Mikayla Hinkley

Mikayla Hinkley
Hinkley batting for Queensland in December 2022
Personal information
Full name
Mikayla Carolyn Hinkley
Born (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2016/17Sydney Thunder
2016/17–2018/19New South Wales
2017/18Perth Scorchers
2018/19Hobart Hurricanes
2019-2024Queensland
2019-2024Brisbane Heat
2024-presentPerth Scorchers
2024-presentWestern Australia
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 72 87
Runs scored 1,747 656
Batting average 32.96 14.26
100s/50s 1/12 0/0
Top score 121* 49*
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 1
Bowling average 45.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/6
Catches/stumpings 29/– 30/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 February 2026

Mikayla Carolyn Hinkley (born 1 May 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm medium bowler for Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She previously played for New South Wales Breakers, making her debut in 2016, before joining Queensland ahead of the 2019–20 WNCL season. In the WBBL, she has previously played two seasons for the Sydney Thunder, one season for the Hobart Hurricanes and five seasons with Brisbane Heat. She is the first WBBL player to play for 4 clubs since the league's inception in 2015.

Hinkley has indigenous heritage. In November 2018, she was selected as part of the first female Indigenous Sydney Thunder team. In the same month, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, to play fixtures against WBBL clubs.

In 2024, Hinkley relocated from Queensland to Western Australia and signed a two-year deal with the Perth Scorchers and Western Australia women's cricket team.