On Sunday, February 15, 2026, former cricketer and Australia Women’s captain Alex Blackwell was inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame with a ceremony at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Her induction was conducted by Australian great Belinda Clark, who represented the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Committee.
Blackwell is now the 68th member to be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was organised by the Cricket Committee and in partnership with the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA).
Blackwell announced her retirement back in 2018 and has since been part of the sport as a leading advocate, serving as the Director of the Cricket NSW Board. The former cricketer was, however, recently inducted into the Cricket NSW Hall of Fame held at the Pink Ashes Test in January 2026. Last month, in September 2025, she was named a Life Member of the NSW Cricket Association.
The 42-year-old batter, with 251 international caps to her name, played across all formats for Australian cricket. Under that, 33 played as a captain. She was the first Australian female player to surpass the 200 mark in match appearances for the national team. In the 251 matches played, her statistics with the bat comes at 5250 runs, but when it comes to bowling, it’s just six wickets from the 144 WODIs played.
Blackwell was influential, leading the team to the ICC Women’s World T20 title in South Africa in 2005 and the 2011 Ashes victory, being a member of a number of other title-winning sides.
Meanwhile, when talking about her domestic career, the Australian had over 14 Women’s National Cricket League titles and two T20 championship titles with the New South Wales (NSW) Breakers. She also captained the team and led them to nine title wins. In addition to that, she also led the Sydney Thunder’s team to win the inaugural season title of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) played in the 2015-16 season.
Cricket NSW CEO on Blackwell’s induction
Speaking highly of Alex Blackwell’s journey and contribution to Australian cricket, Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon welcomed her induction while celebrating her journey.
Germon said, “Induction into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is another richly deserved honour for Alex, who was one of the most outstanding players of her generation and equally influential post her playing career. Cricket NSW is immensely proud of Alex and all she has achieved in the game. On behalf of our state’s cricket community, we congratulate Alex on this accolade and join with everyone across Australian cricket in celebrating her achievements.”
