Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and captain Meg Lanning have advanced in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after finishing as the leading run-scorers in their three-match home series against New Zealand that they won 2-1. Gardner’s series-topping 90 runs, which came in only two innings, won her the player of the series award
England’s Gains and Losses Against all the odds the five-match series between England and the West Indies was completed. Our thanks go to the ground authorities and staff, the players, officials and the media folk who brought a wet game to memorable life. Above all to the West Indian party. They have had to withstand
It rained all day, and still a match was played and completed – the first-ever women’s 5-over sprint. There were team changes. The important pre-match news was that Danni Wyatt left the bubble for personal reasons. It broke a sequence dating back to 2017. We wish her well. Fran Wilson returned in her place. Freya
As heard on Radio ‘Five Live Sports Extra;’ and also seen on SKY Sports, Heather Knight’s victorious England team were prescribed a final night’s practice at catching balls falling from a floodlit night’s sky. Until the match toss is decided, either captain might decide to bat first. In the meantime, there’s only one night left during which to practice
England made it four out of four despite a much improved showing by the Windies in the first quarter of the game. Heather Knight won the toss once again and chose to bat. The top order still isn’t functioning smoothly, Aaliyah Alleyne getting Danni Wyatt and Nat Sciver caught behind. Wyatt hasn’t scored big runs
Let’s start by calling this tournament a raging success, then see if we can pick any holes in it. Aim The first target was to get some meaningful cricket in before it was too late in the year. Method The ECB had already decided on the eight hubs that would be the future building blocks
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 wins big at Leaders in Sports Awards 2019 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been recognised for two groundbreaking digital initiatives at the prestigious Leaders in Sports Awards 2019. The ICC’s coverage of the record-breaking ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and the bold collaboration with Wimbledon for the
International T20 England v West Indies (Derby, 26 September) As seen live on BBC2-HD, SKY and heard on Radio ‘Five Live Sports Extra’: outside broadcast of women’s cricket returned to BBCTV screens, after 23 years’ absence. Before the match began, West Indies’ Shakera Selman told broadcasters that athletes had a ‘big role to play to
The glorious experiment of the RHF Trophy came to a worthy end at the halfway-house venue of Edgbaston. This test arena was a fitting background. As most experts expected, Vipers completed an unbeaten sequence of games against their battling opponents. Lauren Winfield-Hill, released from the Derby bubble, resumed the captaincy of the Northerners and opted
The West Indies are getting closer – after going down by 47 runs twice, they failed by only 20 third time round. They deserve congratulation, because the weather demanded water-bottles and hand-warmers, reminding us of the snow storm that overtook the Scotland-England rugby match in Edinburgh last February. England were indebted to Nat Sciver for
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