Caroline Atkins
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| Full name | Caroline Mary Ghislaine Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1981 Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 128) | 24 June 2001 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 January 2011 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 91) | 3 July 2001 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 26 February 2010 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 16) | 5 August 2006 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 January 2011 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2012 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caroline Mary Ghislaine Foster (
Early life
Foster was born on 13 January 1981 in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.[2] She attended Burgess Hill Girls, an all-girls private school.[3]
International career
In January 2002, Foster and Arran Brindle shared a partnership of 200 against India at K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow, which was at the time a record for the first wicket in women's Test cricket.[4][5]
Foster was a member of the side which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008.[6][7]
In August 2008, Foster and Sarah Taylor shared a partnership of 268 against South Africa at Lord's, which was at the time a record for any wicket in women's One Day Internationals. Foster was dismissed for 145, her highest score in international cricket.[8][9]
Foster was a member of the England team which won both the World Cup and World Twenty20 in 2009.[10]
Coaching career
Foster is employed by the Cricket Foundation as a Chance to Shine coaching ambassador and is a coach at Queen's College a private school in Taunton which is in Somerset.[11][12] She was the head coach of Western Storm for the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League.[13]
References
- ^ "Caroline Atkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Caroline Atkins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Playing the game: why sport matters in schools". Great British Life. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "England women break world batting record in Lucknow". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Records / Women's Test Matches / Partnership Records / Highest Partnership for the First Wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Only Test, Bowral, Feb 15 - 19 2008, England Women tour of Australia and New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Taylor sews up Ashes glory". ESPNcricinfo. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "2nd ODI, London, Aug 8 2008, South Africa Women tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Records / Women's Test Matches / Partnership Records / Highest Partnerships for any wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Caroline Atkins' Exclusive Cricket World Blog, Windies '09". Cricket World. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Announcement of Foreword Author – Caroline Atkins". Thinking About Cricket. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Cricket". Wellington School. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Western Storm Announce England Players". Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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