For the second time in the history of 70 years of Test cricket, a woman bowler did the feat of taking 11 wickets in a Test.
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Was a part of the first International Women’s T20 match in history, took England to the World Cup semi-finals, won the first award for the best female cricketer of the year. He wreaked havoc in the cricket world with his bowling, but he gave hockey training to the next generation. Not only this, he also took the responsibility of football. We are talking about former England fast bowler Lucy Pearson, who is celebrating her 51st birthday today. Born in England on 19 February 1972, Lucy played 62 ODIs and 12 Test matches for England. She was also a part of the first International Women’s T20 match, which was played between England and New Zealand in 2004. Lucy was also successful in taking a wicket.
In the first Test against Australia in 2003, he took a total of 11 wickets. In the 70 years of Test cricket, she became the second woman player in history to take 11 wickets in a Test match. In 2003, she was voted the best female player of the year for the second time. Earlier in the year 2000, she became the first woman to win the Best Female Player award.
forced retirement
On the basis of Lucy, the English team reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2005. However, due to stress fracture, he was forced to retire from cricket. Lucy retired as a player, but did not say goodbye to the world of sports. After retirement, she became an English teacher. Along with this, she also became a coach. He gave training not only in cricket but also in hockey. In fact, Lucy used to play hockey during her college days. She became the head of a school, where she trained children in both cricket and hockey.
soccer lessons
In 2006, former England bowler Lucy became deputy head of Wellington College. She used to teach English. Not only this, she also became a part of the cricket coaching team. After this, Lucy became the head of a school in 2010, but in 2018 she left her post and entered the world of football. She joined the Football Association as the Education Director. Earlier in 2016, she was given important responsibility for women’s cricket in the England Cricket Board. Talking about Lucy’s cricket career, he scored 30 wickets in 12 Tests and 68 runs in 62 ODIs.