England women's cricket team
Position Player Figures ( wickets/runs ) Opponent Date
1 Mary Duggan 7-6 Australia 21 February 1958
2 Myrtle Maclagan 7-10 Australia 28 December 1934
3 Gillian McConway 7-34 India 12 July 1986
4 Lucy Pearson 7-51 Australia 22 February 2003
5 Enid Bakewell 7-61 West Indies 1 July 1979
6 Julia Greenwood 6-46 West Indies 16 June 1979
7 Mary Duggan 6-55 New Zealand 28 November 1957
8 Katherine Brunt 6-69 Australia 10 July 2009
9 Gillian McConway 6-71 Australia 1 August 1987
10 Joy Partridge 6-96 Australia 4 January 1935
Records -- Test cricket - individual records
The England women's cricket team represents England and Wales in international women's cricket. The team is administrated by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB); they played their first Tests in 1934-35, when they beat Australia 2-0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Heather Knight. There is also an England Women's Academy team, consisting of players just below the full England squad. In 2017, they won the BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award.