Bronwyn Calver
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Bronwyn Calver is a former Australian cricket
er. She played for the Australia Capital Territory from 1982, aged 13, until 1995, playing 61 matches, and scoring 1518 runs and taking 100 wickets. She then played for New South Wales
from 1996 until 2004, playing 80 matches and scoring 509 runs and taking 95 wickets. She was is believed to be the first player to score 1,500 domestic runs and take 100 domestic wickets. Bronwyn played her first international match in 1991 against New Zealand
, and continued until the end of the 1998 Women's Ashes series. Playing three Tests and 34 One Day Internationals. She played in the winning Australia
n team in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. She played for the Australia Capital Territory from 1982, aged 13, until 1995, playing 61 matches, and scoring 1518 runs and taking 100 wickets. She then played for New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
from 1996 until 2004, playing 80 matches and scoring 509 runs and taking 95 wickets. She was is believed to be the first player to score 1,500 domestic runs and take 100 domestic wickets. Bronwyn played her first international match in 1991 against New Zealand
New Zealand women's cricket team
The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa....
, and continued until the end of the 1998 Women's Ashes series. Playing three Tests and 34 One Day Internationals. She played in the winning Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n team in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup
1997 Women's Cricket World Cup
-Semi-finals:India and Australia both qualified for the semi finals, and faced each other on Christmas Eve at Delhi. The start of the match was delayed for two hours and 15 minutes for bad light, and as a result each side was given 32 overs to bat. India won the toss, and captain Pramila Bhatt...
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