India women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2002

The India women's national cricket team toured England and Ireland in July and August 2002. The tour began with a tri-series between India, England and New Zealand, which was won by New Zealand. India then played against Ireland in three One Day Internationals, with India winning the series 2–0. Finally, India played England in two Test matches and one ODI, with England winning the ODI and the Test series being drawn 0–0.^[1][2]

Tri-Series

Main article: 2002 Women's Tri-Series

Squads

England[3]	India[4]	New Zealand[5]
Clare Connor (c) Arran Brindle Charlotte Edwards Mandie Godliman (wk) Isa Guha Laura Harper Laura Newton Lucy Pearson Melissa Reynard Laura Spragg Claire Taylor Clare Taylor	Anjum Chopra (c) Neetu David Jhulan Goswami Bindeshwari Goyal Hemlata Kala Arundhati Kirkire Mamatha Maben Deepa Marathe Sulakshana Naik (wk) Sunetra Paranjpe Mithali Raj Amita Sharma Jaya Sharma Sunita Singh	Emily Drumm (c) Nicola Browne Anna Dodd Fiona Fraser Frances King Sara McGlashan Louise Milliken Nicola Payne Kate Pulford Rachel Pullar Kathryn Ramel Rebecca Rolls (wk) Haidee Tiffen Aimee Watkins

Tour matches

50-over match: England Development Squad v India

6 July 2002 Scorecard

England Development Squad	v	India

Match Abandoned Westhill Road, Shanklin Umpires: Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and Valerie Gibbens (Eng)

• No toss.
• No play possible due to rain.

50-over match: England Development Squad v India

15 July 2002 Scorecard

India  201/4 (50 overs)	v	England Development Squad 152 (49.2 overs)
Sunetra Paranjpe 90 (132) Dawn Holden 1/28 (10 overs)		Kathryn Leng 23 (57) Sunetra Paranjpe 3/29 (8.2 overs)

India Women won by 49 runs The Racecourse, Durham Umpires: Graham Cooper (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)

• England Development Squad Women won the toss and elected to field.

Group stage

10 July 2002 Scorecard

India  59 (35.2 overs)	v	England 60/4 (30.2 overs)
Sulakshana Naik 9 (16) Laura Harper 4/11 (5 overs)		Charlotte Edwards 31* (84) Arundhati Kirkire 2/6 (3.2 overs)

England Women won by 6 wickets Grainville, Saint Saviour, Jersey Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)

• England Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: England Women 4, India Women 0
• Sulakshana Naik (Ind) made her WODI debut.

11 July 2002 Scorecard

New Zealand  168/9 (50 overs)	v	India 26 (19.1 overs)
Emily Drumm 56 (93) Deepa Marathe 4/37 (10 overs)		Jhulan Goswami 6* (29) Rachel Pullar 5/10 (7 overs)

New Zealand Women won by 142 runs Grainville, Saint Saviour, Jersey Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)

• India Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: New Zealand Women 4, India Women 0
• Sunetra Paranjpe (Ind) made her WODI debut.

17 July 2002 Scorecard

India  95 (41.1 overs)	v	New Zealand 96/5 (28.4 overs)
Mithali Raj 28 (60) Rachel Pullar 3/10 (8 overs)		Haidee Tiffen 30* (49) Neetu David 3/17 (7 overs)

New Zealand Women won by 5 wickets The Racecourse, Durham Umpires: Graham Cooper (Eng) and Tim Robinson (Eng) Player of the match: Rachel Pullar (NZ)

• India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: New Zealand Women 4, India Women 0

19 July 2002 Scorecard

England	v	India

Match Abandoned Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

• No toss.
• No play possible due to rain
• Points: England Women 2, India Women 2

Tour of Ireland

Indian women's cricket team in Ireland in 2002
	Ireland	India
Dates	24 – 28 July 2002
Captains	Anne Linehan	Anjum Chopra
One Day International series
Results	India won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	Miriam Grealey (46)	Arundhati Kirkire (58)
Most wickets	Marianne Herbert (3)	Sunetra Paranjpe (4)

Squads

Ireland[6]	India[7]
Anne Linehan (c) (wk) Caitriona Beggs Miriam Grealey Marianne Herbert Barbara McDonald Ciara Metcalfe Laura Morgan Clare O'Leary Catherine O'Neill Davina Pratt Clare Shillington Karen Young	Anjum Chopra (c) Neetu David Jhulan Goswami Bindeshwari Goyal Hemlata Kala Arundhati Kirkire Mamatha Maben Deepa Marathe Sulakshana Naik (wk) Sunetra Paranjpe Mithali Raj Amita Sharma Jaya Sharma Sunita Singh

WODI Series

1st ODI

24 July 2002 Scorecard

Ireland  101/9 (50 overs)	v	India 104/2 (24 overs)
Miriam Grealey 32 (–) Sunetra Paranjpe 4/8 (8 overs)		Jaya Sharma 52 (–) Marianne Herbert 2/20 (5 overs)

India Women won by 8 wickets Rush Cricket Club Ground, Rush Umpires: Peter Thew (Ire) and Louis Fourie (Ire)

• Ireland Women won the toss and elected to bat.
• Amita Sharma (Ind) made her WODI debut.

2nd ODI

26 July 2002 Scorecard

India  206/7 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 62 (34 overs)
Arundhati Kirkire 58 (–) Davina Pratt 1/17 (6 overs)		Miriam Grealey 14 (–) Bindeshwari Goyal 3/3 (7 overs)

India Women won by 144 runs Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin Umpires: Brian Stein (Ire) and David Walsh (Ire)

• Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Laura Morgan (Ire) made her WODI debut.

3rd ODI

28 July 2002 Scorecard

Ireland	v	India

Match Abandoned Fox Lodge Cricket Club Ground, Strabane

• No toss.
• No play possible due to rain.

Tour of England

Indian women's cricket team in England in 2002
	England	India
Dates	2 – 14 August 2002
Captains	Clare Connor	Anjum Chopra
Test series
Result	2-match series drawn 0–0
Most runs	Laura Newton (131)	Mithali Raj (214)
Most wickets	Nicky Shaw (3)	Neetu David (6)
One Day International series
Results	England won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs	Charlotte Edwards (54)	Hemlata Kala (38)
Most wickets	Clare Connor (3) Isa Guha (3)	Neetu David (2)

Squads

England[8]	India[4]
Clare Connor (c) Caroline Atkins Charlotte Edwards Mandie Godliman (wk) Isa Guha Laura Harper Dawn Holden Kathryn Leng Laura Newton Melissa Reynard Nicky Shaw Claire Taylor Clare Taylor	Anjum Chopra (c) Neetu David Jhulan Goswami Bindeshwari Goyal Hemlata Kala Arundhati Kirkire Mamatha Maben Deepa Marathe Sulakshana Naik (wk) Sunetra Paranjpe Mithali Raj Amita Sharma Jaya Sharma Sunita Singh

Tour Matches

50-over match: England Development Squad v India

2 August 2002 Scorecard

India  128/9 (50 overs)	v	England Development Squad 75 (40.1 overs)
Sunetra Paranjpe 37 (–) Sarah Clarke 3/24 (– overs)		Sunetra Paranjpe 4/17 (– overs)

India Women won by 53 runs Sonning Lane, Reading

• England Development Squad Women won the toss and elected to field
• Full scorecard unavailable.

50-over match: Marylebone Cricket Club v India

3 August 2002 Scorecard

India  221/4 (50 overs)	v	Marylebone Cricket Club 189 (46.4 overs)
Jaya Sharma 68 (118) Clare Connor 2/17 (10 overs)		Haidee Tiffen 49 (62) Neetu David 4/26 (10 overs)

India Women won by 32 runs Bradfield College, Reading Umpires: Debra Murray (Eng) and Ross Wood (Eng)

• Marylebone Cricket Club Women won the toss and elected to field

50-over match: England Under-21s v India

5 August 2002 Scorecard

India  167/6 (50 overs)	v	England Under-21s 164 (49.1 overs)
Mamatha Maben 37* (48) Alexia Walker 2/19 (5 overs)		Sarah Collyer 47 (45) Sunita Singh 3/24 (10 overs)

India Women won by 3 runs Sonning Lane, Reading Umpires: Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and Jim Jenkinson (Eng)

• England Under-21s Women won the toss and elected to field

Test Series

1st Test

8 – 11 August 2002 Scorecard

England	v	India

Match Abandoned Denis Compton Oval, Shenley Umpires: Ann Roberts (Eng) and Pasty Harris (Eng)

• No toss.
• No play possible due to rain.
• Match called off on Day 3, with the ODI at Beaconsfield scheduled instead for 11 August 2002.^[9]

2nd Test

14 – 17 August 2002 Scorecard

England	v	India
329 (128 overs) Laura Newton 98 (197) Neetu David 4/71 (38 overs)		467 (177.1 overs) Mithali Raj 214 (407) Nicky Shaw 3/74 (27 overs)
198/6d (81 overs) Charlotte Edwards 56 (108) Neetu David 2/70 (27 overs

Match drawn County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Valerie Gibbens (Eng) and Vanburn Holder (WI)

• India Women won the toss and elected to field.
• Mandie Godliman, Isa Guha (Eng), Sulakshana Naik and Sunetra Paranjpe (Ind) all made their WTest debuts.

Only ODI

11 August 2002 Scorecard

India  118 (49.5 overs)	v	England 119/4 (38.2 overs)
Hemlata Kala 38 (75) Clare Connor 3/25 (9.5 overs)		Charlotte Edwards 54 (89) Neetu David 2/20 (7 overs)

England Women won by 6 wickets Beaconsfield Cricket Club, Beaconsfield Umpires: Ann Roberts (Eng) and Pasty Harris (Eng)

• India Women won the toss and elected to bat.

See also

• 2002 Women's Tri-Series