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The top five women's cricket moments at Lord's

Posted: 6 March 2025

  • 1976 – The first Women’s One-Day International is held at Lord’s – Rachael Heyhoe Flint, a true pioneer of women’s cricket, led England on to the Ground for the first time in August 1976 and her side beat Australia by eight wickets in the second of three One-Day Internationals.
     
  • 1993 – England defeat New Zealand in the World Cup Final – in the second tournament to be held in England, the hosts batted first and made 195 for 5 before bowling out New Zealand for 128 to be crowned World Champions at Lord’s.
     
  • 2017 – Anya Shrubsole takes 6 for 46 as England win the World Cup – in a thrilling final at a sold-out Lord’s, which became a seminal moment for the modern women’s game, Anya Shrubsole starred with the ball as England beat India by nine runs in one of the closest finishes in the tournament’s history.
     
  • 2022 – India defeat England to seal 3-0 series victory – this was India’s Jhulan Goswami’s final international, and she was given a guard of honour by the opposition before her side won by 16 runs, with the match ending when Deepti Sharma ran Charlie Dean out at the non-striker’s end.

  • 2023 – Attendance records broken again at the Home of Cricket – in a T20 International as part of the 2023 Women’s Ashes, England beat Australia by five wickets under the DLS method in front of 21,610 spectators – a new record for a bilateral home England women’s fixture.