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  1. 1Betty WilsonBetty WilsonBorn 21 Nov 1921Betty Wilson was the first cricketer, man or woman, to score a century and take ten wickets in the same Test, against England at St Kilda in 1958, including a hat-trick. Australian commentators of the time compared her to Bradman. Her all-round feat showed that women's Test cricket could produce…0i
  2. 2Rachael Heyhoe FlintRachael Heyhoe FlintBorn 11 Jun 1939Heyhoe Flint helped organise the first Women's World Cup in 1973, two years before the first men's tournament, and captained England to win it. She made 179 at the Oval in 1976 to save a Test, and later campaigned successfully for women to be admitted as members of the MCC in 1999. Few players have…0i
  3. 3Enid BakewellEnid BakewellBorn 16 Dec 1940At Edgbaston in 1979 against the West Indies, Bakewell scored 68 and 112 not out and took ten wickets with her left-arm spin, an all-round Test performance still almost unmatched. She also won the 1973 World Cup with England. For anyone in Birmingham, it is worth knowing that one of the great Test…0i
  4. 4Belinda ClarkBelinda ClarkBorn 10 Sept 1970Belinda Clark made the first double century in one-day international cricket, man or woman, with 229 not out against Denmark in 1997, 13 years before Sachin Tendulkar's. She captained Australia to two World Cups and then led the merger of the women's and men's governing bodies in Australia as an…0i
  5. 5Mithali RajMithali RajBorn 3 Dec 1982Mithali Raj played international cricket for over two decades and retired as the leading run-scorer in women's one-day internationals, with more than 7,000 runs. She captained India to two World Cup finals, in 2005 and 2017, and the 2017 run is often credited with creating India's modern women's…0i
  6. 6Charlotte EdwardsCharlotte EdwardsBorn 17 Dec 1979Edwards captained England to the 2009 World Cup and World Twenty20 double and the Ashes, and was the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket for years. She captained England when central contracts for women were introduced in 2014, a turning point for the professional game. Since…0i
  7. 7Jhulan GoswamiJhulan GoswamiBorn 25 Nov 1982Goswami retired in 2022 as the leading wicket-taker in women's one-day internationals, a genuine fast bowler from a part of India where girls' cricket had little structure. She was ICC women's cricketer of the year in 2007 and played in five World Cups. Her career proved that India could produce,…0i
  8. 8Stafanie TaylorStafanie TaylorBorn 11 Jun 1991Stafanie Taylor was the West Indies' batting and spin-bowling mainstay for more than a decade and the first player to be named ICC women's cricketer of the year twice. She captained them to the 2016 World Twenty20 title, beating Australia in the final, a breakthrough for a team with far fewer…0i
  9. 9Meg LanningMeg LanningBorn 25 Mar 1992Lanning captained Australia to an era of dominance, including a record run of 26 consecutive one-day international wins and multiple World Cup and T20 World Cup titles, and she set the record for most centuries in women's one-day internationals. Her fast, wristy strokeplay pushed women's scoring…0i
  10. 10Ellyse PerryEllyse PerryBorn 3 Nov 1990Perry debuted for Australia at 16 in both cricket and football and became the first cricketer, man or woman, to reach 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in T20 internationals. Her 213 not out in the 2017 day-night Ashes Test showed long-form patience few expected. She made the full-time, two-discipline…0i