A perfect finish has helped Corinne Hall ease into retirement after being with Tasmania during the side's entire WNCL journey.
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Debuting for the then-named Tasmanian Roar in 2010-11, a season after the side joined the Australian Women's Twenty20 competition, Hall retired in style after the state's maiden WNCL win.
"I don't think I could have scripted a better way to go out and I think that's obviously helped but I think, for a year now, I've known that my body probably isn't going to be able to keep up with the youngsters in our squads anymore," she said.
"We've got such a strong depth in our team anymore and I don't want to be taking the opportunity away from youngsters to be learning the craft of cricket and learning their game, so the time was perfect for me now."
Coming into this year with "unfinished business" after an injury-riddled 2020-21 season, Hall said she's grateful for coach Salliann Beams' confidence in her.
Beams backed Hall in to continue her strong performances despite "two operations and a dodgy calf".
She finished her career with the Tasmanian Roar and Tigers as the most-capped player (63), their leading WNCL run-scorer (1626 at an average of 29.56) and with the most catches, taking 28.
However, she still remained humble about her accomplishments.
"I think I'm a person that was never going to be the best player in a team but I was always someone that gave the team everything I had and never left anything left in the tank when I came off the pitch and that's how I'd like to be remembered," Hall said.
"To have some impact along the way with the growth and development of the game down here is really special.
"There's been plenty of females before me that have had the same or even a bigger influence in cricket down here and I've learned from them and tried my best to carry that forward."
The 34-year-old plans on taking a break to soak in her retirement before sinking her teeth into some counseling or sports psychology work and potentially starting a family with partner, Tom.
Josh Partridge
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As a sports-mad fan who loves to remain challenged, sports journalism always seemed the path for me and it's allowed me to do things I never thought possible. A keen racquet sports player, I'm experienced in that field, allowing me to do my job at a strong standard.
