Cricket News

Ten New Zealand women cricketers have been awarded annual playing contracts for the first time by New Zealand Cricket

Ten of New Zealand's top women cricketers will be given annual contracts following a Memorandum of Understanding between NZC and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association

Cricket South Africa has suspended four women players from their national academy, three of who have played at international level, and ordered them to undergo counselling after being found guilty of alcohol abuse

A Multan-based woman's cricketer Haleema Rafiq was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her home

India Women will play their first Test match in eight years during their upcoming tour of England. They will play one four-day Test and three ODIs on the tour

Legspinner Kristen Beams will be hoping to make her one-day international debut after being named in Australia's squad to take on Pakistan next month

The PCB have announced their women squads for the tour of Australia and Asian Games. Three new players have been included in the 14-member team for Australia

Holly Colvin, England's youngest ever debutant, is using her sabbatical from international cricket to use her sport to spread awareness about AIDS in Africa

The inaugural edition of the ICC women's championship, which has been devised to provide context to women's bilateral series, is set to begin this August

Former Auckland cricketer Hamish Barton has been appointed coach of the New Zealand Women's side

Sian Ruck, the New Zealand women pacer, has signed up with Northern Districts from Wellington for the upcoming domestic season

The ICC has defended itself from criticism it has received regarding the cancellation of the ICC Americas Women's Championship by stating that money that would have been spent to hold the event would be better used to fund grassroots initiatives

Charlotte Edwards, who was this week named England women's Player of the Year, has been awarded a CBE for services to cricket after captaining the team to back-to-back Ashes wins in 2013 and 2014

Meg Lanning has been confirmed as Australia's one-day international captain and will succeed Jodie Fields, who announced her retirement on Thursday

Jodie Fields, the Australia captain, has announced her retirement from international cricket at the age of 29

Charlotte Edwards, an England captain who was able to savour Ashes success home and away over the last 12 months, has been named the Women's Player of the Year

England and Australia have pulled the rug out from underneath the proposal for a two-week Women's International Cricket League in Singapore

India Women captain Mithali Raj has urged the BCCI to organise more Test matches for the national women's team, which is set to play its first five-day match in eight years when it tours England in August

Australia Women pacers Julie Hunter and Holly Ferling are undergoing rehabilitation for injuries picked up at the Women's World T20 in March-April in Bangladesh

South African franchise Titans have appointed female administrator Patricia Kambarami as their Chief Operating Officer