England is the second best nation to play women’s cricket. They are a team that have also had consistently good cricketers play for them. They did not do well in the 2025 World Cup where they were knocked out in the semi final by South Africa. England are one of the 4 teams to have won the ODI World Cup.
Let’s look at the Greatest Women’s Cricketers to play for England
Rachael Heyhoe Flint
The greatest women’s player to ever play for England. She was the captain that led England to the 1973 World Cup win. Rachael Heyhoe Flint was the woman that was responsible for people taking women’s cricket seriously. She was one of the first women to be inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame. She played 22 Test Matches and 23 ODI Matches for England. She made 2137 runs in her international career. She made 1594 runs in Test Cricket and she hit 3 hundreds. Rachael Heyhoe Flint will always be remembered by all lovers of cricket.
Charlotte Edwards
The undisputed number 2 and by a significant margin. Charlotte Edwards played cricket for England for 20 years. She was the captain that led England to the 2009 ODI World Cup. Charlotte Edwards played 309 Matches for England in her career. Ste made 10273 runs in her career. She made 1676 runs in the 23 Test Matches she played. She hit 13 hundreds in her career. She was the first ever cricketer to reach the milestone of 2500 runs in T20IS. She also won the women’s Ashes 5 times in her career. She is the current head coach of the England women’s Cricket Team.
Sarah Taylor
Sarah Taylor played for England for 13 years. She has a record 102 stumpings in white ball cricket which is a record for women’s cricket. She played 226 Matches for England in her international cricket career. She made 6533 runs in her career. Sarah Taylor hit 7 hundreds in ODI Cricket. Sarah Taylor has won 2 ICC ODI World Cups with England in 2009 and 2017. She retired in 2019 and her legacy will always be remembered. Sarah Taylor is one of the best Wicket Keepers to play women’s cricket.
Katherine Sciver Brunt
Katherine Sciver Brunt is one of the best fast bowlers of all time to play for England. She was instrumental in England winning ICC trophies. Katherine Sciver Brunt has played international cricket for 19 years and recently retired in 2023. She played 267 Matches for England. She made 2134 runs as an all rounder. Katherine Sciver Brunt took 335 Wickets in international cricket. Out of these 170 were taken In ODI Cricket and 114 were taken in T20I Cricket. She won the 2009 and the 2017 T20I World Cups.
Heather Knight
Heather Knight is easily one of the greatest cricketers to ever play for England. She was the captain for years and led England to the 2017 World Cup win. She played 293 International Matches for England. She scored 7626 runs in international cricket. She hit 8 hundreds and is one of the rare England batters to hit hundreds in all 3 formats of the sport. She is the first woman to hit hundreds in all 3 formats of cricket. In the 2017 World Cup, Heather Knight scored 364 runs.
Sophie Ecclestone
The number 1 ranked bowler in ODI and T20I Cricket. Sophie Ecclestone is one of the greatest spin bowlers to ever play for England. She has many years of cricket left with her. Sophie Ecclestone has played for 9 years and she has so far played 187 Matches for England. She has made 966 runs as a lower order batter. Sophie Ecclestone has taken 270 wickets in international cricket out of which 142 are in T20IS and 111 are in ODI Cricket. She is also the bowler to the fastest 50 wickets in T20I Cricket. Sophie Ecclestone will look to cross the 200 Wickets mark in T20I Cricket and the ODI format as well.
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