POSTED: Monday February 9th 2009
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Rolton, Edwards and Chopra picked for fourth successive World Cup as all eight squads are finalised

Raj, Tiffen, Shaw and Taylor head to Australia for their third appearances

Hockley looks back on her World Cup experience
 
Australia’s Karen Rolton, Charlotte Edwards of England and Anjum Chopra of India have been picked for their fourth successive World Cup after all eight countries finalised their squads for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 to be staged in Australia from 7 to 22 March.
 
Only 11 other cricketers have the distinction of representing their countries in four or more World Cups with Debbie Hockley of New Zealand (1982, 1988, 1993, 1997 and 2000) and Englishwoman Clare Taylor (1988, 1993, 1997, 2000 and 2005) holding the record of playing in five straight World Cups.
 
England pair of Janette Brittin (1982, 1988, 1993 and 1997) and Jane Smit (1993, 1997, 2000 and 2005), Zoe Goss (1988, 1993, 1997 and 2000), Sharon Tredrea (1973, 1978, 1982 and 1988), Belinda Clark (1993, 1997, 2000 and 2005) and Cathryn Fitzpatrick (1993, 1997, 2000 and 2005) (all Australia), Ireland’s Miriam Grealey (1993, 1997, 2000 and 2005), India’s Anju Jain (1993, 1997, 2000 and 2005) and New Zealand’s Catherine Campbell (1998, 1993, 1997 and 2000) have appeared in four World Cups.
 
Hockley, reflecting on her five World Cup appearances, said: “I look back at my five World Cups with a lot of pride because I was able to play so long for New Zealand.
 
“It turned out that my last World Cup (in 2000) was with the winning team after I ended up on the losing side in the 1993 and 1997 finals. That World Cup victory (in England) was the pinnacle of my career.”
 
“My suggestion to the players would be to enjoy this opportunity as only the World Cup provides you the chance to play against all the best teams in the world.
 
“The players also need to realise that this World Cup will provide them a unique experience with it being the first to be staged under the ICC’s auspices and seven of the matches will be broadcast live by ESPN STAR Sports,” said Hockley who played in a record 45 World Cup matches.
 
Rolton, Edwards and Chopra made their World Cup debuts in India in 1997 and since then have been the flag-bearers for women’s cricket.
 
Australia captain Rolton, who was the ICC Women’s Player of the Year in 2006, has played 131 ODIs of which 22 have been in World Cups. Rolton is just 349 runs short of leapfrogging compatriot Belinda Clark (4,844) to become the most successful batter in women’s cricket.
 
In the history of World Cup, Rolton is the fifth most successful batter (754 runs) behind Hockley (1,501), Brittin (1,299), Clark (1,151) and Edwards (802).
 
Edwards, the England captain and ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2008, has played 117 ODIs including 16 ODIs in World Cups. With 3,520 international runs, including 802 in World cups, she is fourth on the list of most successful batters behind Clark, Rolton and Hockley (4,064).
 
Chopra, who made her ODI debut against New Zealand in 1995 at the age of 17, has represented India in 109 ODIs in which she has scored 2,542 runs, including 455 runs from 19 World Cup matches. In South Africa four years ago, she was India’s second leading run-getter behind Mithali Raj (199) with 180 runs.
 
Besides that trio, four other players –Raj, New Zealand captain Haidee Tiffen and England duo of Claire Taylor and Nicola Shaw – will be appearing in their third World Cup.
 
There is a long list of players who will participate in their second World Cup. The list includes Alex Blackwell, Shelley Nitschke, Lisa Sthalekar, Emma Sampson (all Australia), Katherine Brunt, Lydia Greenway, Isa Guha, Jenny Gunn (all England), Jhulan Goswami, Rumeli Dhar, Amita Sharma (all India), Maria Fahey, Aimee Mason (all New Zealand), Susanna Benade, Cri-Zelda Brits, Lonelle de Beer, Shandra Fritz, Ashlyn Kilowen, Alicia Smith, Claire Terblanche, Magdalena Terblanche, Charlize van der Westhuizen (all South Africa), Cordal Jack and Anisa Mohammed (both West Indies) and Hiruka Fernando, Deduno de Silva, Suwini de Alwis, Inoka Galagedara, Sripali Weerakkody, Chamari Polgampola and Shashikala Siriwardena (all Sri Lanka).
 
For the Pakistan women, it will be their first experience of the most prized tournament in women’s cricket.
 
The ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 will see the world’s top eight teams – hosts and holders Australia, along with England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies – compete at six venues across New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
 
ESPN STAR Sports, the ICC’s broadcast partner, will cover all seven matches that will take place at North Sydney Oval, including the final. This will ensure that the event will be the most widely viewed to date, with the coverage to be aired in more than 100 countries.
 
The format of the event sees the teams divided into two groups. Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies and South Africa are in Group A while India, England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are in Group B.
 
The top three sides in each group go forward to the Super Six stage where each side then plays the teams which have qualified from the other group.  The top two sides from the Super Six go forward to the final.
 
The squads:
 
AUSTRALIA – Karen Rolton (captain), Alex Blackwell (vice-captain), Sarah Andrews, Jessica Cameron, Leonie Coleman, Lauren Ebsary, Rene Farrell, Jodie Fields, Delissa Kimmince, Shelley Nitschke, Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Leah Poulton, Emma Sampson,  Lisa Sthalekar.
 
ENGLAND – Charlotte Edwards (captain), Caroline Atkins, Katherine Brunt, Holly Colvin, Lydia Greenway, Lauren Griffiths, Isa Guha, Jenny Gunn, Laura Marsh, Beth Morgan, Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent, Nicola Shaw, Anya Shrubsole, Claire Taylor, Sarah Taylor.
 
INDIA - Jhulan Goswami (captain), Amita Sharma (vice-captain), Anagha Deshpande, Anjum Chopra, Gouher Sultana, Harpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj, Poonam Raut, Priyanka Roy, Reema Malhotra, Rumeli Dhar, Snehal Pradhan, Sravanthi Naidu, Sulakshana Naik, Thirush Kamini.
 
NEW ZEALAND – Haidee Tiffen (captain), Aimee Mason (vice-captain), Suzie Bates, Nicola Browne, Abby Burrows, Sophie Devine, Lucy Doolan, Sara McGlashan, Beth McNeill, Katey Martin, Rachel Priest, Kate Pulford, Amy Satterthwaite, Sarah Tsukigawa.
 
PAKISTAN – Urooj Mumtaz (captain), Sana Mir (vice-captain), Almas Akram, Asmavia Iqbal, Armaan Khan, Batool Fatima, Bismah Maroof, Javeria Khan, Nain Abidi, Nahida Khan, Naila Nazir, Qanita Jalil, Sajjida Shah, Sania Khan, Sukhan Faiz.
 
SOUTH AFRICA – Sunette Loubser (captain), Alicia Smith (vice-captain), Susan Benade, Cri-Zelda Brits, Trisha Chetty, Mignon du Preez, Shandre Fritz, Shabnin Ismail, Ashlyn Kilowan, Marcia Letsoalo, Kirstie Thompson, Charlize van der Westhuizen, Yolandi van der Westhuizen, Dane van Niekerk, Claire Terblanche.
 
SRI LANKA – Shashikala Siriwardena (captain),  Chamani Seneviratne (vice-captain), Suwini de Alwis, Hiruka Fernando, Rose Fernando, Inoka Galagedara, Gayathri Kariyawasam, Eshani Lokusooriya, Dilani Manodara, Chamari Polgampola, Udeshika Prabodani, Deepika Rasangika, Dedunu de Silva, Sripali Weerakkody, Chandi Wickremasinghe.
 
WEST INDIES – Merissa Aguilleira (captain), Kirbyina Alexander (vice-captain), Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Geneille Greaves, Cordel Jack, Stacy-Ann King, Pamela Lavine, Anisa Mohammed, Juliana Nero, Shakera Selman, Danielle Small, Charlene Taitt, Stefanie Taylor.
 
The event logo can be downloaded from:
http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/wwc-2009/about-the-event.html
 
More details on ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 can be found at:
http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/wwc-2009/
 
-ENDS-
 
Note to editors:
 
The following is a provisional list of media releases and other information that will be issued in the build-up to and during the ICC Women’s World Cup, which will be held from 7 to 22 March in Australia.
 
Monday 9 February – Announcement of all eight squads
 
Wednesday 11 February – Release on history of Women’s World Cup
 
Thursday 12 February – Release on double century, hat-tricks and tied matches
 
Monday 16 February – Advisory on trophy images available for free download
 
Tuesday 17 February – Announcement of match officials for the event
 
Wednesday 18 February – Australia captain’s interview
 
Thursday 19 February– India captain’s interview
 
Friday 20 February – New Zealand captain’s interview
 
Saturday 21 February – South Africa captain’s interview
 
Sunday 22 February – England captain’s interview
 
Monday 23 February – Sri Lanka captain’s interview
 
Tuesday 24 February – West Indies captain’s interview
 
Wednesday 25 February– Pakistan captain’s interview
 
Thursday 26 February – Former players talking about the World Cup
 
Friday 27 February – Group A preview (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies)
 
Friday 27 February – Advisory on pre-event media activities
 
Saturday 28 February – Group B preview (India, England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan)
 
Sunday 1 March – Former World Cup captains supporting their teams, wishing them good luck
 
Sunday 1 March – Release on television element to the World Cup
 
Monday 2 March—Results of warm-up matches (West Indies v New South Wales (NSW), Old Kings; Australia v England, Village Green)
 
Tuesday 3 March – Results of warm-up matches (New Zealand v Pakistan, Manly; Sri Lanka v NSW, Old Kings; India v South Africa, Raby 1)
 
Wednesday 4 March – Results of warm-up matches (Australia v Sri Lanka, Manly; India v New Zealand, Old Kings; England v West Indies, Raby 1; Pakistan v South Africa, Green Village)
 
Thursday 5 March– General preview, tournament statistics/history/previous winners, opening ceremony release and photograph of all the participating teams.
 
Friday 6 March – Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Rankings release
 
Friday 6 March – Release on players being briefed on anti-corruption.
 
Saturday 7 March to Thursday 12 March – During the group stage short-form scores will be sent out with a round-up of the day’s play (concentrating on one game in particular) along with a link to the full scorecards on the website. Also, quotes from feature game if possible.
 
Friday 13 March – Round-up of group stage, look ahead to the Super Six stage, Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings release post-group stage and looking ahead at the Super Six and the final.
 
Saturday 14 March to Thursday 19 March – During the Super Six stage short-form scores will be sent out with a round-up of the day’s play (concentrating on one game in particular) along with a link to the full scorecards on the website, preview of the third-fourth place and fifth-sixth place play-off matches. Also, quotes from the feature game if possible.
 
Friday 21 March – Preview of the final, photograph of the two captains with Trophy
 
Sunday 22 March – Scores and report from the final, including quotes from winning and losing captains/coaches
 
Monday 23 March – Review of tournament and photograph of the winning captain with Trophy and player of the final with Trophy.
 
Monday 23 March – Reliance Mobile ICC Women’s ODI Rankings post World Cup
 
Previously released articles:
 
Wednesday 29 October – ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 launch release
Friday 26 December – Media accreditation release
Tuesday 13 January – Provisional squads release

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