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Who are the ‘Fab Four’ of Women’s Cricket?

Few players have dominated modern cricket in the same way the so-called ‘Fab Four’ of Joe Root, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Virat Kholi have.

All four have enthralled millions around the globe with their insane talent and marvelous batting - but which four female cricketers have shaken the modern cricketing world in the same way?

4) Meg Lanning


One of the cleanest ball-strikers in world cricket, Meg Lanning has stunned the cricketing world time after time with a number of breath-taking batting displays.

Nicknamed ‘Serious Sally’, her sharp cricketing brain and brilliant batting earnt her the Australian captaincy in 2014, when she was just 21 years old.  Since then Lanning has led the Southern Stars to the top of the world – Australia are currently first in both the Test and T20 world rankings.

Few players are as decorated as the ‘Megastar’; Lanning is a 5 times world champion and has 3 Ashes titles under her belt, as well as the accolades of being the first Australian to score 2,000 runs in T20 internationals and the fastest cricketer to 13 ODI centuries.

What’s even more impressive is the fact that she’s just 28.

3) Stephanie Taylor

Some take a while to reach their best, but not Stephanie Taylor. 

The West Indian all-rounder had hit 1000 ODI runs before her 20th birthday and made her international debut when she was just 17 years old.

Few players manage to truly master either batting or bowling, but Taylor is ridiculously good at both; her batting average of 44 in ODIs is world class and her bowling average of 23 is insanely low. In 2013 she became the first (and only) cricketer in history to be ranked number one for both batting and bowling.

Her individual brilliance often wasn’t backed up by her team.  It was only in 2016, when she helped drag the West Indies to the 2016 World T20 title, that she first got her hands on some silverware, and often Taylor has managed to take down the opposition almost singlehandedly, such is her skill and talent.

Truly a once in a generation cricketer.

 2) Mithali Raj

No female cricketer has scored more international runs than Mithali Raj.  She is undoubtedly one of the greatest cricketers that India has ever produced, male or female.

In an illustrious career spanning over two decades, Raj has established herself as the pillar of the Indian batting line up, with an average of 51.0 in tests, 50.64 in ODIs, 37.52 in T20s and over 10,000 international runs in all formats of the game.

Her agile footwork, glorious cover drive and elegant but precise stroke-play make her batting not just effective, but beautiful to watch as well.

Ever since her century on debut at 16 years old she has continued to delight Indian cricket fans game upon game; perhaps the only thing that has evaded Mithali Raj throughout her career is a fabled World Cup medal round her neck.

1) Elysse Perry

Perhaps the most complete player ever to play the game, Elysse Perry has a plethora of skill and talent unmatched by almost any other cricketer on earth.

Outrageously good with both bat and ball in hand, Perry is Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith rolled into one; her batting average stands at 78.0 in tests (second only to Bradman) and 52 in ODIs, and her bowling average is extremely low across all formats: 18.19 in tests, 24.29 in ODIs and 19.37 in T20Is.

If that wasn’t enough, the Aussie sporting sensation has also represented her nation in a Football (Soccer) World Cup, before deciding to focus solely on cricket shortly after, much to the delight of Australian cricket fans.

The greatest female cricketer in the world and possibly ever, no female player has shaken the world in quite the same way as Elysse Perry has.

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Thanks for reading, stay tuned for more and please share with any fellow cricket fans. Who would make your 'Fab Four' of women's cricket? Let me know your thoughts in the comments...


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  1. Unknown4 October 2020 at 17:58

    Perry may be the most complete female player but that's it. Nothing to the men

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    1. Anonymous17 October 2020 at 19:42

      I think the stats may disagree with you on that one.

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    2. sarah17 October 2020 at 19:48

      Forget the stats, no male player has dominated the game and been so far ahead of their peers in the same way Perry has apart from Bradman, and no male player, even Kallis, was a world class bowler and batter like Perry, so I would say that she probably is the most complete player ever to play the game, male or female.

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    3. Unknown17 October 2020 at 20:32

      She is the best female, but to say she is the greatest to have played the game above all men is quite ludicrous. When she just isn't as good

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  2. Unknown4 October 2020 at 18:03

    Best female player, but they can't be compared to the men

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    1. ap17 October 2020 at 19:41

      I can never understand why people always feel the need to compare men's and women's cricket, they're two separate things. Men and Women have different genetic and biological makeup, meaning there will always be differences between men's and women's sport, but dumb comparisons like this are simply unnecessary.

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