ICC Hall of Fame
Inducted: 2022 | Career: 1996 - 2016
Charlotte
Edwards
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLeading from the front through a golden age of English cricket, Charlotte Edwards not only evolved through a transformative period, but did so as one of the game’s best across all three formats.
Player Bio
Making her international debut as a 16-year-old, the youngest to player to do so at the time, Edwards was never overawed, breaking several batting records, including a then-record score 173* in a women’s ODI against Ireland at the 1997 Women’s Cricket World Cup.
In 2009 Edwards won both the Women’s Cricket World Cup and the Women’s T20 World Cup as captain, and sits second on both the Women’s ODI and Test run lists. Edwards was also the first woman to pass 2000 T20I runs, also collecting 75 international wickets with her part-time leg-spin.
date of birth:
17 Dec 1979
role:
Batter
batting style:
Right-hand
bowling style:
Left-hand
Date of debut:
12 Jul 1996
