Top women cricketers of all time

Belinda Clark (Australia)

A former female cricketer who also captained Australia during a fourteen-year career from 1991 to 2005, Belinda Clark carved a place for herself in cricketing history by becoming the first person to score a double century in a One-Day International, thirteen years before Sachin Tendulkar emulated the feat against South Africa in the men’s format.

When Wisden Australia named her as a Cricketer of the Year in 1998, they described her as Australia’s best-ever batswoman till date. Her free-flowing style, combined with a sound classical technique and aggressive shot making bailed her side out of trouble many times. She made a formidable pair with the left-handed Karen Rolton, evoking comparisons with many legendary male batting partners at the time.

Clark led her team to World Cup wins in 1997 and 2005, and they also made the final in 2001. With Rolton, the NSW native replicated the domination exerted by the Australian men’s team in the late nineties, until her retirement.

Since then, she has gone on manage the Australian Cricket Academy in Brisbane, and served as chief executive of Women’s Cricket Australia.