Charlotte Edwards hung her boots on May 11, 2016, ending a 20-year career. She has some phenomenal feats to her name.
She has scored more than 10,000 runs in all forms of cricket. She is the most successful England captain having won the Ashes, World Cup and ICC World Twenty20.
Edwards has played 191 ODIs, scored 5992 runs at an average of 38.16 with 173 being her highest. She made her ODI debut against South Africa in 1997 and made a brilliant 45 in the match.
In 23 Tests, she has scored 1676 runs at an average of 44.10 with 117 being her highest. Edwards made her Test debut against New Zealand in 1996 and made 34 and 31 in her first Test.
She has played 95 T20 Internationals, scored 2605 runs (338 fours and 10 sixes) with 92 being her highest at an average of 32.97. She has magnificent strike rate of 106.93 in T20 Internationals. She made T20I debut in 2004 against New Zealand and made 34. But her effort went in vain as her team was defeated.
Edwards' bowling skills speaks of her all-round ability. She has taken 75 wickets in all the three formats of the game.
Edwards, the captain
England has done well under her captainship. Edwards led England on 220 occasions. Under her, England won three Ashes — in 2008, 2013 and 2014 — and a World Cup-World Twenty20 double in 2009.
(England women's cricket team captain Charlotte Edwards (left) is showered with champagne by teammates as they celebrate after defeating New Zealand in the final of the ICC Women's World Cup in Sydney on March 22, 2009. England won by four wickets. The red mark at center bottom is confetti. Photo: AP )
In 2008, she was named the International Cricket Council's Women's Player of the Year and in 2014 was selected as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
(Charlotte Edwards from England holds her trophy after being named as cricket Women's Player of the Year, at the LG ICC Awards 2008 ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on September 10, 2008. Photo: AP )
ECB chief executive, Tom Harrison, said “Her outstanding achievements in the game during that time are unrivalled, and in many aspects, are unlikely to ever be surpassed."
“She leaves the most wonderful legacy, having inspired countless women and girls around the world to pick up a bat and a ball and play the game she so clearly loves.”
