Grace Wetherall: Jersey all-rounder eyes improvement in Australia

Wetherall is a regular fixture in the Channel Island’s international side – she made her debut for the island’s senior team aged just 12 in 2019 and has gone on to play in 44 T20 internationals.

However, mainly playing 20-over cricket for the island had led to Wetherall – who averages just under 25 runs an innings for Jersey – playing in a certain style.

But she says her move to Australia, where she plays 50-over matches, has added a new dimension to her game:

“I think it’s really improved my batting and my mindset knowing that going in, I can’t get out early because I’ve still got 50 overs to bat.

“So a mindset is like ‘first 20 runs all on the floor’, I’ve actually learned how to defend a ball.

“I had played a lot of T10, and then when I was going in with the 20-over stuff, I was going in the last couple of overs, so all I’ve ever known is see ball, hit it out the ground type thing.

“So being able to go in and go ‘I’ve still got 30 overs to bat, I’m actually going to take care of my wicket’, learning to defend the ball was actually something that came to good use.”