Georgia Wareham’s WBBL campaign is over but a source at the Renegades says she may still be a chance to play in the Women’s World Cup.
Melbourne Renegades captain Sophie Molineux admits it was “tough” to come to terms with the news that star bowler Georgia Wareham would miss the remainder of WBBL|07 but the Renegades say she is still a chance to line up in Australia’s international fixtures early next year.
Wareham went down injured during the Renegades’ loss to the Adelaide Strikers on Wednesday before scans confirmed the worst news possible.
The leg-spinner ruptured the ACL in the same knee she had reconstructed following an AFL injury during her adolescence.
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Molineux said Wareham’s absence left a big hole in the side.
“It’s pretty tough news. Georgia’s the heart and soul of the Renegades and she’s a very good mate of mine as well,” she told reporters on Friday.
“To see her go down like that, it wasn’t very nice for anyone watching.”
However, Molineux said Wareham was still having an impact around the Renegades’ camp.
“In true ‘Wolfie’ spirit, she’s always up and about and she’s been great around the group still. We’re all trooping around her and she’s tracking along OK,” she said.
Cricket Australia says it will provide an update on Wareham’s condition “in due course”.
A source at the Renegades told NCA NewsWire that medical staff had yet to determine whether Wareham would need a full reconstruction and the injury was continuing to be monitored.
Wareham has travelled with the Renegades from Hobart to Launceston, where the side will play its next three games.
Depending on whether Wareham’s knee is reconstructed, the Renegades say she is still a chance to line up in the Women’s World Cup from March next year.
Wareham’s Ashes hopes are in doubt as well. In the absence of veteran spinner Jess Jonassen, Wareham played all but one of the recent matches against India, but she appears to be long odds to add to her international tally in the multi-format series against England this January and February.
Molineux is confident the Renegades have the bowling stocks to account for Wareham’s absence.
“All our girls sitting out are bowlers, so that’s probably a good start,” she said.
“Ella Hayward’s a spinner and we’ve got a couple of quicks there as well, so we’ll have a look at the pitch and assess and see what happens from there.”
The Renegades meet the Perth Scorchers on Saturday before doing battle with the Sydney Sixers the following day.
Both fixtures will be played at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston.
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