Cricket News

A former U21 netball player has been appointed by the ECB as National Talent Manager for women's cricket

The ICC has announced the annual award for the leading woman cricketer will be named after the former England captain Rachael Heyhoe-Flint

The Women's World Cup is set to begin on June 24 between hosts England and India, and the final scheduled to be played at Lord's on July 23

Playing her 57th ODI, Meg Lanning surpassed Charlotte Edwards on the list of most centuries in women's ODI and helped clinch the series against New Zealand 2-1

Alex Blackwell and Beth Mooney made fifties to steer Australia's chase of 254 against New Zealand women and level their three-match series

Sarah Coyte, the South Australia and Adelaide Strikers allrounder, is seeking better balance in life after announcing her retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 25

New Zealand chased down Australia's target of 276 with five balls to spare to go 1-0 up in the three-match Rose Bowl series

Batting allrounder Maddy Green has been sidelined with a hand injury while Australia vice-captain Alex Blackwell suffered a minor hamstring strain during the third T20 in Adelaide

Australia's record low in T20Is hands New Zealand series

With India needing eight off the last two balls, stand-in captain Harmanpreet Kaur struck Marcia Letsoalo over midwicket for a six and then took two off the last ball to secure the title for her team

A round-up of the ICC Women's World Cup qualifier matches in Colombo on February 19, 2017

Anna Peterson took the first international hat-trick by a New Zealand women's bowler in more than 20 years to help her side level the series against Australia 1-1 in Geelong

The hosts completed a 40-run win over their neighbours after half centuries from Meg Lanning and Elyse Villani and three wickets from Amanda-Jade Wellington flattened New Zealand

South Africa women are currently ranked sixth in the ICC Team Rankings but they put their underperformance down to not having their best players available for all of those matches, either through injury or suspension

A round-up of the Women's World Cup Qualifier matches played on February 13, 2017

A round-up of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier games held in Colombo on February 11, 2017

A round-up of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier games held in Colombo on February 10, 2017

Sarah Aley, the star of the Women's BBL and the tournament's highest wicket-taker this year, may become the fourth-oldest Australian women to debut in a T20I after she was added to Australia's squad for the T20Is against New Zealand

A round-up of the first round of games from the Women's World Cup Qualifiers, held on February 8, 2017

A round-up of the first round of games from the Women's World Cup Qualifiers, held on February 7, 2017