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Mary Duggan, who played for England between 1949 and 1963 is the leading wicket-taker in women's Test cricket, claiming 77 wickets from 17 matches. [33] The next most prolific bowler is Australia's Betty Wilson, who claimed her 68 wickets at the lowest bowling average, 11.80 and the first hat-trick in Women's Test cricket. [34]
Ellyse Perry brings up the 200 mark of her 213* during the 2017–18 Women's Ashes Test, the highest individual test score by an Australian woman. This is a list of women's Test cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in women's Test cricket.
Women's cricket has been played internationally since the inaugural women's Test match between England's and Australia's women's teams in December 1934. The following year, New Zealand joined them. in 2007 Netherlands became the tenth women's Test nation in their debut against South Africa. A total of 145 women's Test matches have been played.
The list is arranged in the order in which each player won her Test cap. Until 2001, players making their debut in the same Test would have their cap number determined by appearance in the batting order, [1] [2] except for Margaret Peden who was allocated cap number one due to being Australia's captain in the first-ever Test.
Lists of women Test cricketers are lists of women's Test cricket players by team. List of Australia women Test cricketers; List of England women Test cricketers; List of India women Test cricketers; List of Ireland women Test cricketers; List of Netherlands women Test cricketers; List of New Zealand women Test cricketers; List of Pakistan women ...
The ICC women's rankings were launched on 1 October 2015 covering all three formats of women's cricket. The ranking system gives equal weight to results of Test, ODI, and T20 matches. It was designed by statistician and ICC Cricket Committee member David Kendix and utilizes the same methodology as men's cricket rankings. [1]
[1] [2] The Women's Cricket Association was formed in England in 1926, [3] and the first women's Test was played between England and Australia in 1934. The English team were on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, arranged by the WCA. [4] [5] The International Women's Cricket Council was formed in 1958 as the governing body for women's cricket. [6]
The SCG hosted the second Test match in women's cricket history. England became the first international women's cricket team to visit Australia, touring in the summer of 1934–35 to compete in a series against an Australian team captained by Margaret Peden. Three Test matches—the first-ever involving women—were played during the series ...