England Women 219-5 beat South Africa Women 218 by five wickets
Emma Lamb scored her maiden international hundred as England Women put in a convincing performance to beat South Africa by five wickets in the opening Royal London International at Northampton.
Chasing South Africa's total of 218, Lamb put on 78 with Sophia Dunkley (22) - in a new role at No.3 in the order - and 89 with Nat Sciv
England Women have announced a 14-strong squad for the Royal London Series against South Africa.
Alice Davidson-Richards, who scored a century on Test debut in Taunton, is in the squad while Danni Wyatt is also selected. Issy Wong and Lauren Bell earn their first call-ups to an ODI squad.
Heather Knight (Western Storm, cap)
Tammy Beaumont (Lightning)
Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers)
Match drawn. South Africa 181-5 & 284 all out drew with England 417
Rain intervened on the final day at Taunton to see the LV= Insurance Test between England Women and South Africa drawn.
The hosts went into the final day needing seven wickets, but only 43 overs were possible.
The two teams shared the points to leave the multi-format series tied at 2-2 going into the Royal London Seri
South Africa 55-3 & 284 all out trail England 417 by 78 runs
Issy Wong took two late wickets to liven up a frustrating, rain-affected day at Taunton and leave the LV= Insurance Test fascinatingly poised heading into day four.
The Warwickshire and Central Sparks pacer dismissed Lara Goodall and Laura Woolvardt in a lively evening session consisting of just 12.5 overs.
Earlier England h
England 328-6 lead South Africa 284 all out by 44 runs
Nat Sciver and Alice Davidson-Richards both scored maiden Test hundreds as England grabbed the initiative on day two of the LV= Insurance Test at Taunton.
Coming together with their side wobbling at 121-5, Sciver (119*) and Davidson-Richards (107) combined for a superb partnership of 207 - England Women's joint-second highest partnership
South Africa 284 (England 0-0)
Marizanne Kapp scored a fine hundred and Kate Cross took four wickets on an entertaining first day of the LV= Insurance Test at Taunton.
England - fielding four debutants in the shape of Lauren Bell, Alice Davidson-Richards, Emma Lamb and Issy Wong - won the toss and bowled first, and Heather Knight's side will be happy with their work after bowling out the vis
England Women have announced a 13-strong squad for the LV= Insurance Test against South Africa.
The Test match forms the first part of the multi-format series, with four points available for the game and two points available for each white-ball game.
The squad features five potential Test debutants, with Emily Arlott, Lauren Bell, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies and Emma Lamb all poten
England seamer Katherine Brunt has announced her retirement from Test cricket.
Brunt, 36, steps away from the game as England Women's third-leading Test wicket-taker with 51 wickets. She will continue to play ODI and IT20 cricket.
Brunt made her Test debut in 2004, and was part of a momentous moment for English cricket in just her third Test match - taking nine wickets across the match and s
England Women’s Senior Assistant Coach Tim Macdonald is to leave his role in order to return home and take up a job with Perth Scorchers and Western Australia men’s teams.
Macdonald, who played first-class cricket for his native Western Australia, as well as Tasmania, will move on after England Women’s Commonwealth Games campaign in August to take up the role of Senior Assistant Coach – Bowling
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today launched a new international men’s and women’s red ball cricket campaign, ‘It’s Called Test For A Reason’. It is timed to celebrate the long-form format throughout the international summer, including the eagerly anticipated England Men v New Zealand Men LV= Insurance Test Series, which starts on 2 June at Lord’s, the England Women v South Africa Women LV
The partnership between the ECB and premium sportswear brand Castore goes from strength to strength with the final release of the summer: the Official England Cricket One Day International (ODI) Kit. The ODI collection, designed by Castore in collaboration with England players, features a bespoke design with a geometric print that represents the passion and intensity shared between England players
Richard Bedbrook has been appointed as the new England Women’s Head of Performance Pathways.
In his new role, Richard will oversee the England Women’s A and Under-19 programmes to help develop players for international cricket. Bedbrook will start in the role in late June 2022, following the completion of the Charlotte Edwards Cup. An early focus will be to prepare for the inaugural ICC U19 Wom
