Caroline Atkins
English cricketer
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| Full name | Caroline Mary Ghislaine Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-01-13) 13 January 1981 (age 43) 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 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003/04–2004/05 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caroline Mary Ghislaine Foster (née Atkins; born 13 January 1981) is an English cricket coach and former player. She was a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler who appeared in 9 Test matches, 58 One Day Internationals and 19 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2001 and 2011. She primarily played county cricket for Sussex before ending her career with Somerset. She also spent two Women's National Cricket League seasons with South Australia.[1]
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.
External links
- Caroline Atkins at ESPNcricinfo
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