West Indies knocking on the big league

Nov 5, 2009: With West Indies' victory against England at St Kitts, has the women's game finally got another major player on the park? Are the Awesome Foursome now the Big Five?

ICC Women's World Twenty20 2009

The first ladies

Jun 22, 2009: The ICC's panel of experts picked the best XI from the players in the Women's World Twenty20. Here's the XI and what they did in the tournament

ICC Women's World Twenty20 2009 review

Records tumble in inaugural championship

Jun 22, 2009: The inaugural ICC Women's World Twenty20 witnessed several statistical highlights. Cricinfo looks at some of the interesting numbers from the tournament

England v New Zealand, ICC Women's World Twenty20 final, Lord's

Impressive England continue to widen the gap

Jun 21, 2009: The ominous question still lingers: is the win a sign that England are going to dominate cricket for the next decade, and what could that mean for the future of other nations?

ICC Women's World Twenty20 2009

Are we being foolishly optimistic?

Jun 18, 2009: Despite the merger with the men's tournament, support for the women's game has been far from forthcoming

England v Australia, 2nd semi-final, World Twenty20

Do it for Rolton

Jun 18, 2009: Although she has won three World Cups with Australia, as captain her side came fourth in their worst-ever finish in March

You go, girls

Mar 25, 2009: The women's game is more marketable than ever in the wake of England's World Cup win

Women's World Cup 2009

Spinners thrive, minnows flounder, sixes flow

Mar 24, 2009: The Women's World Cup witnessed several statistical highlights. Cricinfo looks at some of the interesting numbers from the tournament

Women's World Cup 2009

A great advertisement for women's cricket

Mar 24, 2009: The pitches, slower at the end of Australia's summer season, aided spin but did not let the bowlers to dominate the batsmen; the two-week format allowed each side a minimum of four games

Women's World Cup 2009

King of swing falls for the girls

Mar 24, 2009: Wasim Akram is in Australia to commentate on the Women's World Cup and now he knows all about the top women and their rankings

England v New Zealand, women's World Cup final, Sydney

England's win could be a lesson to other boards

Mar 22, 2009: England's win will send a message to the other boards that investment does pay off. Women are traditionally keen students of the game and often to be elite athletes requires a good deal of career sacrifice and understanding employers

1993

When women took over Lord's

Mar 21, 2009: When a bastion of male chauvinism was taken over by the women

Charlotte Edwards

'The best is yet to come'

Mar 21, 2009: England's women are on the verge of the biggest moment of their careers

New Zealand v Pakistan, women's World Cup, Super Six, Sydney

Bates smashes her way into England's concerns

Mar 19, 2009: Suzie Bates' total was the highest for a female New Zealand batsman, beating Karen Le Combers' 135 not out against Ireland in 1996

Clare Connor

'Going professional isn't the first priority'

Mar 15, 2009: The former England captain has been a tireless campaigner for women's cricket, but she doesn't think paying the players is the next step just yet

World Cup memories: 2005

Almost famous

Mar 14, 2009: Cricinfo asked former and current women players for their lasting memories from each of the eight World Cups so far. Mithali Raj, the former India captain, revisits the last tournament

Women's World Cup 2009

England and New Zealand emerge favourites

Mar 13, 2009: Australia, India, New Zealand, England, West Indies and Pakistan have made it to the Super Six of the women's World Cup. We look at how the teams fared in their group stage and where they stand going into the Super Six

World Cup memories: 2000

Winning the cup, losing a cap

Mar 13, 2009: Haidee Tiffen looks back at the 2000 women's World Cup

World Cup memories: 1997

A litany of woe

Mar 11, 2009: Anjum Chopra looks back at the sixth women's World Cup

World Cup memories: 1993

Watching, listening, sleeping

Mar 10, 2009: Cathryn Fitzpatrick looks back at the fifth women's World Cup