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More and more girls are playing the game at schools across the country.
And more women's teams are playing in competitive leagues, increasing the standard of the game.
Whether you just want to play for fun or be right up there challenging for honours, there's a place for everyone.
| By Jamie Lillywhite |
It is widely acknowledged that Andrew Flintoff has a lot to deal with.
But one of the few concerns Flintoff does not have is revising for exams in between matches.
That seems to be somewhat of an occupational hazard for many of England's youthful women's team, including Sussex seamer Laura Marsh.
The 20-year-old enjoyed a successful international debut against India last summer, and now combines cricket with the first year of her Sports Science and Management degree.
And what better place to study than Loughborough University, where the England team do their training.
"It's not been too bad, and it's very convenient to have all the facilities on the doorstep," she told BBC Sport.
"I'm doing strength and conditioning training, cardio-vascular work about five times a week and then cricket nets on top of that, so every day I'm doing something."
From traditional family origins, through to teaming up with former England captain Clare Connor at Brighton College, Marsh achieved her dream of an England debut in a Test match against India at Leicestershire's Grace Road last August.
"I always used to play lots of sport in the garden with my brother and my dad, then I went to Sussex trials aged 11 and it all went from there," she recalls.
"It was a bit of a shock call-up because I wasn't originally in the squad, but Nicky Shaw got injured.
"Batesy [England coach Richard Bates] did say I was on stand-by but I wasn't expecting the call.
"It was a brilliant experience, everyone was very welcoming and there was a fantastic team spirit."
The next challenge for the fledgling England squad is to adjust to cricket and life generally in India, where they will compete with the hosts, New Zealand and Australia.
"Conditions will be difficult and it's renowned for being a difficult place to tour, but hopefully we'll be able to cope with it all - the food and the heat.
"We'll definitely get a feel for how Indians love their cricket, that's something the girls have said is an amazing thing, there are big crowds which you don't get in England and the culture is almost set by cricket.
"Some of the girls said there were crowds of 20,000 last winter and it would be fantastic to experience that, there's quite a lot of distraction I should imagine, they're not the quietest!"
Despite taking six wickets in her first two Tests, Marsh is aware she is not certain of a place in the England side, despite the loss of Katherine Brunt, given the presence of Isa Guha, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Jenny Gunn and now Lynsey Askew in the seam bowling department.
"Everyone's been working hard over the winter so it will be good competition, and it's good to have strength in depth, especially in India where people get ill a lot."
And there is the small matter of locking horns again with India, after allegations of sledging were made against the England team in the matches last summer.
"Both teams wanted to win the game, it wasn't sledging it was a passion to win the game," Marsh insists.
"They started it, all the England batters came back and said they'd heard noise and it was quite daunting when I went into bat and there were four fielders around the bat constantly talking to me, but I'm not sure what they were saying.
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| February 2008 | |
| Fri 1 | Only Twenty20 International - Australia Women v England Women Venue TBC |
| Sun 3 | 1st ODI - Australia Women v England Women Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Mon 4 | 2nd ODI - Australia Women v England Women Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Thu 7 | 3rd ODI - Australia Women v England Women Drummoyne Oval, Sydney |
| Sun 10 | 4th ODI - Australia Women v England Women Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Mon 11 | 5th ODI - Australia Women v England Women Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Fri 15 - Mon 18 | Only Test - Australia Women v England Women Bradman Oval, Bowral |
| Sun 24 | 1st ODI - New Zealand Women v England Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Mon 25 | 2nd ODI - New Zealand Women v England Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Thu 28 | 3rd ODI - New Zealand Women v England Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| March 2008 | |
| Sun 2 | 4th ODI - New Zealand Women v England Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Mon 3 | 5th ODI - New Zealand Women v England Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Thu 6 | Only Twenty20 International - New Zealand Women v Australia Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Sat 8 | New Zealand Women v Australia Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Sun 9 | New Zealand Women v Australia Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Wed 12 | New Zealand Women v Australia Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Sat 15 | New Zealand Women v Australia Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| Sun 16 | New Zealand Women v Australia Women Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln |
| August 2008 | |
| Wed 6 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT | 1st ODI - England Women v South Africa Women St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
| Fri 8 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT | 2nd ODI - England Women v South Africa Women Lord's, London |
| Mon 11 - Thu 14 10:00 GMT | Only Test - England Women v South Africa Women Venue TBC |
| Mon 18 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT | 3rd ODI - England Women v South Africa Women Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
| Wed 20 | 1st T20I - England Women v South Africa Women Venue TBC |
| Fri 22 | 2nd T20I - England Women v South Africa Women Venue TBC |
| Sat 23 | 3rd T20I - England Women v South Africa Women Venue TBC |
| Sat 30 09:15 GMT | 1st ODI - England Women v India Women Venue TBC |
| September 2008 | |
| Mon 1 10:15 local, 09:15 GMT | 2nd ODI - England Women v India Women Denis Compton Oval, Shenley |
| Thu 4 10:15 local, 09:15 GMT | 3rd ODI - England Women v India Women County Ground, Taunton |
| Fri 5 | Only Twenty20 International - England Women v India Women County Ground, Taunton |
| Sun 7 10:15 local, 09:15 GMT | 4th ODI - England Women v India Women Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground |
| Tue 9 10:15 local, 09:15 GMT | 5th ODI - England Women v India Women County Ground, Hove |
| Australia | |
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| Captain | Karen Rolton |
| First recorded match | 28 December 1934 v England at Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1973) |
| Best result | Winners, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997 and 2005 |
| Test matches | |
| Test matches played | 66 |
| Test wins/losses | 18/8 |
| ODI matches | |
| ODI matches played | 197 |
| ODIs wins/losses | 158/34 |
The Australian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934/5, when they lost to England two-nil in a three-Test series. Since then they have improved and are generally considered the best women's cricket team in the world. They have won more World Cups than any other side — winning in 1977/8, 1981/2, 1988/9, 1997/8 and 2004/5.
One of the most remarkable families in the early history of the team were the Shevill sisters. Fernie Blade (nee Shevill) played against England in the first Test at Brisbane in 1934-35, and her twin Irene Shevill appeared in the next two. Another sister, Essie Shevill, played in all three of those matches, and her twin Lily Shevill also played for New South Wales.
As of April 4th 2007 [1], the Australian national women's Test cricket team is:
| South Africa | |
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| Captain | Shandre Fritz |
| First recorded match | 2 December 1960 v England at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1997) |
| Best result | Semi Finals, 2000 |
| Test matches | |
| Test matches played | 10 |
| Test wins/losses | 0/4 |
| ODI matches | |
| ODI matches played | 59 |
| ODIs wins/losses | 23/32 |
Prior to South Africa's exclusion from international cricket (see Gleneagles Agreement), South Africa played host to two touring sides. There was a four match test series against England in 1960/61, which England won 1-0, with three games drawn. South Africa did not return to the international arena until 1972 when New Zealand toured for a three match test series. New Zealand won the series 1-0, in what was to be the last official international cricket for a South African side for more than 20 years. It was also the last Test match for the South African women until 2002.
Thirty five years after their home series against New Zealand, South Africa returned to international women's cricket with a tour of Ireland and England in 1997. They beat Ireland 3-0 in that ODI series, but lost 2-1 to England in the ODI series against them. That one win though was their first in international cricket. Later that year, they competed in their first World Cup in India, reaching the quarter finals. 1999 saw a tour of Australia and New Zealand, which went without any success.
2000 saw a return trip to England, this time losing 3-2. An improvement in form was forthcoming in that years World Cup, as they reached the semi finals, losing to Australia. In 2002, South Africa made their return to Test cricket, losing to India. They also played two Test matches on a tour to England the following year.
In 2005, South Africa hosted the Women's World Cup, two years after they hosted the men's event. It was not a successful tournament for the hosts, and they finished in seventh place, meaning that they will have to qualify for the 2009 World Cup in Australia
South Africa will travel to Pakistan in January for a five match ODI series. In July, they be touring the Netherlands, where they will take part in that countries first ever Test match, in addition to three ODIs. At a currently unknown date, they will play in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Ireland, where they will play the hosts as well as Bermuda, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and an African qualifier.
| New Zealand | |
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| Captain | Haidee Tiffen |
| First recorded match | 16 February 1935 v England at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1973) |
| Best result | Winners, 2000 |
| Test matches | |
| Test matches played | 45 |
| Test wins/losses | 2/10 |
| ODI matches | |
| ODI matches played | 201 |
| ODIs wins/losses | 109/86 |
This line-up is taken from New Zealand's last ODI against India in 2006.
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