Australia’s top-ranked batter has all to play for in five-match Rose Bowl Series
New Zealand stars eyeing rise in Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Player Rankings as they
play host to AustraliaAustralia’s Lisa Sthalekar will be looking to improve her second-place ranking in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batters ahead of her side’s visit to New Zealand for the Rose Bowl Series, due to start 1 February in Whangarei.
The 29-year-old right-handed all-rounder is currently a mere 22 ratings points behind England’s Claire Taylor in the batting rankings and is still topping the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI all-rounders. Sthalekar is 88 ratings points clear of her nearest challenger in the all-rounders’ list, Australia team-mate Shelley Nitschke.
New Zealand, which is hosting the five-match series, will have plenty of challengers in all forms of the rankings ahead of this series. Among the batters, Nicola Browne, currently ranking eighth, and Sara McGlashen (in 10th position), will be planning on making decent inroads on their ratings in this series ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup due to take place in Australia in March.
In the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers, England’s Isa Guha still tops the table with her closest competitor, Nitschke, some 44 ratings points behind her. Nitschke could close the gap during the five-match series but could also feel the heat from her fellow Australians in the top five, Emma Sampson and Sthalekar.
Aimee Mason and Browne could also push up from their joint-ninth place with Kirsten Pike of Australia during the series. The 26-year-old Mason is a true all-rounder and sitting fourth in the all-rounders rankings so can look to force her way up the rankings during the Rose Bowl Series which is will take place at Whangarei, Hamilton and Wellington between 1 and 12 February.
Rose Bowl Series Dates
1 February – First ODI, Cobham Oval, Whangarei
3 February – Second ODI, Cobham Oval, Whangarei
6 February – Third ODI (d/n), Seddon Park, Hamilton
8 February – Fourth ODI, Seddon Park, Hamilton
12 February – Fifth ODI, Basin Reserve, Wellington
Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Player Rankings (as of 30 January)
Batters
Rank Player Team Points Ave Highest Ranking
1 Claire Taylor Eng 804 39.13 820 v NZ at Blackpool 2007
2 Lisa Sthalekar Aus 782 37.96 804 v Ind at Sydney 2008
3 Mithali Raj Ind 722 46.50 841 v Aus at Baroda Vadodar 2004
4 Sarah Taylor Eng 698 40.11 705 v Ind at Taunton 2008
5 A Blackwell Aus 692 ! 35.42 692 v Ind at Canberra 2008
6 Karen Rolton Aus 660 49.25 873 v Ind at Vapi 2004
7 C Edwards Eng 654 37.05 691 v SA at Pretoria 2005
8 N Browne NZ 653 ! 30.21 653 v Aus at Lincoln 2008
9 S Nitschke Aus 610*! 28.20 610 v Ind at Canberra 2008
10 S McGlashen NZ 566 23.09 581 v Eng at Derby 2007
11 Haidee Tiffen NZ 554 29.50 750 v Ind at Lincoln 2006
12 Aimee Mason NZ 553 22.20 624 v Eng at Blackpool 2007
13 Dedunu Silva SL 522*! 22.00 522 v WI at Colombo (RPS) 2008
14 L Greenway Eng 483 22.55 503 v Aus at Sydney 2008
15 H.Siriwardena SL 482*! 20.57 482 v WI at Colombo (RPS) 2008
16 C-Z Brits SA 465* 29.24 530 v NET at Stellenbosch 2008
17 C Atkins Eng 463* 28.46 471 v Ind at Taunton 2008
18 Jenny Gunn Eng 456 22.37 527 v Aus at Melbourne 2008
19 Jaya Sharma Ind 443 30.75 665 v Aus at Vapi 2004
20 Anjum Chopra Ind 439 33.89 722 v Aus at Adelaide 2006
Bowlers
Rank Player Team Points Ave Highest Ranking
1 Isa Guha Eng 719 18.43 740 v Ind at Taunton 2008
2 S Nitschke Aus 675*! 21.76 675 v Ind at Canberra 2008
3 J Goswami Ind 667 22.23 797 v Eng at Chennai 2007
4 E Sampson Aus 663*! 23.19 663 v Ind at Canberra 2008
5 Lisa Sthalekar Aus 640 28.05 645 v Ind at Canberra 2008
6 Holly Colvin Eng 619* 19.90 632 v Ind at Arundel 2008
7 Jenny Gunn Eng 592 31.22 672 v Aus at Melbourne 2008
8 Rumeli Dhar Ind 565* 33.52 609 v SL at Dambulla 2008
9= Aimee Mason NZ 546 32.90 586 v Aus at Darwin 2007
N Browne NZ 546 33.75 648 v Eng at Shenley 2007
Kirsten Pike Aus 546* 23.97 567 v NZ at Lincoln 2008
12 K Brunt Eng 545* 26.33 560 v Ind at Taunton 2008
13 Nicky Shaw Eng 502* 32.93 517 v Ind at Taunton 2008
14 Alicia Smith SA 493* 22.10 536 v Ire at Crowthorne 2008
15 Sajida Shah Pak 491* 26.48 499 v NET at Stellenbosch 2008
16 Ellyse Perry Aus 488* 23.08 491 v Ind at Canberra 2008
17 A Kilowan SA 483*! 20.16 483 v Eng at Shenley 2008
18 Amita Sharma Ind 470 31.18 650 v Pak at Karachi 2005
19 Sophie Devine NZ 468*! 37.42 468 v Aus at Lincoln 2008
20 Neetu David Ind 456 16.34 794 v NZ at Pretoria 2005
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Points Highest Ranking
1 Lisa Sthalekar Aus 500 514 v Ind at Canberra 2008
2 S Nitschke Aus 412*/*! 412 v Ind at Canberra 2008
3 N Browne NZ 357 383 v Eng at Lincoln 2008
4 Aimee Mason NZ 302 342 v Eng at Blackpool 2007
5 Jenny Gunn Eng 270 353 v Aus at Melbourne 2008
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