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{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{use Australian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Tahlia McGrath
| female = true
| image = 2017–18 W Ashes A v E Test 17-11-09 McGrath portrait (01).jpg
| caption = McGrath fielding during her Test debut
| country = Australia
| full_name = Tahlia May McGrath
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Adelaide]], South Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname = T-Mac<ref name="ca 2021-09-25">{{cite web |last1=Burnett |first1=Adam |title=Another star emerges as McGrath repays the faith |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/tahlia-mcgrath-matthew-mott-batter-allrounder-australia-india-second-odi-mackay/2021-09-25 |website=Cricket.com.au |publisher=Cricket Australia |access-date=28 September 2021 |language=en |date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]

| international = true

| testdebutdate = 9 November
| testdebutyear = 2017
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 171
| lasttestdate = 30 January
| lasttestyear = 2025
| lasttestagainst = England

| odidebutdate = 27 November
| odidebutyear = 2016
| odidebutagainst = South Africa
| odicap = 131
| lastodidate = 17 January
| lastodiyear = 2025
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt = 32

| T20Idebutdate = 7 October
| T20Idebutyear = 2021
| T20Idebutagainst = India
| T20Icap = 56
| lastT20Idate = 25 January
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| T20Ishirt = 32

| club1 = [[South Australian Scorpions|South Australia]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2011/12–present}}
| club2 = [[Adelaide Strikers (WBBL)|Adelaide Strikers]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2015/16–present}}
| club3 = [[Lancashire Thunder]]
| year3 = 2019
| club4 = [[Southern Brave]]
| year4 = 2022
| club5 = [[UP Warriorz]]
| year5 = 2023–present

| columns = 4

| column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
| matches1 = 6
| runs1 = 346
| bat avg1 = 38.44
| 100s/50s1 = 0/4
| top score1 = 73
| deliveries1 = 636
| wickets1 = 11
| bowl avg1 = 24.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/24
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–

| column2 = [[Women's One Day International cricket|WODI]]
| matches2 = 46
| runs2 = 771
| bat avg2 = 29.65
| 100s/50s2 = 0/5
| top score2 = 74
| deliveries2 = 915
| wickets2 = 25
| bowl avg2 = 31.52
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/4
| catches/stumpings2 = 20/–

| column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
| matches3 = 53
| runs3 = 1,124
| bat avg3 = 41.62
| 100s/50s3 = 0/7
| top score3 = 91[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 315
| wickets3 = 20
| bowl avg3 = 21.05
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/13
| catches/stumpings3 = 14/–

| column4 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]
| matches4 = 116
| runs4 = 2,774
| bat avg4 = 30.15
| 100s/50s4 = 2/16
| top score4 = 111[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 3,282
| wickets4 = 87
| bowl avg4 = 31.35
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/40
| catches/stumpings4 = 43/–

| date = 25 January 2025
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/955/955115/955115.html CricketArchive
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Women's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{AUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|G|[[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Cricket World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup|2022 New Zealand]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Women's T20 World Cup|T20 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023 South Africa]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2026 Women's T20 World Cup|2026 England & Wales]]|}}
}}
'''Tahlia May McGrath''' (born 10 November 1995) is an Australian international [[cricket]]er who is the vice-captain of the [[Australia women's national cricket team]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/381311.html |title=Tahlia McGrath |access-date=27 March 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> She made her [[Women's One Day International cricket]] (WODI) debut [[South Africa women's cricket team in Australia in 2016–17|against South Africa]] on 27 November 2016.<ref name="WODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1043959.html |title=South Africa Women tour of Australia, 4th ODI: Australia Women v South Africa Women at Coffs Harbour, Nov 27, 2016 |access-date=27 November 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> She made her women's Test debut in [[The Women's Ashes]] in November 2017.

==Career==
[[File:2021–22 WBBL PS v AS 21-10-30 McGrath (04).jpg|thumb|left|alt=McGrath batting for Adelaide Strikers during WBBL–07|McGrath batting for [[Adelaide Strikers (WBBL)|Adelaide Strikers]] during [[2021–22 Women's Big Bash League season|WBBL–07]]]]
After missing out on Australia's squad for the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup]], McGrath was recalled to the team when she was named in Australia's squad for the [[English women's cricket team in Australia in 2017–18|Women's Ashes]]. She was named in both the WODI squad and the Test squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20974454/lauren-cheatle-tahlia-mcgrath-return-australia-odi-squad|title=Cheatle, McGrath return to Australia ODI squad|date=10 October 2017|access-date=23 October 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> On 26 October 2017, she took her first international wicket in the second WODI match against England.<ref name="first">{{cite web |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/australia-england-womens-ashes-southern-stars-match-report-second-odi-coffs-harbour/2017-10-26 |title=Australia crush England in second Ashes one-dayer |access-date=26 October 2017 |work=Cricket Australia}}</ref>

She made her [[Women's Test cricket|Test]] debut for Australia Women against [[English women's cricket team in Australia in 2017–18|England Women]] on 9 November 2017 in [[The Women's Ashes]].<ref name="Ashes">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1086066.html |title=Only Test (D/N), England Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 9-12 2017 |access-date=9 November 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In November 2018, she was named in the [[Adelaide Strikers (WBBL)|Adelaide Strikers]]' squad for the [[2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/wbbl-04-all-you-need-to-know-guide-tv-schedule-squads-when-fantasy-best-players/2018-11-30 |title=WBBL04: All you need to know guide |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25412608/the-full-squads-wbbl |title=The full squads for the WBBL |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> In April 2019, [[Cricket Australia]] awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179934.html |title=Georgia Wareham handed first full Cricket Australia contract |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1167334 |title=Georgia Wareham included in Australia's 2019-20 contracts list |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> In April 2020, [[Cricket Australia]] awarded McGrath with a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cricket-australia-national-contract-list-men-and-women-full-list-of-players-2020-21/2020-04-30 |title=CA reveals national contract lists for 2020-21 |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29114882/tahlia-mcgrath-handed-australia-contract-nicole-bolton,-elyse-villani-left-out |title=Tahlia McGrath handed Australia contract; Nicole Bolton, Elyse Villani left out |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>

In August 2021, McGrath was named in Australia's squad for their series [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|against India]], which included a one-off [[Day/night cricket|day/night]] [[Women's Test cricket|Test match]] as part of the tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-squad-selection-india-test-odi-t20-womens-jonassen-schutt-brown-campbell-redmayne/2021-08-18 |title=Stars ruled out, bolters named in squad to play India |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref> On 21 September 2021, in the first of the series' three WODI matches at [[Harrup Park|Great Barrier Reef Arena]], [[Mackay, Queensland]], she swung the ball both ways while bowling, and really troubled some of India's best players, but did not take a wicket, and did not bat. In the second WODI on 24 September 2021, also at Mackay, she claimed 3-45, and then made a career-best 74 in 77 balls, sharing in a partnership with [[Beth Mooney]] that helped to propel Australia from the lowest point in its run chase to a cliffhanging victory.<ref name="ca 2021-09-25"/> She made her [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021, for Australia against [[India women's national cricket team|India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1263621.html |title=1st T20I (N), Carrara, Oct 7 2021, India Women tour of Australia |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref>

In January 2022, McGrath was named in Australia's squad for their [[English women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|series against England]] to contest the [[The Women's Ashes|Women's Ashes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-ashes-2021-22-alana-king-beats-amanda-jade-wellington-to-place-in-australia-s-ashes-squad-1296465 |title=Alana King beats Amanda-Jade Wellington to place in Australia's Ashes squad |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> In the first match of the series, a WT20I fixture, McGrath became the first Australian all-rounder to take three wickets and score more than 75 runs in a WT20I, finishing with figures of 3-26 and an unbeaten 91 off 49 balls.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/womens-ashes-australia-beats-england/100763860 |title=Tahlia McGrath stars as Australia scores nine-wicket win over England in Women's Ashes T20 international |work=Australian Associated Press (AAP)|date=20 January 2022 |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref> McGrath was named the Player of the Series,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/sutherland-stars-in-odi-sweep-as-australia-finish-ashes-in-style |title=Annabel Sutherland stars in ODI sweep as Australia finish Ashes in style |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=8 February 2022 |archive-date=16 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316165156/https://www.womenscriczone.com/sutherland-stars-in-odi-sweep-as-australia-finish-ashes-in-style |url-status=dead }}</ref> after scoring 225 runs and taking 11 wickets during the Women's Ashes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/tahlia-mcgrath-player-of-the-series-ashes-austraila-england-primed-for-world-cup-tilt/2022-02-08 |title=Breakout summer has McGrath primed for world stage |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>

Also in January 2022, McGrath was named in Australia's team for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-women-odi-world-cup-squad-new-zealand-wellington-molineux-harris-king-selection/2022-01-26 |title=Wellington, Harris return in Australia's World Cup squad |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> In April 2022, she was bought by the [[Southern Brave]] for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] in England.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> The following month, McGrath was named in Australia's team for the [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Birmingham]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-womens-cricket-commonwealth-games-squad-announcement-unchanged-lanning-perry-healy-mooney/2022-05-20 |title=Aussies unchanged in quest for Comm Games gold |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>

In August 2022 during Commonwealth Games 2022, McGrath was allowed to play against India despite testing positive for [[COVID-19]] with mild symptoms<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/aus-vs-ind-cwg-2022-tahlia-mcgrath-plays-final-despite-testing-positive-for-covid-19-1328212 | title=Tahlia McGrath plays CWG final despite testing positive for Covid-19 }}</ref>

She was named in the Australia squad for the [[2024 Women's T20 World Cup|2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4096989/australia-women-t20-world-cup-squad-2024-uae-brown-jonassen-healy-litchfield-mcgrath |title=Brown returns but no room for Jonassen in World Cup squad |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> and the [[2024–25 Women's Ashes series|2025 Women's Ashes series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4190897/australia-ashes-squad-reveal-england-women-multi-format-series-odi-t20-healy-perry-litchfield-voll-molineux-knee-surgery|title=Molineux faces surgery as Aussies reveal Ashes squad|publisher=Cricket Australia|accessdate=28 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/australian-squad-announced-for-historic-commbank-women-s-ashes/100219.htm|title=Australian squad announced for historic CommBank Women's Ashes|publisher=Cricket World|accessdate=28 December 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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* {{CricketArchive|archive=20221212061021}}
* [https://www.cricket.com.au/players/tahlia-mcgrath/Ll5cqJ8snEK1-GQm70PwmA Tahlia McGrath] at [[Cricket Australia]]
* {{Commonwealth Games Australia|tahlia-mcgrath}}
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|49131}}

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