No results on day one

The first round of the World Cup resulted in all matches being classed as “no result” as rain at lunch prevented the continuation of play.

Australia the bookies favourite

It’s probably no great surprise to say that Australia are clear favourites with the bookmakers to win the 2005 Women’s Cricket World Cup, which starts in South Africa today.

Preview: Australia v England

Australia plays England on Tuesday March 22, the opening day of the 2005 Women’s Cricket World Cup at Tshwane University of Technology (formerly Technikon Pretoria) Ground A.

BCCI rejects amalgamation with WCAI

The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), which governs the men’s game in the world’s most populous cricketing nation, has rejected an application from the women’s governing body for an amalgamation.

Pakistan to replace WI on Sri Lankan tour

Pakistan will play one Test and three one-day internationals in Sri Lanka in January following the cancellation of the West Indies’ tour. The West Indies Women’s Cricket Federation decided last month that they would not proceed with their tour of Sri Lanka and Pakistan because of security concerns related to geopolitical instability in the south […]

WI shelve Asian tour but plan home triseries

The West Indies’ plans for their first international tour since the 1997 Women’s World Cup were shelved during November. The West Indies Women’s Cricket Federation cancelled its tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled for January, and abandoned tentative plans for a visit to Pakistan immediately afterwards. The war in Afghanistan, and broader concerns about security in […]

New Zealand women’s tour of India cancelled

[This article was originally published on the defunct Cricketwoman website in 2001. – RE] The New Zealand White Ferns tour of India set down for late November and December has been cancelled due to security concerns. The decision to call the tour off was announced on November 1 by New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin […]