Lydia Greenway

Lydia Sophie Greenway OBE (born 6 August 1985) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler.^[1] She was also regarded as one of the best outfielders in the women's game. She appeared in 14 Test matches, 126 One Day Internationals and 85 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2003 and 2016. She played county cricket for Kent and played in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League for the Southern Vipers.

Lydia Greenway
OBE

Greenway during the 2009 World Twenty20
Personal information
Full name	Lydia Sophie Greenway
Born	(1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 38) Farnborough, Greater London, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
International information
National side	England (2003–2016)
Test debut (cap 138)	15 February 2003 v Australia
Last Test	11 August 2015 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 102)	13 August 2003 v South Africa
Last ODI	12 February 2016 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	20
T20I debut (cap 4)	5 August 2004 v New Zealand
Last T20I	30 March 2016 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2016	Kent
2016	Southern Vipers
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA Matches 14 126 85 278 Runs scored 362 2,554 1,192 6,274 Batting average 15.73 30.04 24.32 32.17 100s/50s 0/2 1/12 0/2 3/37 Top score 70 125* 80* 125* Balls bowled – – – 682 Wickets – – – 17 Bowling average – – – 27.05 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 3/7 Catches/stumpings 15/– 52/– 54/– 142/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2021

Early life

Greenway was born on 6 August 1985 in Farnborough, Greater London.^[2]

In 1995, at the age of 10, Greenway helped to start a ladies team at Hayes Cricket Club.^[3] She attended Hayes School.^[4][5]

International career

In the first Test against South Africa in August 2003 Greenway and Claire Taylor scored an England record 203 for the fourth wicket. She was a member of the team which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008 and won the World Cup and World Twenty20 in 2009. She was named Player of the Match for her fluent half century in England's win over Australia in a One Day International at Perth on 9 January 2010 and Player of the Series in England's 4–1 win in the subsequent Twenty20 series.^[6]

On 1 June 2011, Greenway was named England's woman cricketer of the year for 2010.^[7] She scored her maiden One Day International century – an unbeaten 125 – against South Africa at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom in October 2011.^[8]

She was a holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.^[9]

She held the record for taking the most catches in a single Women's Cricket World Cup (8) until it was levelled by Amy Satterthwaite in the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup^[10]

Greenway announced her retirement from international cricket in June 2016.^[11]

Greenway was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to cricket.^[12]

Coaching career

In January 2017 Greenway announced the launch of her all-female cricket academy: Lydia Greenway's Cricket for Girls, which is aimed at coaching females of all abilities and ages.^[13]

References

1. Tyers, Alan (15 August 2022). "A plea to TV commentators – turn off the gush" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
2. "Lydia Greenway". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
3. . Hayes Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
4. Wright, Roger (2 January 2001). "Philips Golden Boy For Hayes". Preston and Leyland Citizen. Newsquest. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
5. "Greenway plots World Cup glory". News Shopper. Newsquest. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
6. "3rd ODI: Australia Women v England Women at Perth, Jan 9, 2011 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
7. "Jonathan Trott named ECB's cricketer of the year | England Cricket News". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
8. "England Women v South Africa Women: Lydia Greenway, Arran Brindle tons set up win | England Women v South Africa Women, 1st ODI, Potchefstroom Report | Cricket News". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
9. "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
10. "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Most catches in a series | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
11. . ECB. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
12. "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B12.
13. "Lydia Greenway sets up 'Cricket for Girls'". All Out Cricket. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

External links

• Lydia Greenway at ESPNcricinfo
• Cricket for Girls website