West Indies v England No, not James Anderson, who has a good few of them in his locker, but Ellie Anderson, who made it difficult for the England selectors to exclude her from the XI to face Australia in the semi-final on Friday. She finished with an outstanding 5-12. It is hard to grasp why
Pakistan v New Zealand – A Walkover South Africa v Sri Lanka – A Thriller The White Fernlets saw the Pakistan side off with ease to boost their confidence for the coming semi-finals. They were invited to bat first, no doubt because they hadn’t done so thus far – exactly the reverse of England’s position.
West Indies v Rwanda The low-scoring games are the tensest. The climax of this Sunday contest at Potchefstroom proved the point once again. After skittling the West Indies for a mere 70, the Rwandans crept towards their target. Nerves played a central part; two run-outs didn’t help. 32-2 descended to 34-4 at the halfway break,
Under 19 World Cup Prospects The tournament was organised so that only four teams were eliminated after the pool stages. You may or may not feel that is the best way of going about things. The unlucky quartet were Indonesia, Scotland, USA and Zimbabwe. The remaining twelve are divided into two, allowing the tag Super
Thoughts on England Selections This is the full England Squad: Ellie Anderson (Central Sparks and Worcestershire) Hannah Baker (Central Sparks and Worcestershire) Josie Groves (Lightning and Northamptonshire) Liberty Heap (Thunder and Lancashire) Niamh Holland (Western Storm and Somerset) Ryana MacDonald-Gay (vice-captain, South East Stars and Kent) Emma Marlow (Northern Diamonds and Yorkshire) Charis Pavely (Central
England v Ireland Under-19 World Cup, Potchefstroom It was great to have a local derby at last. There were anthems, flags, dancing spectators of all ages, but a degree of unfamiliarity. These two sides rarely meet. Grace Scrivens showed the makings of an ideal captain: she won the toss for the fourth time running. Even
A clinical bowling display, followed by ruthless batting, saw New Zealand blow West Indies away and secure top spot in Group C Players of New Zealand celebrate following the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup 2023 match between New Zealand and West Indies at JB Marks Oval on January 19, 2023 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Rwanda v England The broad scope of this tournament was aways likely to lead to one-sided games such as this. But Rwanda played with huge enthusiasm.; they can be proud of their achievements thus far. They really enjoyed their first win over Zimbabwe. England put in a clinical performance, a newly constructed team (four more
Pakistan v England, Potchefstroom The England selectors wisely made four changes to the XI for their second match of the tournament. Everyone in the squad needed a chance to show her skills. Now they were up against a Pakistan side that had also won their opening game. Grace Scrivens achieved a captain’s main job; she
England v Zimbabwe, Potchefstroom The result, even the margin, was what everyone expected, but there were so many positives the Zimbabweans can take from the game. As with the other fifteen competing nations, they are at the start of a big adventure. They can derive a lot of lessons from this opening fixture; their skill
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