This is a list of squads picked for the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament, held in England in June 2009. Age given is at the start of the tournament.
Player [1] | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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Karen Rolton (c) | 21 November 1974 (aged 34) | Left | Left-arm medium | South Australia |
Sarah Andrews | 26 December 1981 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm medium | New South Wales |
Alex Blackwell | 31 August 1983 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm medium | New South Wales |
Jess Cameron | 27 June 1989 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Victoria |
Lauren Ebsary | 15 March 1983 (aged 26) | Right | Right-arm medium | Western Australia |
Rene Farrell | 13 January 1987 (aged 22) | Right | Right-arm medium | Western Australia |
Jodie Fields (wk) | 19 June 1984 (aged 24) | Right | – | Queensland |
Shelley Nitschke | 3 December 1976 (aged 32) | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | South Australia |
Erin Osborne | 27 June 1989 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off break | New South Wales |
Ellyse Perry | 3 November 1990 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium | New South Wales |
Kirsten Pike | 12 November 1984 (aged 24) | Right | Right-arm medium | Queensland |
Leah Poulton | 27 February 1984 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm leg break | New South Wales |
Lisa Sthalekar | 13 August 1979 (aged 29) | Right | Right-arm off break | New South Wales |
Elyse Villani | 6 October 1989 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium | Victoria |
Player [2] | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team | ||
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Charlotte Edwards (c) | 17 December 1979 (aged 29) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Kent | ||
Caroline Atkins | 13 January 1981 (aged 28) | Right | – | Sussex | ||
Katherine Brunt | 2 July 1985 (aged 23) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Yorkshire | ||
Holly Colvin | 7 September 1989 (aged 19) | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | Sussex | ||
Lydia Greenway | 6 August 1985 (aged 23) | Left | Right-arm off break | Kent | ||
Isa Guha | 21 May 1985 (aged 24) | Right | Right-arm medium | Berkshire | ||
Jenny Gunn | 9 May 1986 (aged 23) | Right | Right-arm medium | Nottinghamshire | ||
Danielle Hazell | 13 May 1988 (aged 21) | Right | Right-arm off break | Yorkshire | ||
Laura Marsh | 5 December 1986 (aged 22) | Right | Right-arm off break | Sussex | ||
Beth Morgan | 27 September 1981 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm medium | Middlesex | ||
Ebony Rainford-Brent | 31 December 1983 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm medium | Surrey | ||
Nicky Shaw | 30 December 1981 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm medium | Surrey | ||
Claire Taylor | 25 September 1975 (aged 33) | Right | – | Berkshire | ||
Sarah Taylor (wk) | 20 May 1989 (aged 20) | Right | – | Sussex | ||
Withdrawn players | ||||||
Anya Shrubsole | 7 December 1991 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium | Somerset |
Player [3] | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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Jhulan Goswami (c) | 25 November 1982 (aged 26) | Right | Right-arm medium | Bengal |
Anjum Chopra | 20 May 1977 (aged 32) | Left | Right-arm medium | Delhi |
Anagha Deshpande (wk) | 19 November 1985 (aged 23) | Right | – | Maharashtra |
Rumeli Dhar | 9 December 1983 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm medium | Railways |
Harmanpreet Kaur | 8 March 1989 (aged 20) | Right | Right-arm off break | Punjab |
Latika Kumari | 5 January 1982 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm medium | Delhi |
Reema Malhotra | 17 October 1980 (aged 28) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Delhi |
Babita Mandlik | 16 July 1981 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm medium | Railways |
Sulakshana Naik (wk) | 10 November 1978 (aged 30) | Right | – | Railways |
Mithali Raj | 3 December 1982 (aged 26) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Railways |
Punam Raut | 14 October 1989 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off break | Mumbai |
Priyanka Roy | 2 March 1988 (aged 21) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Railways |
Amita Sharma | 12 September 1982 (aged 26) | Right | Right-arm medium | Railways |
Gouher Sultana | 31 March 1988 (aged 21) | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | Hyderabad |
Player [4] | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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Aimee Watkins (c) | 11 October 1982 (aged 26) | Left | Right-arm off break | Central Districts |
Suzie Bates | 16 September 1987 (aged 21) | Right | Right-arm medium | Otago |
Nicola Browne | 14 September 1983 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm medium | Northern Districts |
Saskia Bullen | 20 July 1983 (aged 25) | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | Auckland |
Sophie Devine | 1 September 1989 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium | Wellington |
Lucy Doolan | 11 December 1987 (aged 21) | Right | Right-arm off break | Wellington |
Victoria Lind | 15 May 1985 (aged 24) | Right | – | Auckland |
Katey Martin (wk) | 7 February 1985 (aged 24) | Right | – | Otago |
Sara McGlashan | 28 March 1982 (aged 27) | Right | – | Central Districts |
Rachel Priest (wk) | 13 June 1985 (aged 23) | Right | – | Central Districts |
Kate Pulford | 27 August 1980 (aged 28) | Right | Right-arm medium | Northern Districts |
Sian Ruck | 8 December 1983 (aged 25) | Right | Left-arm medium | Wellington |
Amy Satterthwaite | 7 October 1986 (aged 22) | Left | Right-arm off break | Canterbury |
Sarah Tsukigawa | 16 January 1982 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm medium | Otago |
Player [5] | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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Sana Mir (c) | 5 January 1986 (aged 23) | Right | Right-arm off break | Karachi |
Almas Akram | 15 April 1988 (aged 21) | Right | Left-arm medium | Sialkot |
Armaan Khan | 4 April 1980 (aged 29) | Right | – | Karachi |
Asmavia Iqbal | 1 January 1988 (aged 21) | Right | Right-arm medium | Multan |
Batool Fatima (wk) | 14 August 1982 (aged 26) | Right | Right-arm medium | Karachi |
Bismah Maroof | 18 July 1991 (aged 17) | Left | Right-arm leg break | Lahore |
Javeria Khan | 14 May 1988 (aged 21) | Right | Right-arm off break | Karachi |
Marina Iqbal | 7 March 1987 (aged 22) | Right | Right-arm medium | Lahore |
Naila Nazir | 30 March 1989 (aged 20) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Islamabad |
Nain Abidi | 23 May 1985 (aged 24) | Right | – | Karachi |
Nazia Sadiq | 7 August 1976 (aged 32) | Right | – | Lahore |
Qanita Jalil | 21 March 1978 (aged 31) | Right | Right-arm medium | Abbottabad |
Sajjida Shah | 3 February 1988 (aged 21) | Right | Right-arm off break | Hyderabad |
Urooj Mumtaz | 1 October 1985 (aged 23) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Karachi |
Player [6] | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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Sunette Loubser (c) | 26 September 1982 (aged 26) | Right | Right-arm off break | Boland |
Susan Benade | 16 February 1982 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm medium | Free State |
Cri-Zelda Brits | 20 November 1983 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm medium | Gauteng |
Trisha Chetty (wk) | 26 June 1988 (aged 20) | Right | – | KwaZulu-Natal |
Dinesha Devnarain | 12 November 1988 (aged 20) | Right | Right-arm medium | KwaZulu-Natal |
Mignon du Preez | 13 June 1989 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm off break | Northerns |
Shandre Fritz | 21 July 1985 (aged 23) | Right | Right-arm medium | Western Province |
Shabnim Ismail | 5 October 1988 (aged 20) | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | Western Province |
Marizanne Kapp | 4 January 1990 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium | Eastern Province |
Ashlyn Kilowan | 19 December 1982 (aged 26) | Left | Left-arm medium | Western Province |
Marcia Letsoalo | 11 April 1984 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm medium | Northerns |
Alicia Smith | 13 March 1984 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm medium | Boland |
Charlize van der Westhuizen | 17 February 1984 (aged 25) | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | Northerns |
Dane van Niekerk | 14 May 1993 (aged 16) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Northerns |
Player [7] | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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Chamari Polgampola (c) | 20 March 1981 (aged 28) | Left | Right-arm medium | Slimline Sports Club |
Sanduni Abeywickrama | 12 December 1982 (aged 26) | Right | Right-arm off break | Colombo Cricket Club |
Chamari Atapattu | 9 February 1990 (aged 19) | Left | Right-arm medium | Colts Cricket Club |
Chamika Bandara | 13 November 1980 (aged 28) | Right | Right-arm medium | Slimline Sports Club |
Sandamali Dolawatte | 10 February 1983 (aged 26) | Right | Right-arm leg break | Colts Cricket Club |
Hiruka Fernando | 11 September 1976 (aged 32) | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | Slimline Sports Club |
Rose Fernando | 28 July 1979 (aged 29) | Right | Right-arm off break | Slimline Sports Club |
Sumudu Fernando | 8 February 1982 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm medium | Palink Sports Club |
Inoka Galagedara | 17 July 1977 (aged 31) | Right | Right-arm medium | Marians |
Eshani Kaushalya | 1 June 1984 (aged 25) | Right | Right-arm medium | Colts Cricket Club |
Dilani Manodara (wk) | 8 December 1982 (aged 26) | Right | – | Slimline Sports Club |
Udeshika Prabodhani | 20 September 1985 (aged 23) | Right | Left-arm medium | Colombo Cricket Club |
Deepika Rasangika | 13 December 1983 (aged 25) | Left | Left-arm medium | Colts Cricket Club |
Sripali Weerakkody | 7 January 1986 (aged 23) | Left | Right-arm medium | Slimline Sports Club |
Player [8] | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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Merissa Aguilleira (c) (wk) | 14 December 1985 (aged 23) | Right | – | Trinidad and Tobago |
Kirbyina Alexander | 6 July 1987 (aged 21) | Right | Right-arm medium | Trinidad and Tobago |
Shanel Daley | 25 December 1988 (aged 20) | Left | Left-arm medium | Jamaica |
Deandra Dottin | 21 June 1991 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium | Barbados |
Cordel Jack | 22 February 1982 (aged 27) | Right | Right-arm off break | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Stacy-Ann King | 13 July 1983 (aged 25) | Left | Left-arm medium | Trinidad and Tobago |
Pamela Lavine | 12 March 1969 (aged 40) | Right | Right-arm medium | Barbados |
Debbie-Ann Lewis | 7 August 1969 (aged 39) | Right | Right-arm medium | Grenada |
Anisa Mohammed | 7 August 1988 (aged 20) | Right | Right-arm off break | Trinidad and Tobago |
Juliana Nero | 14 July 1979 (aged 29) | Right | Right-arm medium | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Shakera Selman | 1 September 1989 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium | Barbados |
Danielle Small | 16 March 1989 (aged 20) | Right | Right-arm off break | Barbados |
Charlene Taitt | 2 September 1984 (aged 24) | Right | Right-arm off break | Barbados |
Stafanie Taylor | 11 June 1991 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off break | Jamaica |
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