England Women have announced a squad of 14 players for the Vitality IT20 series against India, which gets underway in Durham on Saturday September 10. There are two changes from the group which participated in the Commonwealth Games. Heather Knight continues her recovery from a hip injury, and England’s leading IT20 wicket-taker Katherine Brunt will
Australia’s Commonwealth Games gold medallists Tahlia McGrath and Beth Mooney are shortlisted following their triumph in Birmingham alongside India’s Jemimah Rodrigues. Multi-format heroics are honoured in the men’s shortlist, where all-rounders Sikandar Raza, Mitchell Santner and Ben Stokes are in contention for the award. More about the ICC Player of the Month awards is available here
Second year of The Hundred sees even more families watching live cricket as attendance tops 500,000 The Hundred continues to take cricket to new audiences with more women (28%), children (22%), and families (41%) attending than in the first year 2022 once again set a new global record for total attendance at a women’s cricket
The Hundred Final (W) – Southern Brave vs Oval Invincibles at Lord’s on 3 September (15h00) Oval Invincibles won The Hundred Women’s trophy for a second time, beating Southern Brave by 5 wickets. Previously, both teams lost one match during the group stage, but were not drawn to play against each other until now. POTM
The Hundred Eliminator (W) – Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets at Southampton (The Ageas Bowl Stadium) on 2 September (15h00) Winners were assured of playing in the tournament’s final match at Lord’s. Losers were eliminated from this year’s tournament. POTM match hero Tahlia McGrath said she was happy ‘to get the win,’ and ‘excited to
Manchester Originals vs Oval Invincibles at Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) on 31 August (15h00) The twenty-fourth women’s match of ‘The Hundred’ tournament was a closer result than expected. Win-or-lose, second-placed Invincibles were assured of playing in the next stage of the tournament. News of Brave’s shock defeat (earlier that same day), put pressure on Invincibles
Northern Superchargers vs Southern Brave at Leeds (Headingley) on 31 August (11h30) The twenty-third women’s match of ‘The Hundred’ tournament was between Brave: expecting a sixth back-to-back win, for a free ticket to Saturday’s final; without needing to play the qualifying ‘Eliminator.’ Also Superchargers, needing to win to snatch third-place from Rockets. If Superchargers won with superior net-run-rate to Rockets, this match became a dress-rehearsal for Friday’s
Trent Rockets vs Welsh Fire at Nottingham (Trent Bridge) on 29 August (15h30) The twenty-first women’s match of ‘The Hundred’ tournament was the last chance for Rockets to secure third place in the ‘Play-offs’ between the tournament’s top-three teams. POTM ‘match hero’ Elyse Villani stood-in as Rockets’ skipper (for Nat Sciver). Australian Villani took two catches
Birmingham Phoenix vs Manchester Originals at Edgbaston on 28 August (15h30) The twentieth women’s match of ‘The Hundred’ tournament was billed for Phoenix to secure their place in the ‘Play-offs’ as one of the top-three teams. Originals skipper Kate Cross later said her team ‘had nothing to lose’ to keep their chances alive to play in those
London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles at Lord’s on 27 August (15h30) The ninteenth women’s match of ‘The Hundred’ tournament was billed by commentators as a ’London Derby clash,’ between Invincibles whom commentators said were ‘stronger on paper’; and Spirit who’d struggled without England skipper Heather Knight. Invincibles hit the stumps ‘on a regular basis’ with
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