List of women's international cricket hat-tricks

Rene Farrell bowling in training
Rene Farrell is the most recent bowler to have taken a hat-trick in a women's Test match.

A hat-trick in cricket is when a bowler takes three wickets from consecutive deliveries. It is a relatively rare feat,[1] and has occurred fifteen times in the history of women's international cricket.[lower-alpha 1] The first hat-trick was taken in a Test match between Australia and England in February 1958, by Australia's Betty Wilson.[5] The most recent bowler to achieve the feat was the Pakistani off spinner, Sana Mir, against Sri Lanka during a Twenty20 International (T20I) in January 2015.[lower-alpha 1]

Two further hat-tricks have been taken in women's Tests; by Pakistan's Shaiza Khan in 2004, and Australia's Rene Farrell in 2011.[2] Farrell's hat-trick is one of three in women's international cricket that did not involve a fielder, as two of the batsmen were dismissed leg before wicket (lbw), and one was bowled.[6] Mir's T20I hat-trick in 2015 similarly contained two lbws and one bowled, while Julie Harris' One Day International (ODI) hat-trick during the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup was made up of three consecutive lbws.[7] The first hat-trick in women's One Day Internationals was made just six days prior to Harris', by Carole Hodges, during the same competition. Those remain the only hat-tricks to have been taken in women's World Cups,[3] though Ekta Bisht took a hat-trick for India during the 2012 Women's World Twenty20, the equivalent competition for women's Twenty20 International cricket.[8]

No player has taken multiple hat-tricks in international women's cricket, and similarly no venue has hosted more than one hat-trick. English and Pakistani bowlers have taken more hat-tricks than any other nations; three bowlers from each nation have achieved the feat. Seven hat-tricks have been taken in ODIs, while all five of the hat-tricks in T20I matches have happened since the most recent instance in women's Tests.[lower-alpha 1]

Key

Notation Meaning
Inn. The innings of the match in which the player took her hat-trick.
Dismissals The three players dismissed by the bowler, with the method of dismissal in parentheses.
Date The date on which the match began.
* The match was part of the Women's Cricket World Cup or the ICC Women's World Twenty20.
S The hat-trick was split over two overs.
Notation Meaning
b Bowled
lbw Leg before wicket
c & b Caught, by the bowler
c Player Caught, by the fielder noted
c sub Caught, by a substitute fielder
st Player Stumped, by the fielder noted
† Indicates that the noted fielder is the designated wicket-keeper

Hat-tricks

Tests

Women's Test cricket hat-tricks[2]
No. Bowler For Against Inn. Dismissals Venue Date Ref.
1 Wilson, BettyBetty Wilson  Australia  England 2 St Kilda Cricket Club Ground, Melbourne
Australia 		21 February 1958 [9]
2 Khan, ShaizaShaiza Khan S  Pakistan  West Indies 2 National Stadium, Karachi
Pakistan 		15 March 2004 [10]
3 Farrell, ReneRene Farrell  Australia  England 3 Bankstown Oval, Sydney
Australia 		22 January 2011 [6]

One Day Internationals

Women's One Day International cricket hat-tricks[3]
No. Bowler For Against Inn. Dismissals Venue Date Ref.
1 Hodges, CaroleCarole Hodges  England  Denmark 2 Recreation Ground, Banstead
England 		20 July 1993* [11]
2 Harris, JulieJulie Harris  New Zealand  West Indies 1
  • Eugena Gregg (lbw)
  • Cherry-Ann Singh (lbw)
  • Patricia Felicien (lbw)
 Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick
England 		26 July 1993* [7]
3 Drumm, EmilyEmily Drumm  New Zealand  Australia 1 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Australia 		3 February 1996 [12]
4 Connor, ClareClare Connor  England  India 1 County Ground, Northampton
England 		9 July 1999 [13]
5 Young, SaibhSaibh Young  Ireland  England 2 Bradfield College, Reading
England 		12 August 2001 [14]
6 Egging, LotteLotte Egging  Netherlands  Pakistan 1 University No 2 Ground, Stellenbosch
South Africa 		22 February 2008 [15]
7 van Niekerk, DaneDane van Niekerk S  South Africa  West Indies 2 Warner Park, Basseterre
Saint Kitts and Nevis 		7 January 2013 [16]

Twenty20 Internationals

Women's Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks[4]
No. Bowler For Against Inn. Dismissals Venue Date Ref.
1 Iqbal, AsmaviaAsmavia Iqbal S  Pakistan  England 1 Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
England 		5 September 2012 [17]
2 Bisht, EktaEkta Bisht  India  Sri Lanka 1 Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Sri Lanka 		3 October 2012* [8]
3 Kapp, MarizanneMarizanne Kapp  South Africa  Bangladesh 1 Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
South Africa 		14 September 2013 [18]
4 Sciver, NatalieNatalie Sciver  England  New Zealand 2 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Barbados 		22 October 2013 [19]
5 Mir, SanaSana Mir  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 2 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
United Arab Emirates 		16 January 2015 [20]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Combined statistics sourced from the individual tables for Test,[2] One Day Internationals,[3] and Twenty20 Internationals.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bateman, Anthony (2009). Cricket, Literature and Culture: Symbolising the Nation, Destabilising Empire. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-7546-6537-3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Records / Women's Test matches / Bowling records / Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Women's ODI Hat-tricks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Mukherjee, Sudatta (24 February 2014). "Betty Wilson becomes first cricketer to score century and take 10 wickets in a Test match". Cricket Country. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Women's Ashes: Australia Women v England Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "New Zealand Women v West Indies Women: Women's World Cup 1993". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "ICC Women's World Twenty20 – Play-off: Sri Lanka Women v India Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Women's Ashes – 2nd Test: Australia Women v England Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "West Indies Women in Pakistan Women's Test Match: Pakistan Women v West Indies Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "England Women v Denmark Women: Women's World Cup 1993". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Australia Women v New Zealand Women: New Zealand Women in Australia 1995/96 (2nd ODI)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "England Women v India Women: India Women in England 1999 (2nd ODI)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "England Women v Ireland Women: Women's European Championship 2001". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Netherlands Women v Pakistan Women: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2007/08 (Semi-Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "West Indies Women v South Africa Women: South Africa Women in West Indies 2012/13 (1st ODI)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Pakistan Women in England T20I Series – 2nd T20I: England Women v Pakistan Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Bangladesh Women in South Africa T20I Series – 2nd T20I: South Africa Women v Bangladesh Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "West Indies Tri-Nation Twenty20 Women's Series – 5th match: England Women v New Zealand Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Pakistan Women v Sri Lanka Women T20I Series – 2nd T20I: Pakistan Women v Sri Lanka Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.