Best women cricketer

As the Women’s World Cup gets underway in England, the world’s best cricketers are about to show just how far the game has come in recent years. But how do today’s greats compare to their predecessors? Here is our list of the 10 greatest women cricketers of all time. We’ve managed to select a combination of cricketers from the early days of women’s cricket to those at the forefront today, while also considering the impact these players had off the field as well. That made it a difficult list to compile when you consider that Jhulan Goswami, Claire Taylor, and Lindsay Reeler – not to mention Meg Lanning, Suzie Bates, and Ellyse Perry all missed out. 10. Cathryn Fitzpatrick (Australia, 1991-2007) No Australian has taken more international wickets than Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who is among the game’s greatest ever quick bowlers – as well as one of the fastest. In fact, only one other player – Jhulan Goswami – has taken more in total. She took 60 wickets in just 13 Tests and another 180 in 109 ODIs, helping Australia win the World Cup in 1997 and 2005 and reach the final in 2001. Aged 37 when she took five for 29 against India in an ODI in 2006, she became the oldest player to achieve that feat. Not only capable of taking wickets, she was incredibly hard to score off, with an economy rate of just 1.91 in Tests and 3.01 in ODIs. 9. Mithali Raj (India, 1999-) With more than 8,000 runs – and counting – to her name, Raj has been a batting colossus for India since she marked her debut ...

Cricket will likely always be a male-dominated sport, but the women’s game is gaining traction and is in better shape now than ever before. The first women’s Big Bash will take place during the 2015-16 season and a Super League in England is also scheduled to commence next year.Women’s cricket has many differences to men’s. The lack of brute power makes the sport more technical and the balance between batsmen and bowlers arguably fairer. The boundaries are typically shorter and the women also use a lighter ball. However, despite the changes, the sport remains cricket – the game we all know and love.Here are the five best female cricketers in the world today, and five players you will likely hear much more of if women’s cricket gets more television exposure. Australian woman cricket team captain Born in Singapore in 1992, hard-hitting Meg Lanning has already established herself as of the world's most prolific young batswomen. She has hit six ODI centuries – only Charlotte Edwards, Claire Taylor and Karen Rolton have more – and her 1735 runs in the 50-over game have come at a strike-rate just shy of 100. Lanning has also excelled in T20 internationals. The Australian captain guided the Southern Stars to international glory at the 2014 World Twenty20, striking a match-winning 44 off 30 in the final against England, finishing the tournament as the leading run-scorer with 259. Lanning’s 65-ball 126 against Ireland early in the event was the highest-ever score in the format. Lan...

From its inception, the sport of cricket has always been a male dominated sport. There is no doubt, however, that things are changing for the better for women’s cricket in the modern day cricketing set-up. As a result, the likes of Mithali Raj and Sarah Taylor have become familiar names in the sporting arena. The women’s game has certain differences from the men’s game- the figures and stats are less intense, the boundaries shorter, the weight of the ball lighter but all of this contributes to a more fierce and lesser biased competition between the bat and the ball- the primary contest around which the beloved sport of cricket exists. There have been some extraordinary players in women’s cricket, which makes it very difficult to compile this list. Here is an attempt to present to you the Top 10 all-time great women cricketers who have played and enriched the sport. #1 Rachael Heyhoe-Flint (England, 1960-1982) Rachel Heyhoe-Flint constantly strived to uplift the status of women’s sport in the world after her retirement The England team did not lose a single Test Series under Rachael’s captaincy from 1966 to 1978. She led her side to a successful World Cup campaign in the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1973. She has to her credit the distinction of being the first female cricketer to hit a six in Test match cricket. She averaged above 45 in Tests and above 58 in ODI cricket, a spectacular achievement, keeping in mind the era she played cricket in. She constantly strived to u...

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup of 2022 is the twelfth edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup and will be held in New Zealand in March and April 2022. New Zealand qualified successfully as hosts, with all other qualification places given by the ICC WODI Rankings. It was previously scheduled from 6 February to 7 March 2021 but was postponed by one year due to the outrageous pandemic of COVID-19. The International Cricket Council confirmed that the 10. Shashikala Siriwardene (Sri Lanka) Shashikala captained the women’s cricket team for Sri Lanka in WODI matches; She holds a record of 100 wickets in Sri Lankan WODI cricket and is the only one among female cricketers of the country to match her 1000+ runs. Additionally, Shashikala has recorded 77 wickets in T20Is for Sri Lanka. 9. Sana Mir (Pakistan) Sana Mir served as the 8. Meghann Lanning (Australia) Meghann Lanning is currently the captain of the Australian national women’s cricket team. Meghann has One in the Women’s Cricket World Cup and four ICC Women’s World Twenty20 titles while part of five successful world championship campaigns. 7. Stafanie Roxann Taylor (West Indies) Stafanie has represented 6. Mithali Raj (India) Mithali's primary role is opening the batting with the right arm, and occasionally she bowls leg-breaks with that arm. Mithali has made the most runs in women’s international cricket. In women’s international cricket, Mithali is the top run-hitter and the only cricketer to hit 7,000 runs. 5. Lisa Car...

The England national women's cricket squad presents the country of England and Wales in the international women's playing squad. The squad is governed by the country and Wales Cricket Board (ECB); the team played their first Tests in 1935–36, as they won over Australia 2–0 in a three-test match series. The team's present leader is Heather Knight. There is an England Women's Academy team (WAT), consisting of players just under the entire England team. 10. Jennifer Gunn She is a British player who participates as a 9. Arran Brindle Arran is a left-handed bat holder and a 8. Janette Ann She is known as Jan Brittin. Ann was a British player who participated as a left-handed bat holder and 7. Natalie Ruth She is a British player. Ruth was the second player for the team to take a hat-trick in Women's Twenty20 International ground. A famous shot, the "Natmeg" shot is given after Sciver, when Ruth hits a ball through her foot during a match. 6. Lydia Sophie Greenway She is a right-handed bat holder and sometimes a right-arm off-break bowler. Lydia was also the best fielder in the playing game and squad. Lydia came in 15 Test matches, 127 One Day International matches, and 86 Twenty20 International matches between 2004 and 2017. 5. Tamsin Beaumont She was born on 12th March 1991 in Kent. Tamsin is a British player. Tamsin is the opening batting player for Kent and the country. She earlier also kept the wickets. Tamsin also participated in other home playing squads in both England a...