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Australian Women's Cricket Team In England And Ireland In 1998
The Australian women's cricket team toured England and Ireland in July and August 1998. The matches against England women's cricket team were played for the Women's Ashes, which Australia were defending. Australia won the ODI series 5–0, whilst all three Test matches were drawn, meaning that Australia retained the Ashes. During their tour of England, Australia played three ODIs against Ireland, winning the series 3–0. Tour of England Squads Tour matches 50-over match: England Under-21s v Australia 50-over match: South of England v Australia 50-over match: North of England v Australia 3-day match: England A v Australia 3-day match: Women's Cricket Association President's XI v Australia WODI Series 1st ODI 2nd ODI 3rd ODI 4th ODI 5th ODI Test series 1st Test 2nd Test 3rd Test Tour of Ireland Squads WODI Series 1st ODI 2nd ODI 3rd ODI References External linksAustralia Women tour of England 1998from CricinfoAustralia Women tour of Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Smithies
Karen Smithies (; born 20 March 1969) is a former England cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 15 Test matches and 69 One Day Internationals between 1986 and 2000, and was captain of England between 1993 and 2000. In 1993, she led England to their second World Cup title, and was the joint leading wicket-taker in the tournament. She played domestic cricket for East Midlands and Nottinghamshire. Following her playing career, Smithies has worked in South Africa, managing teams in their domestic competitions. Smithies was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1994 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1994 were appointments by most of the sixteen Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other c ... for services to ladies' cricket.United Kingdom list: References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 of the Laws of Cricket. Stance Initially, during the bowling of the ball the wicket-keeper crouches in a full squatting position but partly stands up as the ball is received. Australian wicket-keeper Sammy Carter (1878 to 1948) was the first to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist (stooping). Purposes The keeper's major function is to stop deliveries that pass the batsman (in order to prevent runs being scored as 'byes'), but he can also attempt to dismiss the batsman in various ways: * The most common dismissal effected by the keeper is for him to '' catch'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwyn Calver
Bronwyn Lianne Calver (born 22 September 1969 in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played as an all-rounder for the national team. She participated in two World Cups, in 1993 and in 1997, and was part of the winning team in the latter tournament. Early life Calver and her family moved from Broadmeadows to Canberra in 1980. After being alerted to cricket by a school flyer saying "Junior cricketers wanted", she started playing the game at the age of 11 in the 1980–81 season. On some weekends in the early 1980s, she would participate in a junior boys' game and in lower-grade men's cricket on the Saturday, and then take part in the schoolgirls' and senior women's competitions on the Sunday. For about seven years, Calver played in women's cricket matches alongside her mother, Beverley. In 1981, the two of them even co-opted her then 69 year old grandmother, Lily, who did not have a cricket background, to make up the numbers and avoid a forfei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Broadbent
Joanne Broadbent (born 29 November 1965) is an Australian former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling left-arm medium. She appeared in 10 Test matches and 60 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1990 and 2000. In August 1998, she scored 200 in a Test match against England, and took one ODI five-wicket haul, 5/10 against New Zealand in 1993. She played domestic cricket for South Australia and Queensland. Broadbent received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours The 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as p ... for service to cricket. References External links * * 1965 births Living people Cricketers from Adelaide Australia women Test cricketers Australia women One Day Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Winks
Katharine Victoria Winks (born 16 March 1978) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler and left-handed batter. She appeared in seven One Day Internationals for England between 1998 and 2000. She primarily played domestic cricket for West and Somerset. Early life Winks was born on 16 March 1978 in Bristol, England. Domestic career Winks played for West of England in the Women's Area Championship and latterly the Women's County Championship between 1992 and 1999. After West of England were abolished, she played for Somerset in 2000. She also made four appearances for Midwest Women, including three in the Women's Territorial Tournament and one tourist match against New Zealand. International career Winks appeared for various England youth teams including Junior England, England Under-20s, England Under-21s and England Under-23s before making her senior debut in a One Day International against Australia at Hove on 18 July 1998. She bowled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Taylor
Samantha Claire Taylor (born 25 September 1975) is a former cricketer who represented England more than 150 times between 1998 and 2011. A top order batter,In women's cricket, "batsman" is commonly used, alongside "batter". Taylor was the first woman to be named a ''Wisden'' Cricketer of the Year. Along with Charlotte Edwards, she was the mainstay of England's batting during the first decade of the 21st century, and played a key role in the team's two world titles in 2009. Taylor did not play cricket until the age of 13, but four years later made her county debut. Initially considered a wicket-keeper with limited batting ability, Taylor struggled to break into the England team. She made her international debut in 1998, and within two years was a regular in the team. After an unsuccessful World Cup in 2000, Taylor left her job to become a full-time cricketer. Over the subsequent five years, she developed into one of the leading batsmen in women's cricket, but after anothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Taylor
Clare Elizabeth Taylor (born 22 May 1965) is an English sportswoman, the first woman to have played on a World Cup team in both cricket and football. She represented England at both cricket, as a member of the winning World Cup cricket team in 1993, and football ( World Cup 1995). Taylor attended Moor End High School and still has her name on the athletics records board. Taylor was the first bowler for England to take 100 wickets in WODIs. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours "for services to Cricket, Association Football, and to Hockey."United Kingdom: Football career Taylor began playing at age 11 and after answering a Women's Football Association advert in ''Shoot'' magazine, started playing for Bronte Ladies. Her England debut came in a 2–0 defeat to Germany in Bochum on 16 December 1990. When Bronte were relegated, Taylor moved to Knowsley United, joining in preference to the dominant Doncaster Belles beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Redfern
Suzanne Redfern (born 26 October 1977) is an English cricket umpire and former player. She played for the England women's team between 1995 and 1999, including at the 1997 World Cup. Cricket career Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Redfern began her county career with East Midlands in 1992, switching to Derbyshire in 1997 and Staffordshire in 2003, finally retiring after the 2008 season. Her international career began in July 1995, at the age of 17, when she played European Championship matches against the Netherlands, Denmark, and Ireland.Women's ODI matches played by Sue Redfern – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015. Her debut came la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Pearson (cricketer)
Lucy Charlotte Pearson (born 19 February 1972) is a teacher and former English cricketer who played 12 Women's Test matches and 62 Women's One Day Internationals. Pearson also played in the inaugural Women's Twenty20 International, taking one wicket against New Zealand. A left-arm fast-medium opening bowler, her best performance was against Australia, taking 7–51 in the first innings of the second Test in 2003, winning the Player of the Match award for match figures of 58–21–107–11, becoming only the second English woman to take 11 wickets against Australia in over 70 years.Lucy Pearson retires from all cricket 2005-04-20, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2023. As a result, Pearson was named (2003) Women's Player of the Year for the second time, having taken the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Metcalfe
Susan Jacqueline Metcalfe (born 25 May 1965) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 13 Test matches and 36 One Day Internationals for England between 1984 and 1998. She played domestic cricket for Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng .... References External links * 1965 births Living people English women cricketers England women Test cricketers England women One Day International cricketers Yorkshire women cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Leng
Kathryn Maria Leng (born 28 September 1973 in Pudsey) is a former English cricketer for England Women The England women's cricket team represents England and Wales in international women's cricket. Since 1998, they have been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by the Women's Cricket Association ..., Yorkshire and Bradford/Leeds UCCE. Born in Pudsey, Yorkshire, Leng was U-19 captain for England Women and first played for the senior squad in a One-Day International in 1995. In April 1999, Leng played for Yorkshire Bank first team in the Bradford Cricket League, the first woman to play in that league, and became the first woman to play inter UCCE cricket in 2001. She was dropped from England's one-day squad in 2002 after taking an unauthorized holiday in Tenerife. Although she was recalled for the 2003 tour of Australia, her last Test match was in February 2003. Her highest Test score came in 1996, with 144 against Ne ... [...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] |
