Karen Louise Rolton is an Australian former cricketer and captain of the national women's team. A left-handed batter,she has scored the most runs for her country in women's Test cricket.
The Australian women's national cricket team represent Australia in international women's cricket. Currently captained by Meg Lanning and coached by Shelley Nitschke,they are the top team in all world rankings assigned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the women's game.
Mithali Dorai Raj is an Indian former cricketer and captain of the India women's national cricket team from 2004 to 2022. She is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket,and ESPN ranked her as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time. Raj has received several national and international awards,including the Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World in 2017,Arjuna Award in 2003,the Padma Shri in 2015,and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021.
Sophie Frances Monique Devine is a New Zealand sportswoman,who has represented New Zealand in both cricket for the New Zealand national women's cricket team,and in field hockey as a member of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. She has since focused on cricket. She is known for not wearing a helmet when batting,a rarity in 21st century cricket. In December 2017,she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.
Karen Smithies is a former England cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 15 Test matches and 69 One Day Internationals between 1986 and 2000,and was captain of England between 1993 and 2000. In 1993,she led England to their second World Cup title,and was the joint leading wicket-taker in the tournament. She played domestic cricket for East Midlands and Nottinghamshire. Following her playing career,Smithies has worked in South Africa,managing teams in their domestic competitions.
Suzannah Wilson Bates is a New Zealand cricketer and former captain of national women cricket team. Born at Dunedin,she plays domestic cricket for the Otago Sparks,as well as playing for the White Ferns. She currently holds the highest score and highest batting average in the New Zealand Women's Twenty20 cricket team. She won the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2013. Bates again won ICC Women's ODI and T20I Cricketer of the Year 2016.
Karen Maree Brown is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 9 Test matches and 43 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1985 and 1993. She captained Australia in one ODI in 1991. She played domestic cricket for Victoria.
Ellyse Alexandra Perry is an Australian sportswoman who has represented her country in cricket and soccer. Having debuted for both the national cricket team and the national soccer team at the age of 16,she is the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first to have appeared in both ICC and FIFA World Cups. Gradually becoming a single-sport professional athlete from 2014 onward,Perry's acclaimed cricket career has continued to flourish and she is now widely considered to be one of the greatest female players ever.
The 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup,known as the 1982 Hansells Vita Fresh World Cup for sponsorship purposes,was an international cricket tournament played in New Zealand from 10 January to 7 February 1982. Hosted by New Zealand for the first time,it was the third edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup,coming four years after the previous 1978 World Cup in India.
Danévan Niekerk is a South African cricketer born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Centurion. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler,she played for South Africa in Test matches,One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) between 2009 and 2021,and was captain of the side between 2016 and 2021. She was the first bowler for South Africa to take 100 wickets in WODIs. On 16 March 2023,she announced her retirement from international cricket.
Harmanpreet Kaur is an Indian cricketer who serves as the captain of the India Women's National Cricket Team in all formats. She plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women's cricket team;and was awarded the Arjuna Award for Cricket in the year 2017 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Shabnim Ismail is a South African cricketer who made her debut for the national women's team in January 2007. A right-arm fast bowler,Ismail is South Africa's all-time leading wicket-taker in both the One Day International and Twenty20 International formats. She has earned a reputation as one of the fastest female bowlers in the world,with her top recorded speed reaching 128 kilometres per hour (80 mph). She has played in every editions of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament since its inception in 2009. She has featured in ICC World Twenty20 on eight occasions in 2009,2010,2012,2014,2016,2018,2020,2023.
Shandre Alvida Fritz is a South African former cricketer and current match referee. She played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 59 One Day Internationals and 26 Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa between 2003 and 2014. She played domestic cricket for Western Province and KwaZulu-Natal.
Karen Nichole Young is a New Zealand-born Irish former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one Test match and 19 One Day Internationals for Ireland between 2000 and 2003. She scored 58 in her only Test match,against Pakistan,as well as scoring 120 in an ODI in the same series.
Karen Le Comber is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 15 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 1996 and 1997. She mainly played domestic cricket for Canterbury,whilst also representing Southern Districts,Canterbury B and Pub Charities XI.
Karen Vivienne Gunn is a former cricketer from New Zealand who played as a right-handed batter,right-arm medium bowler and occasional wicket-keeper. She appeared in nine test matches and forty-five One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1985 and 1993. Her final professional appearance was in the final of the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.
Karen Read is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in three Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for Australia. She played domestic cricket for Western Australia.
