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unusual facts about 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup


North Sydney Oval

The ground was the host for 6 group matches and the final of the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.


1982 Women's Cricket World Cup

The competition featured England, Australia, New Zealand, India and an International XI.

2009 Women's African Volleyball Championship

The 2009 Women's African Volleyball Championship was held in Blida, Algeria, from October 3 to October 8, 2009.

2009 Women's World Floorball Championships

The tournament was held from December 5 to 12, 2009 in Västerås, Sweden.

Bank of England Ground

During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup, the ground held a single Women's One Day International between Ireland women and Australia women.

Belinda Clark

World Cup wins in 1997 and 2005 in South Africa, and the final in 2001

Carla Dupuy

At the 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy she competed for winning team Argentina in her first senior international tournament.

Cathryn Fitzpatrick

She was a member of the Australian team that won the Women's Cricket World Cup in 1997 and 2005.

Clifton Park Ground

In 1973, the ground held a Women's One Day International between Australia women and Jamaica women in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Dean Park Cricket Ground

One women's One-day International, between Young England and Australia, was staged at Dean Park as part of the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973.

Dudley Park, Rangiora

Two Women's One Day Internationals have been played at Dudley Park, the first came in the 1982 Women's World Cup when New Zealand Women played Australia Women, while the second saw Australia Women play England Women in the 1991/92 Shell Tri-Series.

Ealing Cricket Club Ground

In 1973, the ground held its first Women's One Day International when Jamaica women played Trinidad and Tobago in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Eshani Kaushalya

Kaushalya made her debut for Sri Lanka during the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup, scoring seven runs.

Gangotri Glades

The University of Mysore needed a quality cricket ground in Mysore and so they started constructing the stadium in 1996 and finished it in 1997,just in time for the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup and hosted a game between Denmark women and Pakistan women and later Karnataka State Cricket Association made a 20 year deal to maintain and develop this ground.

Gore Court

In the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, the ground held a single Women's One Day International between Young England women and Jamaica women.

Hesketh Park

During the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, the ground held a single Women's One Day International when Australia women played New Zealand women.

History of women's cricket

The first Women's Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1973, funded in part by businessman Jack Hayward, and won by the hosts at Lords in front of Princess Anne.

International XI women's cricket team

They took part in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, finishing in fourth place, and returned for the 1982 tournament, finishing in last place.

Julia Price

She was a member of the Australian teams which won the Women's Cricket World Cup in 1997, beating New Zealand, and 2005, beating the Indian team.

Karen Smithies

Karen Smithies (born 20 March 1969) is a former England cricketer who played 15 women's Test matches and 69 women's one-day internationals and including the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup triumph in England.

Kate Blackwell

She and her identical twin sister Alex Blackwell were part of the Australian national team that won the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.

Kew Cricket Club Ground

The first recorded match on the ground was in 1973, when Jamaica women played New Zealand women in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Leicester Ivanhoe Cricket Club Ground

The ground held its first Women's One Day International in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup between International XI women and Jamaica women.

Lyn Larsen

She also captained the side in 39 Women's one-day internationals, winning 27 and losing 10, including winning the Women's Cricket World Cup in 1988.

Lyndsey Patterson

She played twelve minutes during the 2009 WPS championship game against Sky Blue FC.

Mamatha Maben

Mamatha Maben (b. 15 November 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer who has played four women's test matches and 40 women's one-day internationals including the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup in England.

Meir Heath Cricket Club

The ground has also held a single Women's One Day International between the Netherlands women and West Indies women in the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Nadine George

She was retained for the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands in July 2003, and made 114 runs at a batting average of 38 as the West Indies won four of five matches and qualified for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Natasha Jonas

In the same year she claimed gold in the 64 kg division at the 2009 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, after she overcame Csilla Csejtei of Hungary in the final.

Osasco Voleibol Clube

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Rasanara Parwin

Rasanara Parwin (born Rasanara Kephatulla Parwin) born on May 4, 1992 is a right-arm off break bowler for the India national women's cricket team who made her debut in the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup against West Indies.

Sandamali Dolawatta

Sadamali Kumuduni Dolawatte (born 10 February 1983, Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has captained the Sri Lankan women's team in eight one-day internationals, six of them at the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Susan Goatman

Susan Goatman, born 5 February 1945 in Thanet, Kent, is a retired cricketer who has played three women's Test matches for England and 21 women's one-day internationals including the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup in England, 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup in India and the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

Ulla Sipilä

She has officiated in the Women's World Cup (2008 and 2009) as well as the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Walton Lea Road

During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup the ground held a single Women's One Day International between Australia women and the Netherlands.

Wolverhampton Cricket Club Ground

The ground has also hosted a single Women's One Day International match between England women and Trinidad and Tobago women in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Young England women's cricket team

The Young England women's cricket team was a team that played in the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973.

Zoe Goss

Goss played in four World Cups for Australia, playing when Australia won the final in 1988, then again in their unsuccessful defence in 1993, as a squad member when Australia regained the trophy in 1997 and finally as a member of the Australian side that lost the 2000 final to New Zealand, her final match for Australia.

Goss scored 1099 ODI runs at an average of 29.70 including 7 fifties and took 64 wickets at an average of 19.15, her best bowling being 4 for 10 against Ireland in Christchurch during the 2000 World Cup.


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