the 2009 World Twenty20 in England but did not play in any of the matches. Australia stayed for a bilateral series against the hosts, and Osborne was dropped after going wicketless in the first two ODIs and being required to bowl less than half of her overs; she was also overlooked for the one-off Test. During the 2009–10 WNCL, Osborne took 15 wickets at 14.17, including a haul of 3/33 in the final against Victoria, helping to secure a 59-run win and a fifth consecutive WNCL title for New South Wales. She was named the player of the match for her contributions. In the T20 competition, she took eight wickets in seven matches. In a series for the Australian Under-21s against New Zealand Emerging Players, Osborne was dismissed once in scoring 129 runs and took six wickets at 15.50.

Osborne was selected for the Rose Bowl series at the end of the season but had limited opportunities because of the presence of Sthalekar and Nitschke. She played in six of the eight ODIs and bowled less than half of the possible number of overs, taking five wickets at 32.20. She played in only one of the five T20 internationals, taking 1/13 from two overs.