Jenny Gunn starred with bat and ball as England beat New Zealand by six wickets in Derby to take a 2-1 lead in the NatWest one-day international series.
Gunn ripped through the Kiwis’ top and middle order to end with a career-best 5-31 as the tourists set a 221 target.
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The ongoing limited-overs series between Canada and USA will determine who goes on to participate in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier to be held in Bangladesh in 2012. USA won the first of the three games comfortably in King City, Ontario.
Canada, who are led by Mona Persaud, qualified for this series by virtue of their [...]
USA’s women trounced Canada by 112 runs in the first game of the three-match series played at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City.
Canada elected to field in overcast conditions, and after being circumspect early on, USA settled in well. Player-cum-coach Indomatie Goordial-John led the dominance with 83 runs off 118 balls, with captain [...]
England women took the first match of their one-day series against New Zealand by a single wicket at Taunton.
Katherine Brunt was named player of the match, taking 3-10 off 10 overs and hitting the winning runs with three balls to spare as England made 234-9.
New Zealand had reached 231-8 off their 50 overs, with Maria [...]
England’s extra class was too much for Ireland as they eased to a 147-run victory at Kibworth. Laura Marsh’s career-best 67 backed up Charlotte Edwards’ 72 as England piled on 274 for 7 before the visitors crumbled in the chase with the wickets shared around to lift confidence ahead of the one-day series against New [...]
Fifties from captain Charlotte Edwards and Laura Marsh set-up a 147-run win for England Women against Ireland Women at Kibworth.
Coming off the back of their defeat in the second Twenty20 International against New Zealand on July 2, England enjoyed a confidence-boosting outing against an Ireland side very much still making their way at this level.
The [...]
Indian players topped the International Cricket Council`s ODI Women`s Rankings with Mithali Raj taking the numero uno spot in the batting chart and Jhulan Goswami heading the bowling list.
But Claire Taylor has a chance to topple Mithali from the number one spot when England goes head to head first with Ireland in a one off [...]
A half-century by Suzie Bates, followed by three wickets for Sian Ruck, helped New Zealand square the series at the Rose Bowl despite a heroic 73 from Sarah Taylor.
After the opening fixture was dominated by spin this was a much more free-flowing contest that fluctuated one way and the other before finally settling in New [...]
Katherine Brunt, the England fast bowler, has said her team will be looking to avenge their disappointing showing at the World Twenty20 when they meet New Zealand later this month.
England headed to the Caribbean as defending champions but crashed out in the group stages, while New Zealand had a disappointment of their own, losing to [...]
Australia’s captain Alex Blackwell insists she never doubted her team could take home the World Twenty20 title despite their low score in the final. Australia battled to 106 for 8 from their 20 overs and it looked as though New Zealand should have little trouble with the chase, but they batted out their overs and [...]
Sara McGlashan starred with a 55-ball 84 as New Zealand beat West Indies by 56 runs to set up a summit clash against Australia in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20.
Riding on McGlashan’s blazing knock, New Zealand, who finished runners-up at the last edition of the event, made 180 for five in their 20 overs.
In reply, [...]
New Zealand will resume their long-term rivalry with Australia in Sunday’s Women’s World Twenty20 final after Sara McGlashan’s stunning half-century earned a 56-run win over West Indies. McGlashan crunched a magnificent 84 from 55 balls as New Zealand raced to 180 for 5 and the bowlers backed up by restricting their opponents to 124 for [...]