England women's cricket team
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The England women's cricket team represents England and Wales in international women's cricket. Since 1998, they have been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by the Women's Cricket Association. England is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council, with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. They are currently captained by Heather Knight and coached by Jon Lewis.
Association | England and Wales Cricket Board | |||||||||
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Captain | Heather Knight | |||||||||
Coach | Jon Lewis | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Full member (1909) | |||||||||
ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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Women's Tests | ||||||||||
First WTest | v Australia at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane; 28–31 December 1934 | |||||||||
Last WTest | v India at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai; 14–16 December 2023 | |||||||||
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Women's One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
First WODI | v International XI at County Cricket Ground, Hove; 23 June 1973 | |||||||||
Last WODI | v Pakistan at County Ground, Taunton; 26 May 2024 | |||||||||
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Women's World Cup appearances | 11 (first in 1973) | |||||||||
Best result | Champions (1973, 1993, 2009, 2017) | |||||||||
Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First WT20I | v New Zealand at County Cricket Ground, Hove; 5 August 2004 | |||||||||
Last WT20I | v Pakistan at Headingley, Leeds; 19 May 2024 | |||||||||
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Women's T20 World Cup appearances | 8 (first in 2009) | |||||||||
Best result | Champions (2009) | |||||||||
Official website | www | |||||||||
As of 26 May 2024 |
They played in the first ever Women's Test match in 1934, against Australia, which they won by 9 wickets. The two teams now compete regularly for The Women's Ashes. They played in the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973, winning the tournament on home soil, and have gone on to win the World Cup three more times, in 1993, 2009 and 2017. After their 2017 triumph, they were awarded the BBC Sports Team of the Year Award. They played in the first ever Twenty20 International in 2005, against New Zealand, and won the inaugural ICC Women's World Twenty20 in 2009.