Lydia Sophie Greenway (born 6 August 1985) is an English former

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er who played as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm

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bowler. She was also regarded as one of the best outfielders in the women's game. She appeared in 14 Test matches, 126

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and 85

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for

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between 2003 and 2016. She played

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for

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and played in the

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for the

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Early life

Greenway was born on 6 August 1985 in Farnborough,

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. In 1995, at the age of 10, Greenway helped to start a ladies team at Hayes Cricket Club. She attended

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in August 2003 Greenway and

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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

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and

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in 2009. She was named Player of the Match for her fluent half century in England's win over

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in a One Day International at Perth on 9 January 2010 and Player of the Series in England's 4–1 win in the subsequent Twenty20 series. On 1 June 2011, Greenway was named England's woman cricketer of the year for 2010. She scored her maiden One Day International century – an unbeaten 125 – against South Africa at

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in October 2011. She was a holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014. She held the record for taking the most catches in a single

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(8) until it was levelled by

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in the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Greenway announced her retirement from international cricket in June 2016.

Coaching career

In January 2017 Greenway announced the launch of her all-female cricket academy: Lydia Greenway's Cricket for Girls, which is aimed at coaching females of all abilities and ages.

External links

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Cricket for Girls website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greenway, Lydia 1985 births Living people People from Farnborough, London England women Test cricketers England women One Day International cricketers England women Twenty20 International cricketers Kent women cricketers Southern Vipers cricketers