Tahlia McGrath Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More
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Boyfriend: Cameron Nesbitt
Hometown: Adelaide, South Australia
Age: 27 Years
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full name | Tahlia May McGrath |
Nickname | T-Mac [1]Cricket.com.au |
Profession | Cricketer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9” |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Brown |
Cricket | |
International Debut | ODI- 27 November 2016 vs South Africa Test- 9 November 2017 vs England T20- 7 October 2021 vs India |
Jersey Number | # 32 (Australia) |
Domestic/State Team | • 2011/12-present: South Australia • 2015/16-present: Adelaide Strikers • 2019: Lancashire Thunder • 2022–present: Southern Brave • 2023–present: UP Warriorz |
Coach/Mentor | Luke Williams |
Batting Style | Right hand batsman |
Bowling Style | Right arm medium |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • 2022: Gold medal in a cricket tournament at Commonwealth Games 2022 • 2022: ICC Player of the month award for winning gold medal in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games • 2023: Women’s T20I Player of the Year at at Australia Cricket Awards Night 2023 |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 10 November 1995 (Friday) |
Age (as of 2022) | 27 Years |
Birthplace | Adelaide, South Australia |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Nationality | Australian |
Hometown | Adelaide, South Australia |
College/University | Flinders University, Australia |
Hobbies | Surfing, Travelling |
Controversy | In 2022, when she was allowed to play in Common Wealth Games despite being Covid positive, a controversy occurred because, in the same year, tennis player Novak Djokovic was not allowed to play in the Australia Open when he landed in Australia. He was considered a safety hazard and there were questions about his being unvaccinated. [2]The Bridge |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Cameron Nesbitt |
Family | |
Husband/Spouse | N/A |
Parents | Father- Barry McGrath Mother- Linda McGrath |
Siblings | Brother- Josh McGrath Sister- Kayla McGrath |
Favourites | |
Superhero | Spider-Man |
Video game | Crash Bandicoot |
Basketball player | LeBron James |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Tahlia McGrath
- Tahila McGrath is an Australian cricketer who is known for being bought by UP Warriorz for Rs. 1.40 crore for the Women’s Premier League 2023.
- Her first international match was in 2016 when she scored 47 runs against South Africa. Later, she got some injuries, due to which she had to stop playing.
- In 2017, she was not chosen as a part of the Australian squad for the Women’s Cricket World Cup. She received a call from Australia’s squad for the Women’s Ashes for the World Cup. She was included in both the WODI squad and the Test squad. On 26 October 2017, in the match between Australia and England, she took her first international wicket in the second WODI match.
- On 9 November 2017, she made her Test debut for Australia Women against England Women in The Women’s Ashes.
- In November 2018, she was included in the Adelaide Strikers’ squad for the 2018–19 Women’s Big Bash League season. In 2021 and 2022, she was the captain of the Adelaide Strikers in the Women’s Big Bash League.
- In April 2019, she received a contract with the National Performance Squad from Cricket Australia for the 2019-20 season. When she was part of the squad, she used to travel to different countries with the ‘A’ team even when she was not playing.
- In April 2020, she received a central contract from Cricket Australia for the 2020–21 season.
- In August 2021, she became part of Australia’s squad for a one-off day or night Test match in their series against India. On 21 September 2021, in the first three WODI of the series at Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, Queensland, she showed her great bowling skills but was unable to take a wicket. She also did not get a chance to bat. On 24 September 2021, in the second WODI at Mackay, she bowled and claimed 3-45, and she had a great partnership with Beth Mooney where she scored 74 runs off 77 balls. Her performance helped Australia to come from the lowest point to the highest point.
- On 7 October 2021, she made her Women’s Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Australia against India.
- In January 2022, she was chosen by Australia’s squad for their series against England and played against Women’s Ashes. In the first match of the WT20I fixture series, she became the first Australian all-rounder to take three wickets and score more than 75 runs in a WT20I. She gained the figure 3-26 and scored 91 runs off 49 balls. In the series, she became the Player of the series for scoring 225 runs and taking 11 wickets against the Women’s Ashes.
- In January 2022, she was named to the Australian team for the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
- In April 2022, the Southern Brave team bought her for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.
- In May 2022, she became part of the Australia team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
- In August 2022, she was named to the playing squad for the final match with India in the Common Wealth Games 2022 despite testing Covid positive. She scored 2 runs and bowled two overs giving 24 runs during India’s innings. The news broke out at the time of the coin toss, and Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was worried about her team. In an interview, she said,
There was no time to react since the Indian team only found out about it at the toss. Obviously there was concern but it is the decision of the authorities. We were OK because she (McGrath) wasn’t very ill, so we just decided to play. We had to show the sportsman’s spirit. We’re happy that we didn’t say no to Tahlia because that (missing the final) would have been very hard-hitting for her.”
- In 2022, she led the Australian women’s team in the final T20I match against India in Mumbai after Australia’s interim captain Alyssa Healy could not join due to an injury.
- In 2023, UP Warriorz bought her for Rs. 1.40 crore for the Women’s Premier League.
- In 2023, she scored 57 runs and took six wickets in the Women’s T20 World Cup in Gqeberha, helping her team reach the semifinals. On 27 February, they won the trophy.
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