31-583: Stafanie Roxann Taylor OD (born 11 June 1991) is a Jamaican cricketer who is a former captain of the West Indies women's cricket team . She has represented them over 250 times since her debut in 2008. A right-handed batter and off break bowler, Taylor was selected as the 2011 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year – the first West Indian to receive the accolade. She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for
62-511: A large victory. In the 2016 World Twenty20 , she was the highest run-scorer and named player of the tournament. She played in her 100th Women's One Day International (WODI) match, when the West Indies played India in the group stage of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup , on 29 June 2017. On 18 September 2019, during the series against Australia , Taylor played in her 100th Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match. On 24 September 2020, in
93-518: A reception held on 6 April 2016 to celebrate Taylor's return to Jamaica after captaining the West Indies to victory in the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 , the Minister of Sports, Olivia Grange , announced that the cricket ground at Eltham High School would be renamed the Stafanie Taylor Oval. On 1 November 2017, Grange presided over a ground-breaking ceremony at the school for the construction of
124-512: A series in England. The team regularly played fixtures against English club sides over the following decades, but it was not until the early 1980s that regular international competition commenced. The Netherlands made its One Day International (ODI) debut in 1984, against New Zealand , and made its World Cup debut at the 1988 edition of the tournament, in Australia. Considered a top-level team from
155-586: A three match series against Sri Lanka . She scored her maiden century in One Day Internationals in October 2009, remaining 108 not out against South Africa . She was the standout performer in the following season's 2010 ICC Women's Cricket Challenge , scoring 390 runs in five matches at an average of 97.50. The West Indies lost to only South Africa in the competition, and finished as runners-up. She scored her second century, and highest score to date, during
186-521: A trip they repeated in 1998 . They also visited Sri Lanka for a three match ODI series against the hosts , which they won 2–1. That remains the sole ODI series victory for the Dutch team. This was followed by the World Cup, in which they reached the quarter-finals. 1999 was a year with a steep learning curve when another tour to Sri Lanka , where they suffered a 5–0 defeat in the five-match ODI series. After
217-589: A two match ODI series against Ireland which was lost. Good news came from the ICC which announced that the top ten women's teams would have Test and ODI status. Their third-place finish in the IWCC Trophy in 2003 meant that the Dutch were included in this top ten. In February 2008 the Dutch women retained their test status for another four years by reaching the semi-final of the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. In December 2020,
248-464: The Netherlands . During the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup , she was the West Indies best performer, leading the team in both runs scored and wickets taken. She repeated the feat at the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 , in which she scored half-centuries in her side's opening two matches to become the only woman to score fifties in three consecutive Twenty20 Internationals, a feat she repeated in 2010 in
279-495: The Order of Jamaica . A Member or Honorary Member may be promoted from the rank of Officer to that of Commander. Commanders of the Order of Distinction are entitled to use the post-nominal letters CD in the case of Members, or CD (Hon.) in the case of Honorary Members. Officers of the Order of Distinction are entitled to use the post-nominal letters OD in the case of Members, or OD (Hon.) in
310-614: The European Championship in Denmark the Dutch rebuilt their squad and structure. 2000 saw the Dutch team's fourth World Cup appearance, where they finished last. This was followed in 2001 by a tour to Pakistan . the hosts took a 4–0 lead in the seven match ODI series but the Netherlands bounced back admirably winning the final three games. Later in the year saw a third-place finish in the European Championship. Their cricket in 2002
341-506: The ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup . The Netherlands were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier regional group, alongside five other teams. After a Netherlands women's cricket team bilateral series in Thailand , in November 2022, the team were given their first ever WODI Ranking. An ODI win over higher-ranked Thailand gave
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#1732876188308372-508: The ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Netherlands women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status. In May 2022, the ICC announced the Netherlands as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status. Papua New Guinea , Scotland , Thailand and the United States were
403-497: The Order is "Distinction Through Service". The Order of Distinction is conferred upon citizens of Jamaica who have rendered outstanding and important services to Jamaica, or to distinguished citizens of a country other than Jamaica. The former are made Members of the Order, and the latter are made Honorary Members. The Order has two ranks: the higher class of Commander, and the lower class of Officer. Commanders take place and precedence immediately after Members and Honorary Members of
434-530: The West Indies. She plays domestic cricket for Jamaica and Guyana Amazon Warriors and has previously played for Auckland , Sydney Thunder , Adelaide Strikers , Western Storm , Southern Vipers , Southern Brave and Trailblazers . Born in Jamaica , Taylor broke into the West Indies team in 2008, aged 17, and immediately inserted herself as a key member of the team. She scored her highest Twenty20 total on debut, striking 90 runs from 49 balls to help her side to
465-408: The Women's Cricketer of the Year and the Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies ' Awards. In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded her a women's contract for the 2018–19 season. Later the same month, she was named as captain of the West Indies' squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as
496-708: The case of Honorary Members. Netherlands national women%27s cricket team ODI and T20I kit The Netherlands women's national cricket team , nicknamed the Lionesses , represents the Netherlands in international women's cricket . The team is organised by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association , which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1966. A Dutch women's team first played an international match in 1937, when Australia toured on its way to play
527-566: The first European Championship in 1989. They again finished third in the European Championship in 1990, and finished fourth the following year. The 1993 World Cup was again a disappointment, with another last place finish. 1995 saw them again finish third in the European Championship. 1997 was a busy year for the Dutch team, travelling to the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center in Germany to play two ODIs against Denmark ,
558-586: The innings for the West Indies, and scored 90 runs from 49 balls. Her total is the second highest score by a West Indian in a Twenty20 International . She subsequently scored her first half-century in One Day International cricket in her next match. In a much more patient innings than she demonstrated in the Twenty20, she scored 66 runs from 97 balls to help her side overcome Ireland. She scored another half-century in her next appearance, scoring 70 runs against
589-421: The late 1980s through to the early 2000s, the Netherlands participated in four consecutive World Cups between 1988 and 2000, and made the quarter-finals of the 1997 event . The Dutch side retained its ODI status until the 2011 World Cup Qualifier . In 2007 , the team played a one-off Test match against South Africa, joining Ireland as the only associate member of the ICC to play at that level. In April 2018,
620-403: The latter would give her more opportunities to travel the world. Although her mother and some of her siblings were track and field athletes at secondary school, Taylor is the only member of her family to play cricket seriously. During her own secondary school days, at Eltham High School, Spanish Town, she represented the school at both Under-14 and Under-16 levels, in each case as the only girl in
651-683: The other four teams. The Netherlands took part in women's international cricket from its earliest years. As early as 1937 they hosted the Australians on the first leg of their first ever Women's Ashes tour, before visiting England late the same year. The Dutch team played their first ODI in 1984 against New Zealand . This was 12 years before the Dutch men's team played their first ODI. They lost that game by 67 runs, and were next seen in international cricket in 1988, playing in their first World Cup , in which they finished in last place. They finished third in
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#1732876188308682-801: The oval, and the unveiling of a sign in Taylor's honour. Meanwhile, on 16 October 2017, National Heroes' Day in Jamaica , Taylor was presented with the Order of Distinction at the Jamaican National Awards Ceremony. Order of Distinction The Order of Distinction ( OD ) is a national order in the Jamaican honours system . It is the sixth in order of precedence of the Orders of Societies of Honour, which were instituted by an Act of Parliament ( The National Honours and Awards Act ) in 1968. The motto of
713-643: The second match against England , Taylor became the second cricketer to score 3,000 runs in WT20I cricket . Taylor was born in Spanish Town , Jamaica . Her unusual first name (Stafanie instead of Stefanie) is attributable to "a slight mishap" when her birth was registered. She was raised in Gordon Pen, an inner city neighbourhood of Spanish Town, in what have been described as "modest circumstances". At primary school, Taylor first played football, and then netball. When she
744-472: The star of the team and one of the players to watch. In November 2018, she was named in Sydney Thunder 's squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season . In January 2020, she was named as the captain of West Indies' squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. She was the leading run-scorer for the West Indies in the tournament, with 84 runs in three matches. In November 2020, Taylor
775-491: The team. In one of her matches for the Under-16 team, she even scored a century. After leaving Eltham High School, Taylor worked on completing her Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams at a private institution. Taylor first appeared for the West Indies during their 2008 tour of Europe , during which she granted her side their maiden Twenty20 victory on her debut. Batting first against Ireland , Taylor opened
806-537: The third match of the series, Taylor became the second bowler for the West Indies to take a hat-trick in WT20Is . On 7 July 2021, in the opening WODI against Pakistan, Taylor scored her first century in almost eight years, leading the West Indies to a five wicket win. In October 2021, she was named as the captain of the West Indies team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. In February 2022, she
837-520: The tournament, making 147 against the Netherlands. Her performances between August 2010 and August 2011 resulted in her being named the 2011 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year . In July 2017, she was named Women's Cricketer of the Year by the West Indies Players' Association . In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year. In June 2018, she was named
868-467: Was a three match ODI series against New Zealand, which the Dutch were unable to win. The following year they hosted the 2003 IWCC Trophy , the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualifier . The Dutch finished third, but only the two finalists qualified for the 2005 World Cup. Their next international engagement was the European Championship in 2005, finishing in fourth place. 2006 saw
899-420: Was about eight years old, she saw Leon Campbell, later her personal coach, practising a cricket shot, and asked him what he was doing. He told her, and asked her to try the game of cricket, which she did, including by playing informal street games with young boys. She later went on her first cricket tour, at just ten years old. For some time, Taylor played both football and cricket, but eventually she decided that
930-511: Was named as the captain of the West Indies team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. She was named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup . She was the first female cricketer to score a century and to take four wickets in an innings of a WODI . She is the only player to have taken more than 5,000 runs and more than 150 wickets in WODI cricket. [62] At
961-564: Was nominated for the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade, and the award for women's ODI cricketer of the decade. In May 2021, Taylor was awarded with a central contract from Cricket West Indies . In 2021, she was drafted by Southern Brave for the inaugural season of The Hundred . In June 2021, she was named in the West Indies women's squad as the captain for their home series against Pakistan women . In