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2006–07 ICC Women's Quadrangular Series
The 2006–07 ICC Women's Quadrangular Series was a Women's One Day International cricket tournament that took place in India in February and March 2007. Four teams competed: Australia, England, India and New Zealand. The tournament consisted of a double round-robin group stage, in which Australia and New Zealand finished as the top two, and then a third-place play-off and a final were contested to decide the final positions. Australia defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the final. All of the matches took place in Chennai, at the IIT Chemplast Ground and the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Squads Tournament format The four teams competing in the series played each other twice in a double round-robin format, with the top two progressing to the final and bottom two playing off in a third-place play-off. Matches were playing using a One Day International format with 50 overs per side. The group worked on a points system with positions within the groups being based on the total points. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Of Control For Cricket In India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the world and is part of the ''Big Three'' of international cricket, along with Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board. The board was formed in and is a consortium of List of members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, state cricket associations. The state associations select their own representatives who in turn elect the BCCI president. R. E. Grant Govan, Grant Govan was the first BCCI president and Anthony De Mello was its first secretary. It joined the International Cricket Council, Imperial Cricket Conference in the year 1926. The BCCI is an autonomous, private organisation and does not fall under the purview of the National Sports Federation of India. The government of India has minimal regulation on BCCI. As such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Bulow
Melissa Jane Bulow (born 13 June 1980) is an Australian cricketer. She has appeared in two Test matches, 19 One Day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 International A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...s for her country. She announced her retirement from international cricket in November 2012. Bulow is the 149th woman to play Test cricket for Australia, and the 98th woman to play One Day International cricket for Australia. References 1980 births Australia women One Day International cricketers Australia women Test cricketers Australia women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Queensland Living people Sportspeople from Ipswich, Queensland Queensland cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isa Guha
Isa Tara Guha (born 21 May 1985) is an English cricket commentator, television and radio cricket broadcaster, and a former England cricketer who played in the 2005 World Cup and the 2009 World Cup.Isa Guha ESPN Cricinfo She cites winning the World Cup in 2009 as a career highlight. She played as a right-arm bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Greenway
Lydia Sophie Greenway (born 6 August 1985) is an English former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler. She was also regarded as one of the best outfielders in the women's game. She appeared in 14 Test matches, 126 One Day Internationals and 85 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2003 and 2016. She played county cricket for Kent and played in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League for the Southern Vipers. Early life Greenway was born on 6 August 1985 in Farnborough, Greater London. In 1995, at the age of 10, Greenway helped to start a ladies team at Hayes Cricket Club. She attended Hayes School. International career In the first Test against South Africa in August 2003 Greenway and Claire Taylor scored an England record 203 for the fourth wicket. She was a member of the team which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008 and won the World Cup and World Twenty20 in 2009. She was named Player of the Match for her fluent h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Colvin
Holly Louise Colvin (born 7 September 1989) is an English former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in five Test matches, 72 One Day Internationals and 50 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2005 and her international retirement in 2013. Playing career School level Born in Chichester, Colvin attended the nearby Westbourne House School. A right-hand bat and slow left arm bowler, she originally played as a batter and started playing for the 1st XI in year 7 and soon averaged over 100. After Westbourne House, Colvin followed in the footsteps of England women's captain Clare Connor by playing in the boys' team at Brighton College. Competing in the Lord's Taverners under-15 Cup in 2004, Colvin and fellow Brightonian Sarah Taylor were the only girls amongst the 1,000 participating teams. Colvin and Taylor's involvement in the competition caused controversy within the MCC, with president Robin Marlar calling their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Atkins
Caroline Mary Ghislaine Foster (; born 13 January 1981) is an English cricket coach and former player. She was a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler who appeared in 9 Test matches, 58 One Day Internationals and 19 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2001 and 2011. She primarily played county cricket for Sussex before ending her career with Somerset. She also spent two Women's National Cricket League seasons with South Australia. Early life Foster was born on 13 January 1981 in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. She attended Burgess Hill Girls, an all-girls private school. International career In January 2002, Foster and Arran Brindle shared a partnership of 200 against India at K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow, which was at the time a record for the first wicket in women's Test cricket. Foster was a member of the side which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008. In August 2008, Foster and Sarah Taylor shared a partnership of 268 against South Africa a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynsey Askew
Lynsey Riann Frances Askew (born 3 September 1986) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in eight One Day Internationals and six Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2006 and 2008. She played domestic cricket for Kent, Otago and Australian Capital Territory. Early and personal life Askew was born on 3 September 1986 in Bromley, Greater London. In 1995, at the age of 9, Askew, together with some friends, started a ladies team at Hayes Cricket Club. She attended Hayes School and was part of the team that won the 2002 National Under-15 Championship. Askew is married to former Australian cricketer Alex Blackwell. Domestic career Askew played county cricket for Kent, initially between 2002 and 2009. She later returned for brief stints in 2012 and 2015. She had a brief spell with Otago in 2008/09 and played for Australian Capital Territory between 2010 and 2014. International career Askew took six wic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Edwards
Charlotte Marie Edwards (born 17 December 1979) is an English former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator. She played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 23 Test matches, 191 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1996 and 2016. She played domestic cricket in England for East Anglia, Kent, Hampshire and Southern Vipers, as well as overseas for Northern Districts, Western Australia, Perth Scorchers, South Australia and Adelaide Strikers. Edwards is considered one of the most significant figures in women's cricket. At the time of her international debut in 1996, in a Test match against New Zealand, she was the youngest woman to play for England. In 1997, the day before her 18th birthday, she scored what remains the highest score for an English player in a Women's One Day International (WODI), scoring 173 * against Ireland. She has the second most appearances in Women's Test matches, and the most appearances for Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clea Smith
Clea Rosemary Smith (born 6 January 1979) is an Australian former cricket player. She played in the Australian national cricket team in all three formats: Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I). Cricket career Smith played 165 domestic limited overs matches for the Victorian Spirit including 117 Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) games. She also played 37 Women's Twenty20 cricket matches. In November 2007, she took a hat-trick bowling in a WNCL match against Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... She finished the match with 5 wickets and conceded only 10 runs, which were the best bowling figures she achieved in her career. When she retired from cricket, she was one of only three bowlers to take a hat-trick in a WNCL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Sampson
Emma Margaret Sampson (born 29 July 1985) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler, and was considered one of the fastest in the women's game during her career, bowling at about . She appeared in one Test match, 30 One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for Australia between 2007 and 2009. She played domestic cricket for South Australia and Surrey. After the 2009 World Cup, Sampson announced her "shock" retirement from cricket, at the age of 23. Her best international bowling figures came in a One Day International against New Zealand in 2008, where she took 5/30. Sampson did play again for Surrey after her announcement, in the 2009 Women's Twenty20 Cup and 2009 Women's County Championship The 2009 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 13th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to September and saw 30 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodie Purves
Jodie Maree Fields (, born 19 June 1984) is a sports administrator, coach, women's sport and physical activity advocate, and former Australian cricket player. Fields grew up in Queensland playing boy's and men's cricket before playing women's cricket while at University. She made her debut for the Queensland Fire in 2000 and captained the team from the 2008–09 season for six years. During her career, she played 165 domestic limited overs matches and 98 Women's National Cricket League matches. Fields made her international debut for Australia in a Test against India in Adelaide in February 2006. She was appointed Captain of the Australian Women's Cricket Team in 2009, replacing the renowned Karen Rolton. In doing so, she became the first Queensland woman to captain the Australian team. Fields first game as captain of the Australian national women's side was a T201 against England in Derby on 25 July 2009. In Fields first Test match as captain against England in July 2009, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Poulton
Leah Joy Poulton (born 27 February 1984) is an Australian former cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. She played as a specialist batter who usually opened the batting. Poulton came to prominence in youth cricket by captaining New South Wales to the Under-17 national championships in 2000. In 2002–03, she made her senior debut for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). She found runs hard to come by in her first three seasons and was in and out of the team frequently, aggregating only 24 runs in her second and third seasons combined. Despite this, she regularly captained Australia's Under-19 and Under-23 teams during this time, leading the latter on a successful tour of Sri Lanka in 2004. In 2005–06, made a substantial impact on the WNCL for the first time, scoring 325 runs, more than twice her previous best season's total, playing in the first of five consecutive WNCL triumphs for New South Wales. Poulton was rewarded with inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
