Cricket: England set new record during women’s first One Day International against New Zealand
Date published: 09 July 2018
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England captain Heather Knight made 63 during the first ODI against New Zealand
Rochdale-born England captain Heather Knight’s team got off to a great start in the three match One Day Internationals, after a record 142-run win against New Zealand on Saturday (7 July).
Knight and Amy Jones each made 63 during England’s innings, taking them to 290-5 during the game in Leeds: their highest ever ODI total against New Zealand. Tammy Beaumont made 40 and 17-year-old Amelia Kerr was 2-36.
New Zealand were bowled out with 148 in 33.5 overs as Nat Sciver took 3-18 and Laura Marsh 3-24.
The victory is England’s biggest run over New Zealand and is the latest in an impressive year for Knight’s team, who have continued to go from strength to strength, after a staggering 2017 season.
In June, England smashed the women’s Twenty20 international record – just hours after a new record was set by New Zealand - the highest ever batting total in women’s international T20, and also the largest victory margin in the history of T20.
27-year-old Knight began playing cricket in boys’ and men’s teams when she was just eight-years-old after moving to Plymouth as a young girl. A talented right-handed batswoman, she played for Plymstock Cricket Club and at county level for Devon. She was part of the England squad which reclaimed the Ashes against Australia in 2013 and helped retain them in 2014.
Knight received an OBE on this year’s New Year’s honour list and was named among Wisden Almanack’s Five Cricketers of the Year for 2017 after she led the women’s team to a triumphant World Cup victory last summer.
One of the closest finals in the tournament's history, only the 2000 final between Australia and New Zealand was decided by a narrower margin of four runs.
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