Belinda Jane Clark is an Australian former cricketer and sports administrator. A right-handed batter,she served as the captain of the national women's team for eleven years and was a member of triumphant World Cup campaigns in 1997 and 2005. The first player to record a double century in the One Day International (ODI) format of the game,Clark has scored the most runs and captained the most matches of any Australian woman in ODIs. She has also achieved emphatic success domestically,winning five championships with New South Wales and two with Victoria while playing in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).
Deborah Ann Hockley is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. Hockley was the first woman to become President of New Zealand Cricket.
Maia Ann Mereana Lewis is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 9 Test matches,78 One Day Internationals and 1 Twenty20 International for New Zealand between 1992 and 2005. She captained in 1997 and between 2003 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for Southern Districts,Canterbury,North Harbour and Wellington. Lewis also represented New Zealand in Hockey,and Indoor Cricket,making her a triple international athlete.
Emily Cecilia Drumm is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and could bowl both right-arm medium and right-arm leg break. She appeared in 5 Test matches and 101 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1992 and 2006. She played domestic cricket for Auckland,Northern Districts and Kent.
Charlotte Marie Edwards 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.
Anjum Chopra is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. The first time she stepped onto the cricket ground was at the age of 9. She played her first friendly match with the college girls' team at the inter-college level,scoring 20 runs and taking 2 wickets. Later the same year she was selected to play for New Delhi in the under −15 tournament.
Enid Bakewell played for the English women's cricket team in 12 Tests between 1968 and 1979,and in 23 one-day international matches. A right-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler,on her figures she has a strong claim to be regarded as the best all-rounder that the English women's game has produced. In Tests she scored 1,078 runs at an average of 59.88,with 4 centuries,as well as taking 50 wickets at an average of 16.62. In what proved to be her final Test,she scored 68 and 112* and took 10 for 75 against West Indies at Edgbaston in 1979. Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup.
Aimee Louise Watkins is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder.
Rowan Claire Milburn is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 7 One Day Internationals for the Netherlands in 2000,and 8 One Day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand in 2007. She played domestic cricket for Otago and Canterbury in New Zealand.
Lydia Sophie Greenway is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler. She was also regarded as one of the best outfielders in the women's game. She appeared in 14 Test matches,126 One Day Internationals and 85 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2003 and 2016. She played county cricket for Kent and played in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League for the Southern Vipers.
Amy Ella Satterthwaite is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder,batting left-handed and bowling either right-arm medium or off break. She appeared in 145 One Day Internationals and 111 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2007 and 2022. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury,Tasmania,Hobart Hurricanes,Melbourne Renegades,Lancashire Thunder,Lancashire and Manchester Originals.
Anya Shrubsole is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed lower-order batter. She played for England between 2008 and 2022,and played domestic cricket for Somerset,Berkshire,Western Storm,Southern Vipers,Southern Brave and Perth Scorchers. She made her England debut in 2008,and was Player of the Match in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final. In 2018,she became the first woman to appear on the cover of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. In April 2022,Shrubsole announced her retirement from international cricket. In June 2023,she announced her intention to retire from all forms of cricket after the 2023 season of The Hundred.
Maria Frances Fahey is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter. She appeared in 2 Test matches,54 One Day Internationals and 8 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2003 and 2010. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.
Mignon du Preez is a former South African cricketer,who was the women's team captain in all three forms of cricket,Test matches,ODIs and T20Is,from 2007 to 2018. A right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper,du Preez made her debut for the South Africa national women's cricket team in January 2007,aged seventeen. Besides being the South African player with most matches as captain in both ODIs and T20Is,she is the highest run-scorer for South Africa women in ODIs and T20Is. In April 2022,du Preez announced her retirement from Test and ODI cricket,allowing her to focus on the shorter format of the game and spend more time with her family. In December 2022,she further announced her retirement from T20Is,but confirmed her continued availability for domestic T20 leagues.
Bismah Maroof is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as an all-rounder,batting left-handed and bowling right-arm leg break. In June 2022,she became the most runs scorer for Pakistani women's cricket team in both ODI and T20I formats. She has appeared for Pakistan in over 200 matches,captained the side between 2013 and 2020,and was the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for Pakistan. In April 2021,Maroof took a break from cricket to give birth,before confirming her return to availability in December 2021 ahead of the 2022 World Cup. She has played domestic cricket for Lahore,Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited and Pakistan Universities. As of 2022,she currently holds the world record for having scored the most number of runs in the history of Women's ODIs without a single career century with 3,017 runs.
Nida Rashid Dar is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She is the current captain of the Pakistan women's national cricket team since April 2023.
The 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup final was a Women's One Day International match between the England women's cricket team and the New Zealand women's national cricket team,played on 22 March 2009 at the North Sydney Oval in Australia. It was the culmination of the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup,the ninth edition of the tournament. England won the final by four wickets,clinching their third World Cup title and their first outside England. It was the second time that the two teams had met at this stage of a World Cup;England won their previous final contest in 1993.
Vera Esther Burt was a New Zealand cricketer and field hockey player,representing her country in both sports. She went on to be hockey umpire,coach,and administrator.
The New Zealand women's national cricket team toured Ireland and England in July and August 2004. They first played Ireland in 3 One Day Internationals,winning the series 3–0. They then played England in the first ever Twenty20 International for either gender,with New Zealand winning the match by 9 runs. Finally,they played England in 5 ODIs and 1 Test match,with England winning the ODI series 3–2 and the Test match ending as a draw.
