Fullston had a 15-year, 123-match career at first-class level, claiming 73 one-day international and 41 Test wickets, and twice took five wickets in an ODI innings with best figures of 5-27. A handy all-rounder, Fullston averaged 31.67 in Test cricket with a top score of 41 not out against England in 1987. Until 2013 she held the world record for most wickets (39) taken in
World Cup matches by an individual female. She is currently third on that list. Fullston was the first woman cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls in
Women's Cricket World Cup history She also has the record for taking the most number of wickets in a single Women's Cricket World Cup (23 wickets). Fullston began her cricket career while at teacher's college, where peers and friends encouraged her to have a go. She started playing for
Adelaide College of Advanced Education in 1977. She moved on to be captain/coach at
Flinders Uni in 1982 and then to Eencee in the same role in 1988, before as a club they joined forces with
Port Adelaide Cricket Club in 1994, where she played and coached until retiring in 2007. Under her eye Port became one of the most successful women's clubs in South Australia, becoming the first in history to win the premiership in all three grades in one season. Fullston also coached at State level, coaching the 1985/86 South Australian Under 21 team, which won the National Championships. Fullston taught in South Australia as a girls' Physical Education, Maths and Geography teacher for 28 years.
Cricket Australia's chairman said after her death that Fullston was an ambassador for women's sport from community to international level. She holds the record for delivering the most number of balls in a single Women's Test match (677). She also holds the record for delivering the most number of balls in an innings of a Women's Test match (407). ==Netball==