Meet the Team: Julia Price – From World Cup Champion to Aspire Cricket Leader
Wondering about the team behind Aspire Cricket? Welcome to our Meet the Team series where we highlight our amazing founders.
First up is Julia Price!
Julia is a two-time Women's Cricket World Cup Champion hailing from Australia. She is passionate about the development and growth of the women's game. Being the former USA Women's Cricket National Team head coach, she is keen to continue her work with American cricketers through Aspire Cricket.
Julia is an inspiration to so many. We are very fortunate and excited to have her on the Aspire Cricket Team.
Check out Julia’s bio, below:
Julia (Pricey) started playing cricket at the age of 17 after discovering the women’s game on TV while on school holiday. She had been flicking through the channels and landed on an England vs. Australia Women’s World Cup final. Seeing women play at the national level inspired Pricey to call her local cricket association to get involved in the sport. A few weeks later, she hit the pitch and never looked back.
Pricey went on to make the Australian National Team and enjoyed winning two World Cups playing for her country. As a player, these wins would seem like the pinnacle of her success, but Pricey also found great pride in overcoming setbacks and adversity in her career. At one point, she was dropped from the Australian National Team, but took the opportunity away to learn and improve as a player and was able to make a comeback.
As Pricey transitioned into coaching, some of her proudest moments were taking her WBBL team, the Hobart Hurricanes, to the semi-finals in their first two years, even though the competition had ranked them last. She is also proud of having coached the USA Women’s National Team through two World Cup Qualifiers and getting to witness the group’s commitment and improvement over time.
Pricey is a decorated member of the world cricket community and brings a level of experience and perspective that is difficult to match. She is passionate about the development and growth of the women’s game and is uniquely qualified to inspire, mentor and lead the community through times of challenge and opportunity.
