After winning the toss and electing to bat England looked to have thrown the initiative back to the Australians after losing four early wickets and finding themselves on 49 for four. In the end Georgia Elwiss and Natalie Sciver helped raise the score to 177 which never looked to be enough. England needed to win
ECB and Kia partnership shortlisted for prestigious Women’s Sport Trust award To vote for Kia’s ground-breaking sponsorship of the England women’s cricket team to win “Sponsorship of the Year” at the WST #BeAGameChanger Awards. The Women’s Sport Trust (WST) has today announced that Kia Motors (UK) Ltd pioneering sponsorship deal as the official car of
England Women’s Academy went down 2-1 in their one-day international series against Australia Women Shooting Stars, who edged home by two wickets in the third match at the International Cricket Council Academy in Dubai. After Saturday’s heroics which levelled the series, Georgia Elwiss again played a starring role for EWA scoring 50 off just 39
Georgia Elwiss continued her fine form with an impressive all-round display to help England Women’s Academy bounce back from yesterday’s defeat to Australia Women Shooting Stars with a 26-run victory at the International Cricket Council Academy in Dubai. The 23-year-old followed up yesterday’s century with an unbeaten 65 off 42 balls, including nine fours and one six, before
England women’s trio win Australian state cricket awards: Charlotte Edwards, Western Fury: WNCL Player of the Year, WT20 Player of the Year and Zoe Goss Medal Heather Knight, Tasmanian Roar: WNCL Player of the Year, WT20 Player of the Year, and overall Player of the Year Sarah Taylor, South Australian Scorpions: Andrea McCauley Trophy England
Heather Knight’s decision to travel to Tasmania and ply her craft for the Tasmanian Roar during the winter months has proved to be a wise one. Not only has she picked up invaluable experience, the International all-rounder has also been named WT20 player of the year in Australia for her fine performances for the club.
Twelve players from across the England women’s cricket pathway will travel to Sri Lanka next month to take part in an intensive twelve-day batting and spin bowling development camp in Colombo. England women’s vice-captain Heather Knight (Berkshire) is one of eight players, included in the group, who is currently part of the full England Women’s
Injury has forced Yorkshire’s Lauren Winfield out of the England Women’s Academy (EWA) squad to play against Australia women’s Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars in Dubai next month. The top order batsman strained her left quadricep muscle during England women’s recent tour to New Zealand, and has not fully recovered in time for the tour, which
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced a 14-player England Women’s Academy (EWA) squad to play four 50-over matches and two Twenty20s against their Australian equivalents – the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars – in the UAE next month. Kent’s Tammy Beaumont will lead an experienced EWA touring party, which includes Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire) and
To mark International Women’s Day (IWD), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have released a special video which celebrates female participation across all levels of the game. The four-minute video reflects on how cricket has been at the forefront of the revolution in women’s sport over the last decade – a period which has
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