The 22 yards is no more just a place of men dominance. Years have changed and now men and women share same popularity and dominance in the game of cricket. Glamour comes along with cricket. Not only bat and ball but the legends have always amazed the world with their beauty and aura.
When the women’s’ team play on the field, apart from a good game, you also get to see a lot of beauty scattered on the ground.
Here’s a list of top 10 talented women cricketer and most beautiful too:
– by Saika Mazumdar
1. Ellyse Perry, Australia:
Ellyse Perry became the youngest Australian ever to play international cricket when she debuted the second ODI of the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand in July 2007, before her 17th birthday, despite never having played a domestic match at the senior level. Considered a genuine all-around prospect right from the start – she toured New Zealand with the Australian under-23 team early in 2007. She is also one of the
Ellyse Perry became the youngest Australian ever to play international cricket when she debuted in the second ODI of the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand in July 2007, before her 17th birthday, despite never having played a domestic match at the senior level. Considered a genuine all-around prospect right from the start – she toured New Zealand with the Australian under-23 team early in 2007. She is also one of the prettiest faces to be witnessed. She debuted for both Australian Cricket and football team.
2. Laura Marsh, England:
She began playing cricket at 11 and started her career as a medium pace bowler but found greater success when she switched to off-spin. She plays county cricket for Sussex, represents the Rubies and made her Test debut against India in 2006. She was part of the England team that retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008 and in England in 2009.
She opened the bowling for England in the Twenty20 World Championship in 2009, taking 6 for 68 in the tournament which England won by defeating New Zealand at Lords. In the absence of Sarah Taylor, she opened the batting for England in the Twenty20 series against Australia in 2010 as well as opening the bowling and being named a player of the match in England”s series-winning win at Canberra on 16 January 2010. She is beautifully mixed with talent.
3. Holly Ferling, Australia:
She is another beautiful and impressive Australian female cricketer. She debuted for the Australia national women’s cricket team in 2013. She is widely known as a Right-arm fast-medium paced bowler and has achieved immense success during her career. Ferling made four appearances during the 2013 Women”s Cricket World Cup, taking nine wickets at an average of 10.55; placing her second on the bowling averages tables. She was named as the twelfth player in the team of the tournament, selected by an ICC panel. At the age of 14, Ferling made her debut in men”s grade cricket in Queensland and took a hat-trick with her first three balls. She later became the first woman to be named as the Queensland Junior Cricketer of the Year.
4. Sarah Jane Taylor, England:
She is a wicketkeeper-batsman, who is best famous for free flow stroke gaming style, and batting in the middle order of test matches. She has been one of the members of England team to retain the Ashes in Australia in 2008. She is player of Sussex and known for her bold and incredible attitude. She opened the batting for England in their victories in the 50 over World Cup in Australia and the Twenty/20 World Championship in 2009.
However, she pulled out of the England tours of 2010 and 2011, including the Ashes match in Australia. She won the T20I Women”s Cricketer of the Year in 2012 and 2013 and was the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players
5. Isa Guha, England:
She is now a known face in presenter column. She was born in Buckinghamshire, England, ND IS OF Kolkata descent. She has played in the 2005 Women’s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. She has won the World Cup in 2009 which was one of her career’s highlights. She is a right-handed fast medium bowler, who debuted in Test at the age of 17 against India, back in 2002. She has been the writer for column of BBS Sports website.
6. Sana Mir, Pakistan:
She has been the captain of women’s team of Pakistan and won two Gold medals in Asian Games 2010 and 2014. She was also named as the Player of the Tournament at the 2008 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier. This beautiful lady was born to Kashmiri parents. She is a big fan of cricketers Waqar Younis, Imran Khan, and Jonty Rhodes. In 2010 Asian Games, Sana was the leading the team to a gold medal.
7. Rosalie Birch, England:
She is widely known as an off-spinners and lower middle order batsman. Since 2003, Rosalie combined her gaming skills with full-time study when she got admission at the University of Sussex. She completed graduation with a BA in Linguistics in 2006. She has been a part of seven Test matches, 37 One Day Internationals, and four Twenty20 Internationals.
8. Katherine Brunt, England:
An aggressive right-arm fast bowler with a classical action, she played for Yorkshire age group sides before taking a break from cricket at the age of 17 due to fitness concerns. She went to Penistone Grammar School, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
She returned for the Test against New Zealand in 2004 and was a member of the 2005 England World Cup side in South Africa. She took 14 wickets and scored her maiden half-century as England won the Ashes in 2005 and opened the bowling in England”s successful 2009 World Cup Campaign.
9. Meghann Lanning, Australia:
An opening batsman, she is captain and a current member of the Australian women”s cricket team and the Victorian Spirit. She is the older sister of Anna Lanning. Lanning made her T20 International debut on 30 December 2010 against New Zealand in the Rose Bowl tournament, scoring 10 runs as Australia beat New Zealand by 4 wickets.
She then made her One-Day International debut on 5 January 2011 against England at the WACA Ground, and opened the batting, making 20 runs before being caught. At 18 years and 288 days, she became the country”s youngest ever centurion – male or female, comfortably beating Ricky Ponting”s previous record of 21 years and 21 days. She has since been a regular in the Australian women”s cricket team, scoring another century against India.
During the 2012 ICC Women”s World Twenty20, she was named in the Team of the Tournament after finishing the third highest run scorer and in the process becoming the first woman to hit five consecutive innings of over 30 in T20 Internationals during the series.
(Pic Source: PTI)
Mithali Raj is the captain of the Indian Women’s cricket team. Mithali began playing at the age of 17 and she was chosen by the Indian cricket team the same year. She played both Test and One Day International cricket for India’s women’s cricket team.
She debuted in One Day International in 1999 against Ireland at Milton Keynes and made 114 runs. She then played against South Africa in 2001. She has lead Indian team to the finals in the Women’s Cricket World Cup of 2005.
So these ladies prove that along with beauty comes great talents too and they are all winners in life and in cricketing field.
– by Saika Mazumdar