Half-centuries from Charlotte Edwards and Lydia Greenway helped England clinch a six-wicket win over India in their opening match of the Women's Quadrangular One-Day International series in Derby.
Both players scored 51 with Greenway unbeaten when the winning runs were hit as England closed on 205 for four, overhauling India's 202 for nine with more than four overs in hand.
England have called up Georgia Elwiss as a replacement for Jenny Gunn in their squad for the Women's Quadrangular One-Day International tournament which gets underway on 30th June.
Gunn has suffered a back injury and will now undergo further investigations to determine the extent of the injury but she has been ruled out of the series, which ends with the final on 7th July at Wormsley.
England Women went through the Quadrangular Twenty20 International Series unbeaten as they clinched the title with a 16-run win over Australia in the final at The Rose Bowl.
Batting first, England scored 132 for nine and then defended that score by restricting world champions Australia to 116 for eight, beating their rivals for the second time in the tournament.
England Women have called up swing bowler Isa Guha to replace the injured Anya Shrubsole for the upcoming One-Day International Quadrangular series.
Shrubsole suffered a knee ligament injury during the Twenty20 International victory over Australia and has already been ruled out of the ODI series, which begins on 30th June.
England Women completed the group stage of the Quadrangular Twenty20 International series with a 46-run win over India to extend their winning run while they will play Australia in the final after they beat New Zealand by six wickets.
Claire Taylor hit 66 in 46 balls, with eight fours, and Danielle Wyatt took advantage of a promotion up the order to blast a quickfire 23 before England were bowled out for 134 in 19.5 overs as Jhulan Goswami and Snehal Pradhan both took three wickets.
England Women qualified for the final of the Women's Quadrangular Twenty20 International series with a 22-run win over world champions Australia.
Captain Charlotte Edwards top scored with 43 in as many ball as England scored 136 for six with Sarah Taylor making 25 on 22 balls.
England laid a marker down with a dominant eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in their opening game of the Women's Quadrangular Twenty20 International series in Chelmsford.
Arran Brindle marked her return to international cricket by taking three for 11 as New Zealand were bundled out for just 83 - a score which England passed in 13.1 overs.
Wormsley Cricket Ground, lovingly created by Sir Paul Getty on the family's Estate in Buckinghamshire, is to dedicate this year's England Women’s One-Day International to Breast Cancer Campaign, a charity which funds innovative research into breast cancer.
The cricket ground's inaugural Ladies Day, which takes place on Thursday 7th July 2011, is set to embrace all things pink to raise money for breast cancer research.
Louth and England cricketer Arran Brindle celebrated being named in England Women's squad to play Australia, India and New Zealand later this summer with an innings of 128 for Louth in the ECB Lincolnshire Premier League.
Brindle, who is set to make her return to international cricket following a five-year break, top scored in her side's innings against Market Deeping as they went on to record a comprehensive 72-run win as she took her season's average to 67.
With the excitement surrounding England’s win in the recent Ashes series in Australia, the forthcoming World Cup and the growth of one day cricket such as the Twenty20 competition, there are many reasons why more and more for girls and women to be taking up the traditional male game of cricket in Worcestershire and other counties across the UK.
England Women will be at full strength when they take on Australia, India and New Zealand in quadrangular One-Day and Twenty20 International tournaments this summer.
They have welcomed back top-order players Claire and Sarah Taylor, who were unavailable for the winter programme as well as Arran Brindle, who has been away from international cricket for five years.
The Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) have broken new ground by announcing a link-up that sees the England Women join their ranks.
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the news, highlighting the great strides made by the England Women's team, both on and off the field.
Wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor has been named in England Women's squad which will travel to Pune, in India, to take part in a High Performance training camp.
The Sussex player was unable to travel to Australia for the recent Ashes tour but is pleased to be returning to action.
Australia Women prevented England Women from taking a clean sweep in their five-match Twenty20 International series by winning the final game in Canberra by 52 runs.
An excellent all-round performance was spearheaded by all-rounder Shelley Nitschke, who hit 23 as Australia posted 153 for eight and then took three for 16 as England were dismissed for 101 in 16.2 overs.
England Women went 4-0 up in their five-match Twenty20 International series against Australia after a 13-run win in the fourth match in Canberra.
After they were bowled out for 144 batting first, they hit back to restrict Australia to 131 for six to claim their fourth straight victory and stay on course for a series clean sweep.
England Women moved into an unassailable 3-0 series lead over Australia Women after taking a four-wicket win in the third Twenty20 International in Canberra.
The result, achieved with one ball to spare, earned England a first series win over Australia in Australia following victories in the opening two matches in Adelaide and Perth.
