Nitschke, Atkins, Satterthwaite big movers in batting table while spinner Westhuizen and fast bowler Devine break into top 20 for first time in their careers
England duo of Claire Taylor and Isa Guha, and Lisa Sthalekar of Australia, have retained top spots in the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after the completion of group stage in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2009.
Taylor, the 33-year-old from Buckinghamshire, had started the tournament on 804 points and following knocks of 101 against Sri Lanka and 69 not out against India, she has widened the gap from her closest rival as she now sits comfortably on a career-best 825 points. In women’s ranking terms, 800 points marks out a player as truly outstanding.
Taylor heads into the Super Six stage of the tournament leading second-placed Mithali Raj of India by 56 points.
Raj, who scored 59 against England and 75 not out against Sri Lanka, has swapped places with Sthalekar who has slipped to third place after some disappointing performances with the bat by her high standards.
Australia’s Shelley Nitschke has achieved her career-best ranking after jumping three places to fifth position. The 32-year-old South Australian is the second leading run-getter in the tournament behind Englishwoman Claire Taylor with 159 runs from three innings.
Also making movements is the right directions are England opener Caroline Atkins and New Zealand batter Amy Satterthwaite. Atkins has vaulted three places to 14th position while Satterthwaite, who is the third leading run-getter so far with 148 runs, has rocketed five places to 15th position.
However, the news is not so good for Australia opener Alex Blackwell, Sri Lanka captain Shashikala Siriwardena, former South Africa captain Cri-Zelda Brits and Jenny Gunn of England.
Blackwell has dropped three places to eighth, Siriwardena has slipped three places to 17th, Brits has slipped two places to 18th and Gunn has fallen two places to 20th.
Blackwell and Gunn still have four more matches remaining in the tournament in which they can regain the lost ground while for Siriwardena and Brits, there is only one chance left when the two go head-to-head in the seventh-eighth position play-off on Saturday.
In the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for bowlers, Isa Guha of England leads the field by a distance. Guha had started the tournament on 719 points and has gained 17 valuable points.
Australia’s Lisa Sthalekar has climbed to second place after gaining two places but her team-mates Shelley Nitschke and Emma Sampson have slipped three and one places to fifth and sixth respectively.
England’s Holly Colvin, South Africa spinner Charlize van der Westhuizan and New Zealand’s Sophie Devine have achieved career-best rankings while Devine’s compatriot Aimee Mason has returned to the top 10.
Colvin, who has taken five wickets in the tournament so far, has broken into the top five for the first time and sits in fourth place after rising two places while Mason, who is the joint-leading wicket-taker along with Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies and England’s Laura Marsh with eight wickets, has jumped three places to 10th position.
Fast bowler Devine has rocketed seven places to 15th and is one of the three New Zealand bowlers in the top 20 behind Mason, who has climbed three places to 10th, and Nicola Browne, who has dropped three places to 11th.
Charlize van der Westhuizan has leaped 11 places to 14th spot and is the third South Africa in the top 20 after Alicia Smith (13th) and Ashlyn Kilowan (16th).
In the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for all-rounder, there is no change in the top five as Sthalekar continues to lead Nitschke while New Zealand pair of Mason and Browne is third and fourth respectively. Gunn of England is in fifth spot.
England duo of Claire Taylor and Isa Guha, and Lisa Sthalekar of Australia, have retained top spots in the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after the completion of group stage in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2009.
Taylor, the 33-year-old from Buckinghamshire, had started the tournament on 804 points and following knocks of 101 against Sri Lanka and 69 not out against India, she has widened the gap from her closest rival as she now sits comfortably on a career-best 825 points. In women’s ranking terms, 800 points marks out a player as truly outstanding.
Taylor heads into the Super Six stage of the tournament leading second-placed Mithali Raj of India by 56 points.
Raj, who scored 59 against England and 75 not out against Sri Lanka, has swapped places with Sthalekar who has slipped to third place after some disappointing performances with the bat by her high standards.
Australia’s Shelley Nitschke has achieved her career-best ranking after jumping three places to fifth position. The 32-year-old South Australian is the second leading run-getter in the tournament behind Englishwoman Claire Taylor with 159 runs from three innings.
Also making movements is the right directions are England opener Caroline Atkins and New Zealand batter Amy Satterthwaite. Atkins has vaulted three places to 14th position while Satterthwaite, who is the third leading run-getter so far with 148 runs, has rocketed five places to 15th position.
However, the news is not so good for Australia opener Alex Blackwell, Sri Lanka captain Shashikala Siriwardena, former South Africa captain Cri-Zelda Brits and Jenny Gunn of England.
Blackwell has dropped three places to eighth, Siriwardena has slipped three places to 17th, Brits has slipped two places to 18th and Gunn has fallen two places to 20th.
Blackwell and Gunn still have four more matches remaining in the tournament in which they can regain the lost ground while for Siriwardena and Brits, there is only one chance left when the two go head-to-head in the seventh-eighth position play-off on Saturday.
In the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for bowlers, Isa Guha of England leads the field by a distance. Guha had started the tournament on 719 points and has gained 17 valuable points.
Australia’s Lisa Sthalekar has climbed to second place after gaining two places but her team-mates Shelley Nitschke and Emma Sampson have slipped three and one places to fifth and sixth respectively.
England’s Holly Colvin, South Africa spinner Charlize van der Westhuizan and New Zealand’s Sophie Devine have achieved career-best rankings while Devine’s compatriot Aimee Mason has returned to the top 10.
Colvin, who has taken five wickets in the tournament so far, has broken into the top five for the first time and sits in fourth place after rising two places while Mason, who is the joint-leading wicket-taker along with Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies and England’s Laura Marsh with eight wickets, has jumped three places to 10th position.
Fast bowler Devine has rocketed seven places to 15th and is one of the three New Zealand bowlers in the top 20 behind Mason, who has climbed three places to 10th, and Nicola Browne, who has dropped three places to 11th.
Charlize van der Westhuizan has leaped 11 places to 14th spot and is the third South Africa in the top 20 after Alicia Smith (13th) and Ashlyn Kilowan (16th).
In the Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for all-rounder, there is no change in the top five as Sthalekar continues to lead Nitschke while New Zealand pair of Mason and Browne is third and fourth respectively. Gunn of England is in fifth spot.
ICC Women's World Cup 2009 News-Friday, March 13, 2009 1:10:34 AM
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