West Indies opener Stafanie Taylor has achieved a career-best ranking
DUBAI, UAE -- West Indies opener Stafanie Taylor has achieved a career-best ranking in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Women’s Player Rankings after a good series against South Africa which ended in Cape Town on Friday.
South Africa won the four-match series 2-1 after the last game of the series ended in a thrilling tie as Alicia Smith conceded just one-run in the 50th over after the West Indies needed two for victory.
However, the series saw Taylor leap 11 places to a career-best 11th position in the latest rankings. She is now the only West Indies batter in the top 20 with the next highest-ranked West Indies batter being Deandra Dottin who has climbed four places to 28th position.
Taylor scored 221 runs in the series, including an unbeaten 108 that included 11 fours and two sixes.
The other batter to make an upward movement was former South Africa captain Cri-Zelda Brits who has returned to the top 10 after jumping four places to 10th spot. She scored 150 runs in the four ODIs in which she played.
The batters’ list is headed by ICC’s Women’s Cricketer of the Year Claire Taylor of England while her team-mate Sarah Taylor is second and former India captain Mithali Raj third.
The bowling table is still headed by Holly Colvin of England with India captain Jhulan Goswami in second position.
The only change in the top 20 is Alicia Smith who has dropped four places to 16th spot while her team-mate Ashlyn Kilowan has slipped to 21st spot after falling seven places.
Lisa Sthalekar of Australia continues to lead the all-rounders’ table with another Australian, Shelly Nitschke, second.
Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Women’s Player Rankings (as of 25 October, after South Africa v West Indies series)
Batters
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Claire Taylor Eng 791 40.10 825 v Pak at Sydney 2009
2 ( - ) Sarah Taylor Eng 777 39.10 809 v Aus at Chelmsford 2009
3 ( - ) Mithali Raj Ind 757 47.33 841 v Aus at Baroda Vadodar 2004
4 ( - ) Shelley Nitschke Aus 655 30.57 669 v Eng at Sydney 2009
5 ( - ) Lisa Sthalekar Aus 643 34.50 804 v Ind at Sydney 2008
6 ( - ) Karen Rolton Aus 635 48.14 873 v Ind at Vapi 2004
7 ( - ) C. Edwards Eng 611 36.53 691 v SA at Pretoria 2005
8 ( - ) Nicola Browne NZ 603 30.33 653 v Aus at Lincoln 2008
9 ( - ) Caroline Atkins Eng 558 31.24 588 v Aus at Chelmsford 2009
10 (+4) Cri-Zelda Brits SA 537 31.34 548 v WI at Paarl 2009
11 (+11) Stafanie Taylor WI 534* 38.44 549 v SA at Paarl 2009
12 (-2) Alex Blackwell Aus 531 31.68 692 v Ind at Canberra 2008
13 (-2) Sara McGlashan NZ 522 23.09 581 v Eng at Derby 2007
14 (-2) Aimee Watkins NZ 518 21.58 624 v Eng at Blackpool 2007
15 (-2) Dedunu Silva SL 515 21.12 529 v Ind at Sydney 2009
16 (-1) Suzie Bates NZ 480* 33.52 531 v Eng at Taunton 2007
17 (-1) S.Siriwardena SL 473 20.70 503 v Pak at Canberra 2009
18 (-1) Anjum Chopra Ind 472 33.40 722 v Aus at Adelaide 2006
19 (-1) Sarah Tsukigawa NZ 468* 22.12 492 v Ind at Sydney 2009
20 (-1) Lydia Greenway Eng 461 23.00 503 v Aus at Sydney 2008
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Econ HS Rating
1 ( - ) Holly Colvin Eng 718*! 20.08 718 v Aus at Lord's 2009
2 ( - ) Jhulan Goswami Ind 713 22.66 797 v Eng at Chennai 2007
3 ( - ) Lisa Sthalekar Aus 693 25.91 709 v Eng at Wormsley 2009
4 ( - ) Katherine Brunt Eng 640*! 24.55 640 v Aus at Lord's 2009
5 ( - ) Shelley Nitschke Aus 639 23.80 719 v Eng at Sydney 2009
6 ( - ) Laura Marsh Eng 636*! 17.69 636 v Aus at Lord's 2009
7 ( - ) Isa Guha Eng 615 20.24 751 v Ind at Sydney 2009
8 ( - ) Nicky Shaw Eng 611* 28.73 636 v Aus at Stratford-upon-A 2009
9 ( - ) Rumeli Dhar Ind 604* 29.84 609 v SL at Dambulla 2008
10 ( - ) Nicola Browne NZ 597 33.56 648 v Eng at Shenley 2007
11 ( - ) Aimee Watkins NZ 554 30.96 586 v Aus at Darwin 2007
12 ( - ) C.Westhuizen SA 530* 31.30 535 v WI at Paarl 2009
13 (+1) Amita Sharma Ind 505 29.56 650 v Pak at Karachi 2005
14 (+2) Sophie Devine NZ 503* 36.74 516 v Ind at Sydney 2009
15 (+2) Jenny Gunn Eng 501 31.38 672 v Aus at Melbourne 2008
16 (+2) Sarah Andrews Aus 499* 21.56 505 v Eng at Wormsley 2009
17 (-4) Alicia Smith SA 493* 21.18 536 v Ire at Crowthorne 2008
18 (+1) Sana Mir Pak 489*! 26.48 489 v Ire at Dublin 2009
19 (+1) S.Siriwardena SL 474* 23.68 490 v Eng at Canberra 2009
20 (+1) Sajida Shah Pak 460* 28.88 499 v NET at Stellenbosch 2008
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( - ) Lisa Sthalekar Aus 446 514 v Ind at Canberra 2008
2 ( - ) Shelley Nitschke Aus 419 481 v Eng at Sydney 2009
3 ( - ) Nicola Browne NZ 360 383 v Eng at Lincoln 2008
4 ( - ) Aimee Watkins NZ 287 342 v Eng at Blackpool 2007
5 ( - ) Rumeli Dhar Ind 234 /* 299 v SL at Kurunegala 2008
*Indicates a provisional rating
