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2025 Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier
The 2025 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier is a cricket tournament that forms part of the qualification process for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup. The first stage of the tournament was Division Two which took place in Italy from 25 to 29 May 2025. Six teams competed in Division Two, with the top two sides progressing to Division One, which will be held in the Netherlands from 20 to 27 August 2025. Isle of Man competed in the women's qualifier for the first time. The top two teams in Division One will advance to the Global Qualifier. The Division Two match between Jersey and Sweden was the first time two bowlers from opposite teams – Chloe Greechan and Gaya Jayaweera – had taken hat-tricks A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ... in the same international m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cricket), bails (small sticks) balanced on three stump (cricket), stumps. Two players from the Batting (cricket), batting team, the striker and nonstriker, stand in front of either wicket holding Cricket bat, bats, while one player from the Fielding (cricket), fielding team, the bowler, Bowling (cricket), bowls the Cricket ball, ball toward the striker's wicket from the opposite end of the pitch. The striker's goal is to hit the bowled ball with the bat and then switch places with the nonstriker, with the batting team scoring one Run (cricket), run for each of these swaps. Runs are also scored when the ball reaches the Boundary (cricket), boundary of the field or when the ball is bowled Illegal delivery (cricket), illegally. The fielding tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICC Europe
ICC Europe is the International Cricket Council region responsible for administration of the sport of cricket in Europe. It is a subordinate body to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The organisation currently has 34 members, located in Europe, and is responsible for the development, promotion and administration of the game in the continent. The earlier body European Cricket Council used to manage cricket administration for Europe until it was brought under the auspices of the ICC Development programme as ICC Europe in 2008, and later dissolved as an independent body. Since then ICC Europe has succeeded the administrative operations in Europe. Members ICC Europe member associations are divided into two categories: full and associate members. Full members of the ICC are accorded "Full Member Status", whilst associate members of the ICC and ICC non-members are accorded "Associate Member Status". Full members Associate Members with ODI and T20I status Associate Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Ronalds
Janet Elizabeth Ronalds (born 30 October 1985) is an Australian-born physiotherapist and cricketer, who plays for the Germany women's national cricket team as an all-rounder. She was the first player, male or female, to score a century for Germany in a Women's Twenty20 International, Twenty20 International. Ronalds has been captain of her national team since July 2024. Early life and career Ronalds was born in Warragul, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. She completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne in 2007. After beginning her physiotherapy career in Melbourne in 2008, she worked in England between 2011 and 2016. Since 2018, she has been based in Munich, Germany. International career On 26 June 2019, Ronalds made her Women's Twenty20 International, WT20I debut for Germany against Scotland women's national cricket team, Scotland at the La Manga Club Ground, Region of Murcia, Murcia, Spain, in the first match of the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Europe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Gough
Christina Maria Gough (born 18 February 1994) is a German cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as an all-rounder. She has twice been involved in setting a new record for a team's highest score without losing a wicket across all Twenty20 Internationals. Early life and career Gough was born in Hamburg to a German mother and English father. She was raised in Birmingham, England, where she attended Solihull School in Solihull, West Midlands. She began playing cricket at the age of 10, initially in the garden with her older brother, and then with a club. In 2020, she told ''Die Tageszeitung'' ranslation From 2007 to 2011, Gough played in junior teams for Warwickshire, England.Division 2 – 2012 Play-Cricket. Between 2014 and 2016, she played three matches for Oxford Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Bierwisch
Anne Bierwisch (born 26 December 1987) is a German toxicologist and cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a batter. She was the first player, male or female, to take a hat-trick for Germany in a Twenty20 International. Early life and career Bierwisch was born in Sondershausen, East Germany, in the then East Germany. In 2012, she completed a master's degree in toxicology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Between 2013 and 2016, she was a research associate at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Since 2017, she has worked as a toxicologist at Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe (FoBiG), which is based in Freiburg im Breisgau. In 2016, Bierwisch started playing cricket, after the then Germany women's captain, Stephanie Frohnmayer, asked her to join her cricket club in Bavaria. At the time, Bierwisch was a scholar at a research institute in Munich. In 2020, Bierwisch told ''ESPNcricinfo'': Domestic career Since 2019, Bierwisch ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicket-keeper
In cricket, the wicket-keeper is the Cricket player, player on the fielding (cricket), fielding side who stands behind the wicket, ready to stop Delivery (cricket), deliveries that pass the batsman, and take a Caught, catch, Stumped, stump the batsman out, or run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 and of the ''Laws of Cricket''. Stance Initially, during the bowling of the ball the wicket-keeper crouches in a full squatting position but partly stands up as the ball is received. Australian wicket-keeper Sammy Carter (1878 to 1948) was the first to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist (stooping). Purposes The keeper's major function is to stop deliveries that pass the batsman (in order to prevent run (cricket), runs being scored as 'byes'), but he can also attempt to dismissal (cricket), dismiss the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team, often referred to as the skipper, is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the captain is usually experienced and has good communication skills, and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the game the captains toss for innings. During the match the captain decides the team's batting order, who will bowl each over, and where each fielder will be positioned. While the captain has the final say, decisions are often collaborative. A captain's knowledge of the complexities of cricket strategy and tactics, and shrewdness in the field, may contribute significantly to the team's success. Due to the smaller coaching/management role played out by support staff, as well as the need for greater on-field decision-making, the captain of a cricket team typically shoulders mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthika Vijayaraghavan
Karthika Vijayaraghavan (born 18 April 1988) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the Germany women's national cricket team as a wicket-keeper-batter. Early life Vijayaraghavan was born in Ambur, Tamil Nadu, India. As a child, she lived in Indiranagar, east Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka, and participated in gully cricket on its streets, but did not play the game in a formal sense. Instead, her parents encouraged her to play basketball, as their perception of cricket was that it was a men's sport. Despite being only tall even as an adult, Vijayaraghavan spent 14 years from fourth grade as a point guard. As a basketballer, Vijayaraghavan became the captain of the RVCE basketball team, led the squad to victory, and was awarded the VTU university trophy. She also kept playing cricket in summer, and would be the only girl playing with boys on the street. Although she never gave any thought to playing cricket professionally, she did participate in corporate cricket tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team, often referred to as the skipper, is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the captain is usually experienced and has good communication skills, and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the game the captains toss for innings. During the match the captain decides the team's batting order, who will bowl each over, and where each fielder will be positioned. While the captain has the final say, decisions are often collaborative. A captain's knowledge of the complexities of cricket strategy and tactics, and shrewdness in the field, may contribute significantly to the team's success. Due to the smaller coaching/management role played out by support staff, as well as the need for greater on-field decision-making, the captain of a cricket team typically shoulders mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Cricket Board
Jersey Cricket Board is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Jersey. Jersey Cricket Board is Jersey's representative at the International Cricket Council (ICC) and has been a member since 2005 and an associate member since 2007. It is also a member of the ICC Europe (earlier the European Cricket Council). The headquarters of Jersey Cricket Board are in St. Helier, Jersey Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and gov .... Its chairman is John Harris and chief executive is Sarah Gomersall. References External linksOfficial siteOfficial site of Jersey Cricket Board [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Cricket Federation
The Italian Cricket Federation () is the governing body for the sport of cricket within Italy. It is responsible, with assistance from the ICC Europe (earlier the European Cricket Council), for the development and administration of the game within Italy, and the selection of the Italian national cricket team. The Italian Cricket Federation also runs an academy for youth development located 180 km north of Rome, at Grosseto Cricket Club. History The history of Italian cricket is largely unknown to the rest of the world. The sport was first introduced to Italy in the early 1800s by British expatriates who were living in the country. The game quickly caught on among the Italian elite, and soon there were cricket clubs popping up all over the country. One of the earliest and most influential cricket clubs was the Rome Cricket Club, which was founded in 1820 by a group of wealthy English and Italian cricket enthusiasts. The club quickly became the hub of Italian cricket and att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Cricket Federation
The German Cricket Federation () is the national governing body for cricket in Germany. It is commonly known as the DCB. Its current headquarters is in Buxtehude, Germany. The association is responsible for men's, women's and junior cricket across Germany and oversees six regional cricket associations across the country. The DCB was created in 1988 in a document signed by eight German cricket clubs. In 1991, the DCB became an Affiliate member of the International Cricket Council. In 1999 it graduated to the level of an Associate, after recommendation by Namibia and Pakistan. It is also a member of the ICC Europe (earlier the European Cricket Council). By May 2021, almost 150 clubs were playing cricket in Germany. History Germany's first separate cricket body, the Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB), representing teams from Berlin, Nuremberg, Furth, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Mannheim and Hamburg was formed in 1912. The original federation did not last and it was 76 years later that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
