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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Raf Nicholson

Women’s cricket team of the year: from Alice Capsey to the Kerr sisters

Alice Capsey, Alyssa Healy and Harmanpreet Kaur
England’s Alice Capsey, Australia’s Alyssa Healy and India’s Harmanpreet Kaur were prominent in a superb year of cricket. Composite: Guardian Picture Desk

It’s been another big year for women’s cricket (is there ever a quiet one, these days?) It began with an Ashes series and a 50-over World Cup in New Zealand, but the highlight was surely a maiden appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Only two Tests were played, though, so this team is an all-format XI – with a slight bias towards Test performances. That perhaps reflects The Spin’s Christmas wish to see more multi-day cricket for women in 2023, please!

1) Alyssa Healy (Australia)

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