One of Australia’s most accomplished female cricketers, Lisa Keighley was named AIS/National Women’s Head Coach in June 2007. With her appointment, Lisa became the first woman appointed to coach the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars.
Lisa retired after the women’s Ashes Series in 2005 and immediately entered the coaching ranks, taking charge of the NSW Breakers in the Women’s National Cricket League.
She was coach of the Breakers for two seasons and led the team to a pair of national league titles (2005/06, 2006/07) playing aggressive, attacking cricket.
A mainstay at the top of the order for the Australian team, Lisa played 82 one-day internationals and nine Tests between 1995 and 2005. In 1998 she was the first woman to score a century at Lord’s and was a member of Australia’s World Cup-winning squads in 1997 and 2005.
She retired as the third highest run-scorer in one-day international cricket for Australia and her 156 not out against Pakistan in 1997 is the second highest innings by an Australian woman.
Heath Francis