Isa Guha

Isa Guha
Personal information
Full name Isa Tara Guha
Born (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 137) 14 August 2002 v India
Last Test 22 January 2011 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 94) 10 August 2001 v Scotland
Last ODI 21 October 2011 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 19
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998–1999 Thames Valley
2000–present Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I LA
Matches 8 83 22 186
Runs scored 113 122 39 1,218
Batting average 16.14 8.71 7.80 13.09
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/3
Top score 31* 26 13* 71*
Balls bowled 1,491 3,767 459 8,935
Wickets 29 101 18 234
Bowling average 18.93 23.21 25.05 22.01
5 wickets in innings 1 2 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling 5/40 5/14 3/21 5/14
Catches/stumpings 3/– 26/– 4/– 32/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 February 2016

Isa Tara Guha (Bengali: ইশা গুহ ) born 21 May 1985 at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, is an England cricketer of Bengali descent[1] who played in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[2] She cites winning the World Cup in 2009 as a career highlight.[1]

Cricket career

A right arm fast medium bowler, she made her Test debut at the age of 17 against India in 2002 when she was named BBC Asian Network Sports Personality of the Year. Her best bowling in 44 One Day Internationals is the 5 for 22 she took against New Zealand in 2004. As of 31 December 2008, she was ranked the number one bowler in the ICC Women's One Day International rankings. She took a career best 5 for 40 in her seventh Test match, against Australia at the Bradman Oval in Bowral in February 2008 and took nine wickets in the match, winning the player of the match award as England retained the Ashes. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 9 March 2012, although she said she would continue to play county cricket for Berkshire.[3]

She along with Lynsey Askew shares the world record partnership for the 9th wicket in Women's ODI history(73).[4][5]

Media work

Guha writes a column for the BBC Sport website[6] and is an occasional Test Match Special summariser.

She joined ITV Sport in April 2012 as a co-presenter of ITV4's coverage of the Indian Premier League.[7][8][9]

Guha was a member of the inaugural Triple M radio Test cricket commentary team in Australia in 2016.

Charity interests

Guha is an Ambassador (or "Supporter")[10] for Sporting Equals[11] and the British Asian Trust.[9][12]

References

  1. 1 2 Walker, Phil (23 Oct 2012). "A Drink With… Isa Guha". All Out Cricket. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Isa Guha ESPN Cricinfo
  3. ↑ Isa Guha retires from international cricket ESPN Cricinfo, 9 March 2012
  4. ↑ "12th Match: England Women v New Zealand Women at Chennai, Mar 3, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  6. ↑ Isa Guha column: 'I've picked a winner with the Black Keys' BBC Sport, 15 February 2012
  7. ↑ Indian Premier League cricket returns to ITV4 ITV Press Centre, 21 March 2012
  8. ↑ The Indian Premier League returns to ITV4 and ITV.com ITV.com, 30 March 2012
  9. 1 2 ITV Snap up England’s Women Cricket Star Isa Guha to present IPL coverage Total Sport Promotions, 15 April 2011
  10. ↑ "Isa Guha". Supporters. Sporting Equals. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ Brand Ambassadors Sporting Equals
  12. ↑ [ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017. vivo 2017 ipl] British Asian Trust
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