Tag: Women’s Cricket

Snippets!

It’s great to see Reece Topley back in action and amongst the wickets again. The England man is making a comeback with Susssex and the early signs are promising. Fingers crossed that he can stay fit.

It’s not so great to see England’s Women struggling horribly against Australia in all formats of the game. In particular Amy Jones’ game (A Test fifty aside) has regressed horribly with ducks becoming an all too familiar story once again.

Those Australians that didn’t make the cut for Australia Men’s Ashes party are now turning up up and down the country for various counties. Alex Carey is at Sussex whilst Peter Handscomb is the latest to sign up, in his case making Durham the third county that he’s represented.

Disclaimer: Yes this is a lazy version of an Extras post!

The Ellyse Masterpiece!

Averages 78.00 with the bat and 18.19 with the ball in Tests. Averages 50.35 with the bat and 24.87 with the ball in ODIs.

http://m.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/275487.html

These statistics surely belong to one of the greatest players the game has ever produced. Step forward Australia’s Elysse Perry!

If she were only a batter then she’d be set to go down in history as one of the greatest. If she were only a bowler then she’d be set to go down in history as one of the greatest. BUT SHE’S BOTH!

She’s so far ahead of her peers that she’s, dare I say it… Bradmanesque. That would be doing Perry and the women’s game a disservice though by comparing her and it to the men’s game.

Do her teammates envy her? Do they get sick of it all being about Ellyse?

Golden Girl, Southern Star, Ellyse the Incredible, it’s all been written before. Cricketer, footballer, author, you know how it goes…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellyse_Perry

When I typed Ellyse Perry into Google to check her stats, I saw a comment suggesting that the Wahroonga native be considered one of Australia’s greatest ever sportspersons. Surely somebody’s already described her as Australia’s greatest ever female too. Forget Australia and female. How about Ellyse Perry is simply one of the world’s greatest sportspeople?!

Six to Watch: T20I Status – Women’s Special Revisited

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Hi all

Please find listed below six women’s international players that I suggested keeping an eye on when T20I status was dished out all around the globe. Firstly, here’s the link to my original post…

https://sillypointcricket.com/2018/07/01/six-to-watch-t20i-status-womens-special/

Louise Little (Ireland)

A tough time for the still only sixteen-year-old but hopefully she’ll be stronger for it.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/1094718.html

Mariko Hill (Hong Kong)

Has shown glimpses of her ability but will want to make more significant contributions.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/343129.html

Pauke Siaka (Papua New Guinea)

A name synonymous with cricket in PNG, her games played are a small sample size on which to make a judgement.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/333936.html

Naruemol Chaiwai (Thailand)

Quite a few games under her belt now and performing well. She’s averaging 27.29 with the bat and has a top score of 64 not out scored against Malaysia in Bangkok last February.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/486944.html

Rubina Chhetry (Nepal)

Has produced some encouraging displays with both bat and ball including figures of 4-2 against Indonesia last January.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/500726.html

Cher van Slobbe (Netherlands)

Has chipped in with some wickets in her few games played.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/netherlands/content/player/577360.html

Mali Mauled!

It’s been well publicised that Mali Women were dismissed for the lowest ever T20I total last week… 4 all out against Rwanda!

What some of you may have missed is that they followed that up with 11 all out against Tanzania the following day then 10 all out against Uganda the next. That’s 25-30 then!

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/Ci/content/records/283168.html

They made 30-9 against Rwanda again yesterday mind…

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19349/scorecard/1188782/rwanda-women-vs-mali-women-7th-match-kwibuka-womens-twenty20-tournament-2019

So things are on the up!

This of course has brought into question the validity of the records being set and T20I statistics in general. I’ve heavily promoted my proposed structure of international cricket, one that would currently see a team such as Mali not hold full international status but have the right to earn it. Teams such as England would currently have full international status but could lose it. That’s meritocracy in sport (Hey Manchester City Women’s football team… meritocracy!).

https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/womens/team-rankings/t20i

As it stands, all international women’s teams have full status. I’m a big believer in being better for gaining experience. Mali will improve and I look forward to hearing about it. I’m not a fan of the idea of picking and choosing statistics. Cricket should be a global game and whilst this may have been a chastening experience for the Malians they will be better for it. International sport should be ruthless. That is how the best help the weaker sides improve and therefore create competition. Don’t get me started on critics of the USA Women’s football (Soccer!) team. for their celebrations against Thailand. Anybody who has a problem with that is not someone who should be allowed anywhere near competitive sport. Even if it’s the absolute doldrums of the village cricket circuit, I don’t ever want anybody taking it easy on me!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_women%27s_national_cricket_team

Cricket 19: What Will You Do?

Cricket 19 will be with us in May… May!

Check out the teaser trailer below…

It leaves you wanting more doesn’t it?

Big Ant’s fourth attempt at a cricket game will hopefully be their most polished yet.

Don Bradman Cricket 14, its follow up in 17 and Ashes Cricket all had their qualities but far too often steps forward were compromised by as many steps back.

What do you intend to do on Cricket 19?

A career mode as yourself or maybe a family member or celebrity. I’d love to do some career modes as my daughters. I’ve got one down for left-arm spin and the other as a right-hander, maybe a modern-day attacking batter.

Maybe you’ll create some leagues. I’ll be revisiting my Test league as England. I don’t think that I’ll over do it with the number of teams and might keep white-ball cricket for some separate triangular tournaments. You know I love a good triangular!

Maybe you’ll find some unlikely heroes. Adam Lyth’s 120 in an ODI against Nepal will live with me forever!!!

Who will you hand out international caps too?

As the anticipation builds, be sure to look out for my match reports and reviews coming soon.

2019 Women’s Ashes

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The Women’s Ashes takes place this summer and it’s certain to be hotly contested by two extremely talented sides. The multi-format series starts in early July with three ODIs before a single Test and a further three T20Is.

In captain Heather Knight as well as the likes of Anya Shrubsole, Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt, England possess genuine world class professionals throughout their side.

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Not to mention super stumper Sarah Taylor!

For Australia, Captain Meg Lanning and the ridiculously effective all-round star Ellyse Perry will be key to their chances but their strength goes far beyond those two. The likes of Nicole Bolton, Ashleigh Gardner and Megan Schutt will help the visitors pose a severe threat to the home side.

With the men’s ODI World Cup and Ashes series taking place in England this summer, it’s to be hoped that the women’s encounters gain the exposure that they deserve.

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Since the multi-format points system came into place, the urn has alternated between holders with home advantage playing a pivotal role. England won at home in 2013, Australia won down under in 2014, England again won at home in 2015 before Australia regained the title on home turf in 2017. England will be hoping that Australia don’t buck the trend this year!

It’s a Numbers Game

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New Zealand opener Jeet Raval’s maiden Test hundred scored against Bangladesh in Hamilton. Raval’s first ton at the highest level came in his 28th innings and also took him past 1000 Test runs

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Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s bowling figures in the same innings that Raval reached his maiden Test ton.

22, 5, 41, 11, 6, 6, 14, 0

Australian opener Aaron Finch’s current run of scores in ODI Cricket since a knock of 100.

16, 3, 47, 1, 0, 3, 1, 7, 27, 0, 28, 0, 8

Australian opener Aaron Finch’s current run of scores in T20I Cricket since a knock of 172.

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Ashton Turner became Australia’s 228th ODI cricketer when he made his debut against India in the same match that Finch registered his latest failure.

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Ashton Turner’s T20I batting average having registered scores of 0 (5) and DNB on his return to the side.

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West Indian opener Chris Gayle’s run tally in ODI Cricket following scores of 135, 50 and 162 in the series against England!

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England spinner Liam Dawson’s batting exploits in his latest innings for Peshawar Zalmi. Perennial England fringe man Dawson is flourishing in the PSL and not for the first time.

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Adil Rashid’s bowling figures in the fourth ODI against West Indies. By a full twelve runs this was the most expensive five-wicket haul in ODI history yet perversely, still a match-winning performance.

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Michael Vaughan’s ODI shirt number and Goa’s sum total in a T20 encounter with Saurashtra earlier today.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8661/scorecard/1157201/saurashtra-vs-goa-group-c-syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2018-19

76, 59, 59-9, 38, 25, 86-9 = 343-58 = 5.91 runs per wicket

An extremely tough time for Kuwait’s Women in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier. Their batting averages make for extremely grim reading…

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12866;team=4550;type=tournament

86-9 in their final game was their highest total though and hopefully they’ll be better for the tough experiences gained.