After scoring a brilliant match-winning knock of 65 runs in 47 balls for Sydney Thunders on November 27, Blackwell announced her future plans to the media. She said:
After playing for 19 seasons in the domestic circuit, Blackwell revealed it was time that her place went to young stars itching to make their feet at the highest level. She sounded hugely hopeful of 16-year olds Phoebe Litchfield and Saskia Horley. She stated:
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The highest scorer for Sydney Thunders in both, the men’s and the women’s game, Blackwell expressed her fascination towards the Women’s Big Bash League and it’s ever-increasing popularity throughout the world. She said:
In her playing career, she represented the Aussies in 144 ODIs, scoring 3492 runs and 12 Tests where she scored 444 runs. In her 71 matches for Sydney Thunder, Alex has 1751 runs in her kitty at a healthy strike-rate of 106.25.
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