Nicole Maria Faltum was born on 17th June 2000 in Traralgon West, Australia and is wicket-keeper/batter.

She made her debut for Victoria in 2017 against Australian Capital Territory, and has played a total of 46 matches for her home state.

Faltum has also played for Melbourne Stars since the 2017-18 Women's Big Bash, and has featured in 76 matches taking 22 catches and 15 stumpings.

In January 2022, Faltum was awarded with a call-up to the Australia A squad to play against England A during the Women's Ashes although she didn't feature in the playing XI.

She scored her first century, for Victoria, in January 2023 against New South Wales and ended 107* as her side won by 88 runs.

Faltum made her debut for Southern Vipers in May 2023 when she featured in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Central Sparks at Hove where she made 21.

She played all nine Charlotte Edwards Cup matches as the Vipers lifted the trophy for the second year in succession.

She scored 37 runs, mostly batting in the top three, and took a total of ten dismissals – six catches and four stumpings – more than any other keeper in the CEC.

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• See a list of matches and detailed statistics and research Emily's career achievements on Cricket Archive

Nicole Faltum in Numbers:

• Matches: 11
• Catches: 6
• Stumpings: 4
• Runs: 65
• Batting Average: 7.22
• High Score: 21 (v Central Sparks, RHFT, 2023)