Northern Diamonds announce squad for Rachael Heyhoe-Flint trophy
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
Northern Diamonds announced the squad for the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint trophy on Friday (August 14). Diamonds will represent the North-East region in England and Wales Cricket Board’s new competition. Jenny Gunn, who retired from international cricket last year, is part of the squad as are Hollie Armitage and Beth Langston, players, who hold regional retainer contract with Northern Diamonds. Rookie Linsey Smith is currently with England’s training squad and hasn’t been named in the 15-member squad. Netherlands’ Sterre Kalis will also feature for Northern Diamonds in the tournament. She equalled t ..read more
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Enough room for separate WBBL, WIPL windows in the future, says Lisa Sthalekar
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
Former Australia cricketer Lisa Sthalekar expressed her disappointment over the postponement of the 2021 World Cup in New Zealand and feels women’s cricket shouldn’t lose the momentum it generated with the T20 World Cup in Australia. “As for the postponement, I was a little bit surprised, probably like everyone else given the fact that it was in New Zealand,” ESPNCricinfo quoted Sthalekar saying while speaking at the press conference before the worldwide premiere of Beyond Boundary, the ICC’s documentary on T20 World Cup 2020 on Friday(August 14). Sthalekar’s disappointment was writ large, sp ..read more
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Southern Vipers announce their squad for the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint trophy
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
Southern Vipers have announced a 15-member squad for the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint trophy on Friday (August 14). Vipers is one of the new eight teams formed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as part of the new elite domestic structure and will represent the South-Central region. Rachael Heyhoe-Flint trophy is a special edition competition announced for the 2020-21 season in light of the challenges paused by the COVID-19 pandemic. All the eight teams from the new elite domestic structure will play in the competition. The eight teams have been divided into two regionalised groups of four ..read more
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Fi Morris raring to go for Western Storm
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
Fi Morris is glad to be back to training at the Bristol County Ground and has said that it brings back good memories. “I have grown up playing at the Bristol Cricket Ground,” Morris told Western Storm, with whom she will be playing the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy this year. “It’s been eight years since I last trained here so yes it’s good to be back.” Morris, the off-spinner, played the four seasons of the Women’s Cricket Super League (WCSL) for Southern Vipers. But under the new elite domestic structure, she will turn out for Storm, that comprises the South West and Wales regions, including ..read more
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Was hurt with the axing in 2018 T20 World Cup semis: Mithali Raj
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
The axing of Mithali Raj from the playing XI of the 2018 T20 World Cup semifinal against England came as a surprise to everyone. Although India lost the game, the decision led to a series of events subsequently including the sacking of then-coach Ramesh Powar, the former ODI skipper admitted she was disappointed to have not played the game. “Honestly, I was quite disappointed that I couldn’t play. But it is something that has happened with every player,” Mithali was quoted as saying in a Star Sports show. “I am not the first person with whom this has happened. It is about the team composition ..read more
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Francois van der Merwe has been officially named as the head coach of Namibia
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
Francois van der Merwe, former South Africa first class cricketer, has been officially appointed as the head coach of Namibia, Cricket Namibia announced on Thursday (August 13). Cricket Namibia in a statement said the newly appointed coach’s focus is promote girls’ and women’s cricket across all regions of Namibia, and to put structures in place to let the talent from age groups to progress to the national side. Van der Merwe made his List A debut in 1996 and made his first-class debut for the North West Dragons side during the 1999-2000 season. He played his last first-class match in 2006 an ..read more
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Beyond The Boundary: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 documentary released worldwide on Netflix
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3y ago
Cricket fans get a chance to relive all the action, excitement, and emotion from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 as Beyond the Boundary, a retrospective documentary, debuts worldwide on Netflix. The documentary celebrates the 17-day tournament, which saw the emergence of new heroes in the women’s game as more cricket fans than ever before switched on. It also witnessed records being set in terms of crowds, broadcast viewership and digital engagement. With absorbing visuals, commentary, and interviews in the build-up to and during the event, the documentary is the first piece of ICC origina ..read more
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Maitlan Brown expects WBBL to be played in a bubble
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
Melbourne Renegades allrounder Maitlan Brown has said she expects teams will have to go into a bio-secure bubble if this season’s Women’s Big Bash League is to go ahead as originally planned. The 23-year-old, who is part of the Melbourne Renegades squad, added that the COVID-19 pandemic has meant players are uncertain of how exactly the season is going to proceed. “It’s all up in the air at the moment,” Brown told Mandurah Mail. “I spoke to our coach the other day but nothing has been decided yet. I expect we’ll go into some type of hub situation, but I don’t know where that’ll be, although I ..read more
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Quiz: The Wormsley Test
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
In 2014, India stunned a strong England side in their backyard to register a fairytale win in Wormsley. India played only one more Test since then and the format has been put on the back burner. But this week, on the sixth anniversary of the remarkable Test, we bring you a quiz to refresh your memory of the match. Ten questions, three minutes… Answer away!   The post Quiz: The Wormsley Test appeared first on Women's CricZone ..read more
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Former England off-spinner Laura Marsh calls time on career at 33
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by Women's CricZone Staff
3y ago
Former England off-spinner Laura Marsh has decided to call it quits from all forms of cricket at the age of 33. She took to Twitter to announce her retirement. Marsh was about to play in the first Women’s Hundred for Oval Invincibles this year before the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the tournament until next year, “I have made the decision to retire from all forms of cricket. With the cancellation of The Hundred competition this year, I feel that it is the right time to hang up the boots. I want to say a huge thank you to all the teams and organisations I have represented over the years,” Mars ..read more
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