Charlotte Edwards

Charlotte Edwards

CBE
Edwards in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Charlotte Marie Edwards
Born (1979-12-17) 17 December 1979 (age 44)
Huntingdon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 123)12 July 1996 v New Zealand
Last Test11 August 2015 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 73)15 August 1997 v South Africa
Last ODI14 February 2016 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.23
T20I debut (cap 3)5 August 2004 v New Zealand
Last T20I30 March 2016 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–1999East Anglia
2000–2016Kent
2000/01Northern Districts
2002/03Northern Districts
2014/15Western Australia
2015/16Perth Scorchers
2016–2017Southern Vipers
2016/17South Australia
2016/17Adelaide Strikers
2017–2018Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 23 191 95 407
Runs scored 1,676 5,992 2,605 16,644
Batting average 44.10 38.16 32.97 51.85
100s/50s 4/9 9/46 0/12 42/104
Top score 117 173* 92* 199*
Balls bowled 1,118 1,627 303 7,593
Wickets 12 54 9 204
Bowling average 48.08 21.74 36.66 23.10
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/28 4/30 3/21 5/31
Catches/stumpings 10/– 52/– 16/– 133/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 March 2021

Charlotte Marie Edwards CBE (born 17 December 1979) is an English former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator. She played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 23 Test matches, 191 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1996 and 2016. She played domestic cricket in England for East Anglia, Kent, Hampshire and Southern Vipers, as well as overseas for Northern Districts, Western Australia, Perth Scorchers, South Australia and Adelaide Strikers.[1]

Edwards is considered one of the most significant figures in women's cricket.[2] At the time of her international debut in 1996, in a Test match against New Zealand, she was the youngest woman to play for England.[2] In 1997, the day before her 18th birthday, she scored what remains the highest score for an English player in a Women's One Day International (WODI), scoring 173* against Ireland.[2][3] She has the second most appearances in Women's Test matches, and the most appearances for England in WODIs.[4][5] She is also England's second-leading run-scorer in Women's Test matches, and all-time leading run-scorer in both WODIs and Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is).[6][7][8] She was named ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year in 2008, and PCA Women's Player of the Year and a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2014.[9][10][11] She was awarded an MBE in 2009 and a CBE in 2014.[12] In 2022, she was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[13]

Edwards first captained England in 2005, and was appointed as captain of the national side permanently in 2006, following the retirement of Clare Connor.[2] England went on to win the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 and three outright Ashes series under her leadership.[2] She remained captain of the side until the side's exit from the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20, after which she was told she was not part of the side's future plans: she subsequently retired from international cricket.[14][15] She continued playing domestic cricket for Hampshire and Southern Vipers before announcing her retirement from all cricket in September 2017, playing her final match in June 2018 for Hampshire.[16][17]

Following her playing career, she became Director of Women's Cricket at Hampshire in 2018.[18] She became head coach of her former team Southern Vipers in 2020, and led them to the first two Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy titles.[19] She also coaches Southern Brave in The Hundred, Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League and Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League.[20][21][22] In 2021, the new English domestic women's Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup, was named after her in recognition of her contribution to English cricket, with Southern Vipers first winning the trophy named after their coach in 2022.[23][24] She also regularly appears as a commentator on cricket for Sky Sports, and was appointed president of the Professional Cricketers' Association in 2021.[25][26]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Charlotte Edwards". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Player Profile: Charlotte Edwards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Records/Women's One Day Internationals/Batting Records/Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Records/Women's Test Matches/Individual Records (Captains, Players, Umpires)/Most Matches in a Career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Records/England Women/Women's One Day Internationals/Most matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Records/England Women/Women's Test Matches/Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Records/England Women/Women's One Day Internationals/Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Records/England Women/Women's Twenty20 Internationals/Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Chanderpaul scoops top ICC award". BBC Sport. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Edwards proud of PCA award". Professional Cricketers' Association. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference cbe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "Charlotte Edwards: Record run-scorer, inspirational captain and cricketing trailblazer". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Edwards brings end to 20-year career". ESPNcricinfo. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Charlotte Edwards: England captain retires from international cricket". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Edwards announces professional retirement". ESPNcricinfo. September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Somerset Women v Hampshire Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Charlotte Edwards Appointed Director Of Women's Cricket". The Ageas Bowl. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Charlotte Edwards Appointed New Southern Vipers Head Coach". The Ageas Bowl. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Two Greats Of The Game Sign Up For The Hundred". The Ageas Bowl. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Charlotte Edwards named new Sydney Sixers' WBBL coach". ESPNcricinfo. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Mumbai Indians announce its coaching team for Women's Premier League". Mumbai Indians. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Women's Regional T20 Competition is named Charlotte Edwards Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Charlie Dean stands tall with bat and ball as Vipers claim T20 title". ESPNcricinfo. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Charlotte Edwards rules herself out of England Women head coach running". ESPNcricinfo. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  26. ^ Cite error: The named reference pcapres was invoked but never defined (see the help page).