{"id":956482,"date":"2026-11-08T00:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T00:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/956482\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T00:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T00:24:16","slug":"very-unique-journey-irish-born-australian-champion-reaches-wbbl-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/956482\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Very unique journey\u2019: Irish-born Australian champion reaches WBBL milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kim Garth describes it as a \u201cvery unique journey\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to argue with her.<\/p>\n

The Irish-born star is preparing to play her 100th WBBL game, more than a decade after first arriving in Australia on an associate nation training permit.<\/p>\n

Garth was just 14 when she burst onto the international scene for Ireland in 2010.<\/p>\n

Shortly after, Garth was offered an opportunity to sharpen her skills in Australia.<\/p>\n

But it became something much bigger when she fell in love with the country and made the leap to move across the world.<\/p>\n

Garth\u2019s Big Bash path started at Sydney Sixers as a rookie before she moved to Perth Scorchers as an overseas marquee.<\/p>\n

She eventually landed at Melbourne Stars and will reach her triple-figure milestone in green.<\/p>\n

In 2021 Garth became an Australian resident and her career hasn\u2019t deviated from top gear since.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very unique journey but I have loved every one of my hundred games and it\u2019s probably quite fitting that my 100th is at North Sydney,\u201d Garth said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have loved my journey, it\u2019s a cool achievement and one I am very proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garth is a modern-day Australian champion, with fingerprints on historic Ashes whitewashes and World Cup wins.<\/p>\n

But Ireland still runs deep in her veins and mentioning home never fails to bring a smile to her face.<\/p>\n

Garth returned home after this year\u2019s World Cup win and celebrated her 30th birthday at her childhood cricket club in Dublin.<\/p>\n

She took teammates Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux and Alana King on tour, filled with pride for the place and people that sparked her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was just really special I guess having all my family and friends back home combined with some of the Aussie girls as well,\u201d Garth said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got home, we had a couple of big nights in Dublin as well, which was fun, then kind of a week before a chill time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always nice to get home, I\u2019ve been very lucky that cricket has allowed me to get home a couple of times a year just the way schedules have worked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garth has a habit of leaving Ireland more exhausted than when she arrives for a break between tours.<\/p>\n

There are too many people to see, too many places to visit and \u2013 as teammates discovered \u2013 the unfinished search for the best pint of Guinness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to take them to all the good watering holes and find a good pint of Guinness \u2013 it was pretty jam packed,\u201d Garth joked.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when it is just me at home, trying to see everyone you can, you go home for a break but it ends up being pretty tiring.\u201d<\/p>\n

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