Michelle den Dekker (née Fielke) made her Australian debut in 1985, and went on to play 84 Test matches in the green and gold, captaining Australia from 1988–1995. She held a 92 per cent winning rate as captain, winning 65 of 71 games. She won two World Championships as captain (1991, 1995) and a led Australia to a Commonwealth gold medal in 1990. den Dekker was also awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1992 and awarded the SA Great Award, for services to sport in South Australia in 1993.