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The warmest possible congratulations of all of us at Leeds and Broomfield Cricket Club go to England's Women as they win the World Cup!
Captained by Kent's Charlotte Edwards, England beat New Zealand in the final in Sydney by 4 wickets. Links to all their matches scorecards and reports can be found on the page at Kent Cricket Board's website set up to follow the competition.
We have a page set up at Kent Cricket Board devoted to the Women's World Cup with links to match reports, scorecards and some photos as well.
Lydia at Burberry Lane in 2008
As part of our "Chance to shine" programme in the last couple of years, we've been very pleased to have been working with Kent and England Test and One Day International player, Lydia Greenway.
Lydia is one of "Chance to shine's" ambassadors and has contributed a huge amount to the success of the programme here in Kent.
Many of the young players at Leeds and Broomfield have met and had coaching tips from Lydia and she has worked with pupils at most of the schools who are part of the "Chance to shine" programme with us.
Lydia is currently part of the England World Cup Squad in Australia and we wish her and the team the very best for success.
We'll be following England's progress throughout the tournament on the "News Extra" pages right through the tournament.
Champions of the World!!
England's Women, led by Kent's Charlotte Edwards and including Lydia Greenway, have won the ICC Women's World Cup in Australia.
Our warmest congratulations go to Lotte and the team. It is the culmination of years of hard work and endeavour from everyone involved in the setup.
The full scorecard is available here and there's a match report on the ICC website too. If you want to read CricInfo's match report and see their scorecard it's at this link.
As and when we get to see some more photos of the celebrations we'll post them here.
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PrintEngland book their place in World Cup Final
England reached their first World Cup final in 16 years as they chalked up a record-equalling 17th straight ODI win by beating West Indies by 146 runs.
Charlotte Edwards’ side were indebted to Claire Taylor’s swashbuckling half-century having collapsed from 134 without loss to 145 for four amid some indecisive batting.
Opener Sarah Taylor hit 78 to help England reach 236 for eight against West Indies. To buy the picture just give it a click!The number one batter in women’s cricket smashed a rapid 64 off just 56 balls as England reached 236 for eight which included an attractive 78 from Sarah Taylor and a workmanlike fifty from Caroline Atkins.
West Indies never looked likely to get close despite some lusty hitting from Deandra Dottin and Pamela Lavine as the game meandered to a rather tame conclusion.
For England, their first appearance in a World Cup Final since the class of 1993, the opponents for which will be known on Thursday.
There’s a full report on ECB’s website and for a full scorecard follow this link.
England Women survive early scares to beat New Zealand
England Women took a step closer to the ICC Cricket World Cup Final after defeating fancied New Zealand by 31 runs at Bankstown.
Beth Morgan of England bats during the match between New Zealand and EnglandAn excellent all-round display from Charlotte Edwards, as she made a half century and took four wickets, means that England are now the only unbeaten team left at the tournament.
There's a report available here and you'll find the match scorecard here.
In a really surprising result India beat hosts Australia to make it almost certain that the Aussies won't be qualifying for the knock-out stage. You'll find the scorecard for that match by following this link.
Super Sixes stage fixtures of Womens World Cup announced
The Super Sixes stage of the Womens World Cup 2009 has been decided and the fixtures announced. As soon as we know which matches are to be televised they'll be highlighted here.
The fixtures: (click the links for scorecards)
Mar 14 – Australia v India, North Sydney Oval
Result: India beat Australia by 16 runs
Mar 14 – New Zealand v England, Bankstown
Result: England beat New Zealand by 31 Runs
Mar 14 – West Indies v Pakistan, Drummoyne
Result: Pakistan beat West Indies by 4 wickets
Mar 16 – Australia v Pakistan, Bankstown
Mar 17 – India v New Zealand, North Sydney Oval
Mar 17 – England v West Indies, Drummoyne
19 Mar – Australia v England, North Sydney Oval
19 Mar – India v West Indies, Bankstown
19 Mar – New Zealand v Pakistan, Drummoyne
Also, there are some very good photo galleries available from each match played so far on the official ICC Womens World Cup site. They are well worth looking at!
England Women win final World Cup Group Stage match
Lydia Greenway, centre, Claire Taylor, left as Sarah Taylor looks on after taking a catch to dismiss Sana Mir of Pakistan off the bowling of Laura Marsh
A fine display of spin bowling from Laura Marsh ensured England topped Group B at the ICC Women’s World Cup.
Marsh took 5-15, in her 10 overs, as England coasted to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan at North Sydney Oval.
Pakistan had got off to an excellent start, after winning the toss and batting, but the loss of Nain Abidi (27) when the score was 51-1 sparked a dramatic collapse, as the final nine wickets fell for just 27 runs.
Marsh bowled a beautifully controlled spell of spin bowling, well supported by the left-arm spin of Holly Colvin, who took 1-8 in her 10-over spell, before Charlotte Edwards wrapped up the tail with two wickets.
In reply, Sarah Taylor (11) fell early on to Qanita Jalil, before Ebony Rainsford-Brent (18) and Charlotte Edwards (32 not out) added 35 for second-wicket.
Although Rainsford-Brent was dismissed by Sana Mir, going for an ugly slog, England cruised to a comfortable win with 26.5 overs to spare.
For the full scorecard follow this link and for a very full match report, have a look at the CricInfo site.
Lydia Greenway appeals for a catch to dismiss Sana Mir of Pakistan off the bowling of Laura Marsh