Josie Dooley
Josephine Erin Dooley is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League and Queensland in the Women's National Cricket League. A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter, she is regarded as one of the most exciting young players in Australia.
Dooley made her WNCL debut on 18 February 2018 in a 31-run loss to the Western Fury. She managed a breakthrough performance the following season on 21 September 2018 with an unbeaten half-century to help Queensland secure a one-wicket win over New South Wales.
In the lead-up to the 2018–19 WBBL season, Dooley sustained a broken finger injury which delayed her maiden Big Bash match. She debuted for Brisbane on 26 December 2018 in a five-wicket victory against the Perth Scorchers at Optus Stadium, and would go on to be a member of the Heat's championship team which defeated the Sydney Sixers in the final on 26 January 2019 by three wickets at Drummoyne Oval.
On 19 May 2019, the Melbourne Renegades announced the signing of Dooley for the 2019–20 WBBL season, providing her with the chance to establish herself as a wicket-keeper—a position already occupied by Beth Mooney at the Heat.
