The International XI women's cricket team was a team that took part in two

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s. They were essentially a "best of the rest" team, including players not selected by their own countries. They took part in the

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, finishing in fourth place, and returned for the 1982 tournament, finishing in last place. Their overall record in ODIs was played 18, won 3, lost 14, with one no result.

History

International XI were formed to compete in the

, "making up the numbers" along with Young England after

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was not invited due to

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. The side was made up of players not selected for the other teams competing in the tournament. Five South African players were originally selected for the side, but withdrew after

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and

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threatened to boycott the tournament. The team was therefore made up of players from Australia,

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and the

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, and was captained by

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. International XI played in what was effectively one of the first three World Cup matches, after the match between Jamaica and New Zealand scheduled for three days earlier was rained off. They played against England, losing the match by 135 runs after Enid Bakewell and Lynne Thomas hit centuries for the opposition. In their second match, they recorded their first win, chasing down New Zealand's first innings score of 136 by 2 wickets with just one ball remaining. They then lost to Young England before beating both Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, by 5 wickets and 7 wickets, respectively. In their final match against Australia, the match was ended after just 4.4 overs due to rain. With 3 wins from their 6 matches, International XI finished fourth in the group of 7, just behind New Zealand on Run Rate. The side returned for the

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, replacing the West Indies and

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, who withdrew for political and financial reasons, respectively. They competed in a five-team group alongside Australia, England, New Zealand and

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, playing each team three times. The side was made up of players from the four other sides in the tournament, plus two players from the Netherlands. Sue Rattray of New Zealand was the only player to appear for the side at both World Cups, whilst in this edition of the tournament they were captained by Lynne Thomas. The side lost all 12 of their matches in the tournament, although Thomas was the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 383 runs including two half-centuries.

Tournament history

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1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

: 4th * 1982: 5th

Records

One-Day Internationals

*Highest team total: 163/5 vs

, 14 July 1973. *Highest individual score: 70 *, Lynne Thomas vs

, 17 January 1982. *Best innings bowling: 4/13, Jenny Owens vs

, 6 February 1982.

References

External links

Team profile at CricketArchive
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History

Tournament history

Women's Cricket World Cup The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the sport's oldest world championship, with the first tournament held in England in 1973. Matches are played as One Day Internationals (ODIs) over 50 overs per team, while there is also another champion ...

Records

One-Day Internationals

See also

References

External links