Italy women's national cricket team
 Italian Cricket Federation logo | ||||||||||
| Association | Italian Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (1995) Affiliate member (1984) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  Belgium at Bologna; 16 August 2013 | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v.  Austria at Roma Cricket Ground, Rome; 9 August 2021 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v.  Netherlands at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería; 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
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| As of 1 January 2024 | ||||||||||
The Italy women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Italy in international women's cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1995, having previously been an affiliate member since 1984.[4] The Italian women's national cricket team is administered by the Italian Cricket Federation.
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Italy women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 will have the full WT20I status.[5]
History[edit]
The Italian Cricket Federation (FCI) established a domestic tournament for women in 2001. It was abandoned after two years and resumed in 2009, featuring up to seven teams before it was again abandoned in 2017.[6] The national team made its debut in 2013, hosting a five-team tournament in Bologna that also featured Belgium, Denmark, Estonia and Gibraltar.[7]
A new six-team national women's league was announced in 2020 and began play in 2021.[6] Italy made its Twenty20 International debut against Austria in August 2021, hosting a five-match series.[8] Prior to the series the FCI organised training camps in the north and south of the country before selecting a 20-woman squad.[9] Austria won the series 3–2.[10]
In 2023, it was announced Italy would participate in the qualifying process for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup for the first time, by playing in the Europe Division Two qualifier in Jersey.[11]
Records and statistics[edit]
International Match Summary — Italy Women[12]
Last updated 12 September 2023
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 August 2021 |
Twenty20 International[edit]
- Highest team total: 163/4 v. Austria on 20 August 2022 at Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria.[13]
- Highest individual score: 64*, Sharon Withanage v. Austria on 20 August 2022 at Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria.[14]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/10, Kumudu Peddrick v. France on 7 September 2023 at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almería.[15]
T20I record versus other nations[12]
Records complete to WT20I #1662. Last updated 12 September 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
| Austria
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10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 August 2021 | 9 August 2021 |
 France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 May 2023 | 29 May 2023 |
 Germany
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 June 2023 | 1 June 2023 |
 Isle of Man
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 November 2022 | 13 November 2022 |
 Jersey
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 May 2023 | |
| Netherlands
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 September 2023 | |
 Norway
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 November 2022 | 11 November 2022 |
 Scotland
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 September 2023 | |
 Spain
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 November 2022 | 14 November 2022 |
 Sweden
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 November 2022 | 12 November 2022 |
 Turkey
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 June 2023 | 2 June 2023 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Italy Cricket Archive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b V, Krithika (21 June 2023). "Chance meetings and playing with freedom: Why women's cricket is on the rise in Italy". Wisden. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Drago, Francesco (15 August 2013). "Cricket: a Bologna debutta la nazionale femminile" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Italy to host Austria for women's T20I series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "La rinascita della nazionale femminile di cricket" [The rebirth of the women's cricket team]. Federazione Cricket Italiana (in Italian). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Italy win final T20I; Austria take series 3-2". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Jersey to host 2024 Women's T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Jersey. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Records / Italy Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Records / Italy Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / Italy Women / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / Italy Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website – mostly in Italian.
- FemaleCricket-Italy
- Cricinfo Italy
