Phoebe Litchfield loves the stage. She takes blinding catches and commentates on her own shots.
Long before she walked out to bat at Lord’s, the SCG, or Adelaide Oval, Phoebe Litchfield strutted the stage of the Orange Civic Theatre.
“I did all my musicals in primary school and high school just growing up each year, but the other half of my family, my Mum and my sister were into musicals. So I did the musicals in school and then after school I did the cricket. So I was inFor an admiring Meg Lanning, who captained Litchfield in her first international appearances, the 21-year-old’s sense for the dramatic performance element of top-level sport can only help her to flourish in the public eye.
“Sometimes me and my brother would play little Test matches, he was six years older than me, so he’d flog me and I’d be bowling all day, and then probably bat for five balls and he’d get me out,” Litchfield said. Fun, of course, will not be ever present over a professional career. Litchfield has had her share of struggles this year, notably after fetching a $182,000 auction fee for the women’s IPL, where she played for Gujarat Giants but finished a long way behind Lanning and Ellyse Perry in the tournament aggregates.At the World Cup, provided she shakes off a groin niggle, Litchfield will play a pivotal middle order role for the Australians, either capitalising on a strong start or repairing a poor one.
“I always just think I could be working a nine to five job and I go wow I’m so lucky to travel the world and play cricket. Even though it is so jam packed these days, it’s kind of the life I dreamed of, so I can’t be complaining.”Lanning knows a thing or two about finding the right balance in the game, having been thrust into leadership positions when she was Litchfield’s age. She has counselled against pushing too hard, too soon.
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