England trio sweep Australian women's cricket awards
Friday 3 April 2015 09:41, UK
England women cricket players have been recognised for successful stints in the Australian club season.
Charlotte Edwards, Heather Knight and Sarah Taylor have all been honoured in recent award ceremonies for their performances in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) and Twenty20 competitions.
England captain Edwards, who played for the Perth-based Western Fury, was named as the Fury’s WNCL Player of the Year, WT20 Player of the Year, and was named winner of the Zoe Goss medal – awarded to the most outstanding female cricketer in Western Australia.
Edwards scored 243 runs across six matches in the WNCL at an average of just below 50, and 413 runs in 12 Twenty20 innings, returning an average of 41.30.
England vice-captain Knight, playing for the Tasmanian Roar, was also named her club’s WNCL Player of the Year, WT20 Player of the Year and overall Player of the Year.
Knight’s performances across both competitions helped the Roar to produce their best ever season on the field, particularly in the WT20, where the top-order batsman scored 419 runs at an average of nearly 60 to help secure a fourth-placed finish.
England women’s wicket-keeper/batsman Taylor won the Andrea McCauley Trophy after being named as the South Australian Scorpions Player of the Year for 2014-2015.
Taylor said she was “delighted” to have been recognised for her time in Australia.
“Australia are one of the best international women’s teams in the world and the standard of their state cricket competitions are also very strong,” Taylor said.
“Playing for South Australia this winter gave me the perfect opportunity to further develop my cricket skills in a new and challenging environment, and to gain more experience of playing in different overseas conditions.”
