Players / Heather Knight

Western Storm v Loughborough Lightning, Semi-final, Chelmsford

Knight's fifty trumps Perry for final berth

Aug 21, 2016: England captain Heather Knight struck a perfectly-paced half-century to guide Western Storm into the Women's Super League final with a five-wicket victory over Loughborough Lightning

Western Storm v Southern Vipers, Women's Super League, Taunton

Taylor steers Storm to eight-wicket win

Aug 12, 2016: International captains Stafanie Taylor and Heather Knight moved Western Storm a significant step closer to Finals' Day in the Kia Super League

Loughborough Lightning v Western Storm, Women's Super League, Loughborough

Knight's effort comes up short in tight contest

Aug 5, 2016: England wicketkeeper Amy Jones and Australian star Ellyse Perry shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 83 as home side Loughborough Lightning beat Western Storm by five runs

Western Storm v Lancashire Thunder, Women's Super League, Taunton

Knight stars as Storm rumble Thunder

Jul 31, 2016: Western Storm reaped the benefit of some quite brilliant fielding at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton to kick off their Kia Super League season with a four-wicket victory

'I'll always try and remain a player first and a captain second'

Jul 24, 2016: Heather Knight talks about taking over the England captaincy from Charlotte Edwards, charity work in Rwanda, and her early years

England v Pakistan, 1st women's ODI, Grace Road

Knight takes pride in memorable start to captaincy

Jun 21, 2016: Heather Knight admitted to nerves ahead of her first match since succeeding Charlotte Edwards as England captain

England v Pakistan, 1st women's ODI, Grace Road

All-round Knight shines at start of new era

Jun 21, 2016: A new era for the England women's cricket team began on a successful note as Heather Knight marked her first match as successor to Charlotte Edwards as captain with a victory over Pakistan at Leicester

England news

England 'don't have enough belief' - Robinson

Jun 3, 2016: Learning to cope under pressure will be top of the agenda as England Women embark on a new era under the captaincy of Heather Knight

England news

Heather Knight to captain England Women

Jun 3, 2016: The ECB has appointed Heather Knight as captain of the England women's team in all three formats

England news

Captaincy would be 'massive honour' - Knight

May 17, 2016: Heather Knight has said she would be honoured to take on the challenge of leading England into a 'new chapter' following the retirement of Charlotte Edwards

Ind v Eng, Women's World T20

Exciting finish does not make up for dud pitches

Mar 22, 2016: England women scraped an agonising win against India, but the excitement of the finish could not disguise that dead pitches are sucking the life out of the tournament

India v England, Women's World T20 2016, Group B, Dharamsala

England Women survive spin scare to chase 91

Mar 22, 2016: England Women huffed and puffed past India's spin attack to secure their second straight win at the Women's World T20, in Dharamsala

South Africa Women v England Women, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

Knight and Elwiss earn England series and vital points

Feb 14, 2016: Heather Knight and Georgia Elwiss produced a pair of composed innings to guide England to a series-clinching five-wicket victory at the Wanderers after their chase had been in considerable early trouble

Women's Big Bash League 2015-16

Rookies punch above their weight in Thunders' triumph

Jan 28, 2016: A look back at how each of the eight teams fared in the inaugural Women's Big Bash League

Women's Big Bash League 2015-16

Big names impress in third week of tournament

Dec 24, 2015: ESPNcricinfo's wrap of the third week of the Women's Big Bash League

Women's Big Bash League 2015-16

Harris hundred highlights second week of WBBL

Dec 17, 2015: ESPNcricinfo's wrap of the second week of the Women's Big Bash League

Women's Ashes 2015

Heat rises as England seek three-peat

Jul 20, 2015: Australia reign as 50-over and T20 world champions but England are hoping to maintain their Ashes supremacy for the third series running

New Zealand v England, 3rd Women's T20I, Lincoln

England Women seal series 2-1

Feb 24, 2015: A collective bowling performance limited New Zealand to 97 and carried England to a 2-1 series win in Lincoln

New Zealand v England, 1st Women's T20I, Whangarei

Shrubsole, Knight serve NZ a thrashing

Feb 19, 2015: Stifling spells by Anya Shrubsole and Heather Knight dismantled New Zealand's batting in the first of the three T20s in the series helping England Women to a crushing win in Whangarei

New Zealand v England, 3rd Women's ODI, Mount Maunganui

All-round New Zealand take 2-1 lead

Feb 15, 2015: A disciplined bowling performance, followed by fifties from Rachael Priest and Amy Satterthwaite, led New Zealand to a nine wicket win over England in the third ODI in Mount Maunganui