List of women's international cricket hat-tricks

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Rene Farrell is the most recent bowler to have taken a hat-trick in a women's Test match. Rene Farrell bowling 5.jpg
Rene Farrell is the most recent bowler to have taken a hat-trick in a women's Test match.

A hat-trick in cricket is when a bowler takes three wickets from consecutive deliveries. It is a relatively rare feat [1] in women's international cricket. [a] The first hat-trick was taken in a Test match between Australia and England in February 1958, by Australia's Betty Wilson. [5] Two further hat-tricks have been taken in women's Tests; by Pakistan's Shaiza Khan in 2004, and Australia's Rene Farrell in 2011. [2] The first hat-trick in women's One Day Internationals was taken by Carole Hodges during the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup.

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In September 2019, against the West Indies, Megan Schutt became the first female bowler to take two hat-tricks in international cricket. [6]

The most recent bowler to achieve the feat was South Africa's Chloe Tryon, against Sri Lanka during a Women's One Day International (WODI) in May 2025. [a]

Key

Hat-tricks

Tests

Women's Test cricket hat-tricks [2]
No.BowlerForAgainstInn.MatchDismissalsVenueDateRef.
1 Betty Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England 2 2/4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg St Kilda Cricket Club Ground, Melbourne 21 February 1958 [7]
2 Shaiza Khan  SFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2 1/1 Flag of Pakistan.svg National Stadium, Karachi 15 March 2004 [8]
3 Rene Farrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England 3 1/1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bankstown Oval, Sydney 22 January 2011 [9]

One Day Internationals

Women's One Day International cricket hat-tricks [3]
No.BowlerForAgainstInn.DismissalsVenueDateRef.
1 Carole Hodges Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2 Flag of England.svg Recreation Ground, Banstead 20 July 1993* [10]
2 Julie Harris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1 Flag of England.svg Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick 26 July 1993* [11]
3 Emily Drumm Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 3 February 1996 [12]
4 Clare Connor Flag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India 1 Flag of England.svg County Ground, Northampton 9 July 1999 [13]
5 Saibh Young Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of England.svg  England 2 Flag of England.svg Bradfield College, Reading 12 August 2001 [14]
6 Lotte Egging Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 Flag of South Africa.svg University No 2 Ground, Stellenbosch 22 February 2008 [15]
7 Dane van Niekerk  1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Warner Park, Basseterre 7 January 2013 [16]
8 Inoka Ranaweera  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln 3 November 2015 [17]
9 Rumana Ahmed  Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2 Ulster Banner.svg Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, Belfast 10 September 2016 [18]
10 Masabata Klaas  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 Flag of South Africa.svg Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 9 May 2019 [19]
11 Megan Schutt  Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 11 September 2019 [20]
12 Charlie Dean  Flag of England.svg  England Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 Flag of South Africa.svg Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 8 December 2024 [21]
13 Chloe Tryon  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 9 May 2025 [22]

1 Dane van Niekerk took 4 wickets in 5 balls during this spell. She dismissed Shemaine Campbelle (st †Trisha Chetty) and bowled a dot ball before she took the hat-trick.

Twenty20 Internationals

As of May 2025, 48 hat-tricks have been taken in over 2,300 WT20I matches.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Test, [2] One Day Internationals, [3] and Twenty20 Internationals. [4]

References

  1. Bateman, Anthony (2009). Cricket, Literature and Culture: Symbolising the Nation, Destabilising Empire . Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. p.  88. ISBN   978-0-7546-6537-3.
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  4. "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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  14. "England Women v Ireland Women: Women's European Championship 2001". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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  21. "2nd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Durban, December 8 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  22. "SA Women vs SL Women, 6th Match at Colombo, Women's Tri-Series (SL), May 09 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2025.