Australia stars sizzle in the latest weekly update of the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings. Career highs for Healy, Gardner, and Perry, among others in weekly update Last week, Australia’s Alyssa Healy scored a blazing 65 against New Zealand Women in their record winning game that advanced her to a career best of
By far the best news during the long delayed run-in to the Hundred is Sarah Taylor’s decision to sign for Welsh Fire. This is a momentous step for her as she makes her way back into active participation in cricket. She had recently taken on a coaching role at Hove with Sussex CCC; now we
One of the all-time greats of women’s cricket, Sarah Taylor, has signed up to take part in The Hundred. The former England wicketkeeper will represent Welsh Fire in the first season of the new action-packed 100-ball competition. The news comes as people signed up to thehundred.com get their first chance to snap up tickets for
The Women’s London Championship (WLC) takes on an extended form in its second season, Sussex joining Essex, Kent, Middlesex and Surrey. The counties will play each other once in 50-over format. The schedule lasts from May to July, Essex starting the show with a home fixture against Kent on 1 May. Surrey are the reigning
Australian sporting icon Ellyse Perry has become the latest global superstar to sign up for cricket’s new 100-ball competition The Hundred. The ICC Women’s Player of the Decade will play for Birmingham Phoenix in the first season of the new competition where she will line up alongside compatriot Ashleigh Gardner, New Zealand’s Sophie Devine and
Sussex Cricket has announced the addition of Sarah Taylor and Ashley Wright to its coaching staff for the forthcoming season. Supporting the full-time coaching team, the pair will work with the professional squad and the Sussex Cricket Pathway on a part-time basis. Sarah will focus on working with the club’s wicketkeepers. Widely regarded as one
England opener’s fine form helps her advance one week after topping the ODI rankings; Glenn, Satterthwaite and Amelia Kerr also move up in T20I rankings Ismail surges to second position among bowlers in ODI rankings; Wolvaardt, Lee and Kaur move up in batting list England opener Tammy Beaumont has entered the top 20 of the
News of a planned tour to England by India this summer is excellent. But even better is the plan to include a test match. Tests are the one area where women’s cricket has taken backward steps; they have become an endangered species. Past generations of players could enjoy a decent exposure to the multi-day game.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for February which recognise and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket each month. India’s Ravichandran Ashwin won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February 2021, for
On International Women’s Day, a year after the resounding success of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the expansion of women’s cricket events post the 2023 cycle. More teams will compete in both the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup from 2026
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