The Western Fury is the representative women's cricket team of Western Australia and is based in Perth, Western Australia. Their home ground is the WACA Ground, although from 2011/2012 they will also play games at Murdoch University.
The team represents the state of Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).
The Fury has played 104 matches for 20 wins, 1 tie, 1 no result and 82 losses.
The current coach of the Western Fury is former Australian and New Zealand National Coach Stephen Jenkin, who replaced ex-Dutch player and coach Job van Bunge in May 2012. Van Bunge stepped down to concentrate on a full-time role at the WACA as High Performance Manager of female cricket.
The current captain of the Western Fury is Nicole Bolton, who took over from the retired Peta Merrilees prior to the 2011/2012 season. Avril Fahey is the current Vice-captain. She is a former member of the Australian Women's Cricket team.
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