Lynsey Riann Frances Askew (born 3 September 1986) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in eight One Day Internationals and six Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2006 and 2008. She played domestic cricket for Kent, Otago and Australian Capital Territory.
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| Full name | Lynsey Riann Frances Askew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1986 Bromley, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alex Blackwell (wife) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 109) | 28 February 2007 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 August 2008 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 15) | 5 August 2006 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 August 2008 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2009 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09 | Otago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11–2014/15 | Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
editAskew was born on 3 September 1986 in Bromley, Greater London.[1]
In 1995, at the age of 9, Askew, together with some friends, started a ladies team at Hayes Cricket Club.[2] She attended Hayes School and was part of the team that won the 2002 National Under-15 Championship.[3][4]
Askew is married to former Australian cricketer Alex Blackwell.[5]
Domestic career
editAskew played county cricket for Kent, initially between 2002 and 2009. She later returned for brief stints in 2012 and 2015. She had a brief spell with Otago in 2008/09 and played for Australian Capital Territory between 2010 and 2014.[6][7][8]
International career
editAskew took six wickets in One Day Internationals and six wickets in Twenty20 Internationals.[9] She made her international high score of 68 in a One Day International against New Zealand at Chemplast Cricket Ground, Chennai on 3 March 2007. Her partnership of 73 with Isa Guha set a new record for highest ninth-wicket partnership in Women's One Day Internationals, which remained unbroken until 2024.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Lynsey Askew". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "The History of Hayes Women's Cricket". Hayes Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Girls Are A Six-hit!". This is Local London. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Good Lords.. they've won it!". News Shopper. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (19 February 2018). "'A fighter, leader, record-breaker'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Lynsey Askew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A matches played by Lynsey Askew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 matches played by Lynsey Askew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Lynsey Askew - Profile & Stats". The Cricket Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "12th Match, Chennai, Mar 3 2007, Women's Quadrangular Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Partnership Records / Highest Partnership for the Ninth Wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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