Nadine George
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Nadine Andrea George MBE
(born 15 October 1968, Saint Lucia
) is a West Indian cricketer
, who has played one Test match
and 31 ODIs for the West Indian women's cricket team
. She was the first West Indian woman cricketer to score a hundred in a Test match, scoring 118 on Test debut against Pakistan
in Karachi
in the third innings of the only Test on tour - and, as of 2005-11-15, the only Test she's ever played. George has also been awarded an MBE for her contributions to sport.
George also kept wicket
in that Test match, where Pakistan notched up a 247-run first-innings lead and asked the West Indies to follow on. George's 118 helped her team to a second-innings total of 440, however, and Pakistan chose not to attempt the chase of 162 in 23 overs as the match was drawn.
George made her ODI debut aged 34 against Sri Lanka
, opening the batting and making 16 in a 27-run loss. She played five of the six ODIs in the series, which the West Indies lost 0–6 - with 82 runs, she was the West Indies' third-best batswoman by runs and fifth-best by average.
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
. She made a new career highest score of 40 in the group match against Netherlands
, in which the West Indians got what the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
described as a "surprise victory" . With a loss in that match, and all other results equal, the West Indies would have finished third in the tournament and thus not qualified for the World Cup. With 114 runs, she made the most runs for the West Indies in that tournament.
George has played every ODI for West Indies since then, playing 12 on tour of the Indian subcontinent
in 2003-04 - a tour which included a career highest score of 53, and George made 269 runs at an average of 22.41 on tour. In the 2005 World Cup, she was no longer the highest-scoring batter - her 72 runs came at an average of 12, behind Juliana Nero
(197 runs), Pamela Lavine
(145 runs) and Nelly Williams
(121 runs) - but she could still celebrate two victories, over Sri Lanka (their first win over the Lankans, in their eighth attempt) and Ireland
(to get revenge for the loss at the 2003 IWCC Trophy, when George got a duck
and the West Indies were bowled out for 52 chasing 85 to win). The West Indies finished fifth - their best position at a World Cup ever - to qualify for the 2009 World Cup, and also beat South Africa
2–1 in an ODI series immediately following the World Cup. George made a combined total of 10 runs in the two wins, but was the only one to make it into double figures in the third ODI.
MBE
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(born 15 October 1968, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
) is a West Indian cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
, who has played one Test match
Women's Test cricket
Women's Test cricket is the longest format of women's cricket and is the gender equivalent to men's Test cricket. Matches comprise four-innings and are held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations...
and 31 ODIs for the West Indian women's cricket team
West Indian women's cricket team
The West Indian women's cricket team is the team that represents the West Indies in international women's cricket matches.-Test history:The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to Australia in 1975-76, when both the three day matches were drawn. In 1976-77 the same team then...
. She was the first West Indian woman cricketer to score a hundred in a Test match, scoring 118 on Test debut against Pakistan
Pakistani women's cricket team
The Pakistan national women's cricket team is a professional cricket team that represents Pakistan in international women's cricket matches.-1990s:...
in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in the third innings of the only Test on tour - and, as of 2005-11-15, the only Test she's ever played. George has also been awarded an MBE for her contributions to sport.
George also kept wicket
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
in that Test match, where Pakistan notched up a 247-run first-innings lead and asked the West Indies to follow on. George's 118 helped her team to a second-innings total of 440, however, and Pakistan chose not to attempt the chase of 162 in 23 overs as the match was drawn.
George made her ODI debut aged 34 against Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan women's cricket team
The Sri Lankan women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Sri Lanka in international women's cricket matches.-1990s:Sri Lanka's international debut came in 1997 with a three match ODI series against The Netherlands, which they lost 2-1...
, opening the batting and making 16 in a 27-run loss. She played five of the six ODIs in the series, which the West Indies lost 0–6 - with 82 runs, she was the West Indies' third-best batswoman by runs and fifth-best by average.
She was retained for the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands in July 2003, and made 114 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 38 as the West Indies won four of five matches and qualified for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup
Women's Cricket World Cup
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket competition. The first tournament was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's ICC Cricket World Cup....
. She made a new career highest score of 40 in the group match against Netherlands
Dutch women's cricket team
The Dutch women's cricket team is the team that represents the Netherlands in international women's cricket matches. Unlike their male counterparts, they currently have both Test and ODI status.-1980s:...
, in which the West Indians got what the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
described as a "surprise victory" . With a loss in that match, and all other results equal, the West Indies would have finished third in the tournament and thus not qualified for the World Cup. With 114 runs, she made the most runs for the West Indies in that tournament.
George has played every ODI for West Indies since then, playing 12 on tour of the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
in 2003-04 - a tour which included a career highest score of 53, and George made 269 runs at an average of 22.41 on tour. In the 2005 World Cup, she was no longer the highest-scoring batter - her 72 runs came at an average of 12, behind Juliana Nero
Juliana Nero
Juliana Barbara Nero in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She is a West Indies cricketer who has played one women's Test match and 43 women's One Day Internationals for the West Indies including the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.-References:...
(197 runs), Pamela Lavine
Pamela Lavine
Pamela Yvonne Lavine is a West Indies cricketer who has played over 20 women's One Day Internationals since 2004. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler, she has scored three ODI half-centuries and one Twenty20 International half-century.-References:...
(145 runs) and Nelly Williams
Nelly Williams
Nelly Andrea Williams in Trinidad and Tobago. She is a West Indies cricketer who played in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa....
(121 runs) - but she could still celebrate two victories, over Sri Lanka (their first win over the Lankans, in their eighth attempt) and Ireland
Irish women's cricket team
The Irish women's cricket team is the team that represents Ireland in international women's cricket matches. Unlike their male counterparts, they currently have both Test and ODI status...
(to get revenge for the loss at the 2003 IWCC Trophy, when George got a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
and the West Indies were bowled out for 52 chasing 85 to win). The West Indies finished fifth - their best position at a World Cup ever - to qualify for the 2009 World Cup, and also beat South Africa
South African women's cricket team
The South Africa national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of South Africa in international women's cricket matches. The South African women's cricket team is an amateur team, with players required to take time away from their full-time jobs to represent their country...
2–1 in an ODI series immediately following the World Cup. George made a combined total of 10 runs in the two wins, but was the only one to make it into double figures in the third ODI.