Holly Ferling

Holly Ferling is a star fast bowler for the Queensland Fire, Melbourne Stars and Southern Stars. Originally from Kingaroy where she shot to prominence by taking a hat-trick in men’s A grade cricket while still at school, the right-arm pace bowler took the women’s cricket world by storm in in her debut season of 2012-13. That season she earned a place in the WNCL (one-day) Team of the Year, and was named the 12th player in the World Cup Team of the Tournament in India in February 2013.

She made her Test debut in 2013-14 against England and went to the World T20 Championships in Bangladesh where the Southern Stars brought home the cup. Although she missed the first half of the 2014-15 domestic season she still performed consistently with a bowling average of 22.57 in the one-day competition and 27.42 in the T20’s.

Holly was a Konica Minolta Queensland Fire rookie player from the age of 14, and made history by becoming the first female to win the Ken Mackay Trophy for the Queensland Junior Cricketer of the Year. You can follow Holly on Twitter @Holly_Ferling And on Instagram @Hollyferling

Q&A

What is your favourite meal? Dessert is my absolute favourite, particularly if it is Cheesecake!

What is your favourite colour? Pink

Messiest team mate: Probably me! It is an organised mess though!

Worst singer within the team: Jemma Barsby – with singing comes her horrible dance moves

Worst team mate at parking cars: Definitely Georgia Prestwidge – she needs 2 parks as a buffer zone!

Best sporting moment? My first Australian tour to India for the World Cup in 2013 and winning Queensland Fire’s maiden title.

Who was your role model growing up? Ellyse Perry

Favourite quote/saying? ‘Everything happens for a reason’ & ‘Don’t let someone, who can’t do what you do, tell you what you can’t do.’