Pioneers on the pitch

Four generations of the women in Julie McKenzie’s family. Julie’s mother is the baby in this photograph.
By Lara Hart

Coulson women Julie and Seren McKenzie are direct descendants of Barbara Rae, the first woman to form a professional all female cricket team in Australia. Barbara was the founder and captain of the first all women cricket team in 1874. The first recorded match took place in Bendigo, Victoria and she was the top scorer […]

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