Rhys McKenna

Rhys MacArthur McKenna (born 17 August 2004)^[1] is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batter for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).^[2][3] She made her professional debut in the first match of the 2021–22 WBBL for the Stars against Sydney Sixers, bowling one over for nine runs and taking the wicket of Ellyse Perry.^[4] She plays club cricket for Prahran.^[3]

Rhys McKenna

McKenna playing for the Melbourne Stars in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Rhys MacArthur McKenna
Born	(2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20) Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Nickname	Rhysie[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021/22–present	Melbourne Stars
2021/22–present	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 16 44 Runs scored 224 246 Batting average 14.00 12.30 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 33 52 Balls bowled 433 235 Wickets 12 12 Bowling average 30.66 26.08 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/43 3/18 Catches/stumpings 0/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 116 January 2025

International career

In December 2022, McKenna was selected in the Australia under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.^[5]