# 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup squads

Eight teams participated in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, the same as at the previous edition in 2000. The only change in composition was that the West Indies qualified in place of the Netherlands.

## Key

| Table headings | Bowling styles | Bowling styles | Player notes |
| Bat – Handedness when batting Bowl – Bowling style GP – Games played R – Runs scored A – Batting average W – Wickets taken E – Economy rate C – Catches S – Stumpings | LM – Left-arm medium LF – Left-arm fast LFM – Left-arm fast-medium LMF – Left-arm medium-fast LB – Leg break LBG – Leg break googly | RM – Right-arm medium RF – Right-arm fast RFM – Right-arm fast-medium RMF – Right-arm medium-fast SLA – Slow left-arm orthodox OB – Off break | (c) – Captain (vc) – Vice-captain † – Wicket-keeper $^W$ – Withdrawn player (non-sortable) |

## Australia

Australian squad for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup :
| Player | Date of birth | Bat | Bowl | GP | R | A | W | E | C | S |
| Alex Blackwell | (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 21) | Right | RM | 7 | 67 | 33.50 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Blackwell | (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 21) | Right | RM | 3 | 5 | 5.00 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Louise Broadfoot | (1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 27) | Right | LBG | 2 | 21 | 21.00 | 2 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Belinda Clark (c) | (1970-09-10)10 September 1970 (aged 34) | Right | OB | 7 | 156 | 31.20 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Cathryn Fitzpatrick | (1968-03-04)4 March 1968 (aged 37) | Right | RF | 7 | 62 | 31.00 | 10 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Julie Hayes | (1973-05-02)2 May 1973 (aged 31) | Right | RM | 7 | 5 | 5.00 | 8 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Jones | (1972-08-11)11 August 1972 (aged 32) | Right | RM | 7 | 82 | 16.40 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Lisa Keightley | (1971-08-26)26 August 1971 (aged 33) | Right | RM | 7 | 198 | 33.00 | 0 | 5.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Emma Liddell | (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 24) | Right | LM | 6 | 0 | – | 7 | 2.96 | 1 | 0 |
| Shelley Nitschke | (1976-12-03)3 December 1976 (aged 28) | Left | SLA | 6 | 1 | 1.00 | 11 | 2.06 | 4 | 0 |
| Julia Price † | (1972-01-11)11 January 1972 (aged 33) | Right | – | 8 | 27 | 27.00 | – | – | 6 | 4 |
| Karen Rolton | (1974-11-21)21 November 1974 (aged 30) | Left | LM | 7 | 246 | 61.50 | 10 | 2.46 | 3 | 0 |
| Clea Smith | (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 26) | Right | RM | 6 | 1 | – | 4 | 1.86 | 2 | 0 |
| Lisa Sthalekar | (1979-08-13)13 August 1979 (aged 25) | Right | OB | 8 | 165 | 41.25 | 8 | 3.39 | 1 | 0 |

## England

English squad for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup :
| Player | Date of birth | Bat | Bowl | GP | R | A | W | E | C | S |
| Rosalie Birch | (1983-12-06)6 December 1983 (aged 21) | Right | OB | 6 | 36 | 9.00 | 3 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Arran Brindle | (1981-11-23)23 November 1981 (aged 23) | Right | RM | 6 | 186 | 62.00 | 0 | 4.00 | 3 | 0 |
| Katherine Brunt | (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 19) | Right | RMF | 5 | 10 | 10.00 | 2 | 3.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Clare Connor (c) | (1976-09-01)1 September 1976 (aged 28) | Right | SLA | 7 | 186 | 37.20 | 4 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte Edwards | (1979-12-17)17 December 1979 (aged 25) | Right | LB | 6 | 280 | 46.66 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Lydia Greenway | (1985-08-06)6 August 1985 (aged 19) | Left | OB | 4 | 29 | 9.66 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Guha | (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 19) | Right | RFM | 4 | 13 | 13.00 | 4 | 2.95 | 1 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 (aged 18) | Right | RMF | 6 | 58 | 29.00 | 5 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Beth Morgan | (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 (aged 23) | Right | RMF | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laura Newton | (1977-11-27)27 November 1977 (aged 27) | Right | RM | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Lucy Pearson | (1972-02-19)19 February 1972 (aged 33) | Right | LF | 6 | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Shaw | (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 23) | Right | RFM | 5 | 25 | 6.25 | 3 | 3.44 | 1 | 0 |
| Jane Smit † | (1972-12-24)24 December 1972 (aged 32) | Right | – | 7 | 15 | 7.50 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Claire Taylor † | (1975-09-25)25 September 1975 (aged 29) | Right | – | 6 | 265 | 53.00 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Clare Taylor | (1965-05-22)22 May 1965 (aged 39) | Right | RM | 2 | 29 | 29.00 | 2 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |

## India

Indian squad for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup :
| Player | Date of birth | Bat | Bowl | GP | R | A | W | E | C | S |
| Nooshin Al Khadeer | (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 24) | Right | OB | 8 | 3 | 3.00 | 11 | 3.02 | 1 | 0 |
| Anjum Chopra | (1977-05-20)20 May 1977 (aged 27) | Left | RM | 8 | 180 | 36.00 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Neetu David | (1977-09-01)1 September 1977 (aged 27) | Right | SLA | 8 | 1 | 0.50 | 20 | 2.54 | 1 | 0 |
| Rumeli Dhar | (1983-12-09)9 December 1983 (aged 21) | Right | RM | 8 | 101 | 33.66 | 3 | 3.63 | 5 | 0 |
| Jhulan Goswami | (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 22) | Right | RM | 8 | 34 | 17.00 | 13 | 2.74 | 2 | 0 |
| Anju Jain † | (1974-08-11)11 August 1974 (aged 30) | Right | – | 8 | 155 | 31.00 | – | – | 9 | 8 |
| Karu Jain † | (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 19) | Right | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hemlata Kala | (1975-08-15)15 August 1975 (aged 29) | Right | RM | 8 | 39 | 13.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Arundhati Kirkire † | (1980-05-31)31 May 1980 (aged 24) | Right | RM | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Reema Malhotra | (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 24) | Right | LB | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Deepa Marathe | (1972-11-25)25 November 1972 (aged 32) | Right | SLA | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 6 | 2.70 | 1 | 0 |
| Mithali Raj (c) | (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 22) | Right | LB | 8 | 199 | 49.75 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Amita Sharma | (1982-09-12)12 September 1982 (aged 22) | Right | RMF | 8 | 27 | 9.00 | 14 | 3.17 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaya Sharma | (1980-09-17)17 September 1980 (aged 24) | Left | RM | 8 | 68 | 9.71 | – | – | 1 | 0 |

## Ireland

Irish squad for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup :
| Player | Date of birth | Bat | Bowl | GP | R | A | W | E | C | S |
| Emma Beamish | (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 22) | Right | RMF | 5 | 18 | 4.50 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Caitriona Beggs † | (1977-07-15)15 July 1977 (aged 27) | Right | RM | 6 | 78 | 19.50 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Una Budd | (1975-10-28)28 October 1975 (aged 29) | Right | – | 6 | 43 | 8.60 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Nicola Coffey | (1982-05-27)27 May 1982 (aged 22) | Right | LMF | 6 | 18 | 3.60 | 2 | 5.63 | 1 | 0 |
| Jo Day † | (1975-09-04)4 September 1975 (aged 29) | Right | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miriam Grealey | (1965-12-27)27 December 1965 (aged 39) | Right | OB | 6 | 85 | 17.00 | 2 | 4.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Marianne Herbert | (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 23) | Right | RMF | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecelia Joyce | (1983-07-25)25 July 1983 (aged 21) | Right | LB | 4 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Anne Linehan † | (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 31) | Left | RM | 4 | 25 | 8.33 | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| Barbara McDonald | (1972-05-28)28 May 1972 (aged 32) | Right | RMF | 6 | 18 | 6.00 | 4 | 3.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Clare Shillington (c) | (1981-01-08)8 January 1981 (aged 24) | Right | OB | 6 | 39 | 7.80 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Jillian Smythe | (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 19) | Right | RMF | 4 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 5.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Heather Whelan | (1977-10-08)8 October 1977 (aged 27) | Right | RMF | 6 | 14 | 14.00 | 4 | 4.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Jill Whelan | (1986-12-28)28 December 1986 (aged 18) | Right | RM | 5 | 2 | – | 3 | 4.10 | 0 | 0 |

## New Zealand

New Zealand squad for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup :
| Player | Date of birth | Bat | Bowl | GP | R | A | W | E | C | S |
| Nicola Browne | (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 21) | Right | RM | 7 | 31 | 7.75 | 4 | 3.22 | 3 | 0 |
| Sarah Burke | (1982-01-02)2 January 1982 (aged 23) | Right | RM | 1 | – | – | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna Corbin | (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 24) | Right | OB | 5 | 14 | 7.00 | 3 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Emily Drumm | (1974-09-15)15 September 1974 (aged 30) | Right | RM / LB | 2 | 42 | 42.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Maria Fahey | (1984-03-05)5 March 1984 (aged 21) | Left | OB | 6 | 114 | 38.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Maia Lewis (c) | (1970-07-20)20 July 1970 (aged 34) | Right | – | 7 | 189 | 31.50 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Aimee Mason | (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 22) | Left | OB | 4 | 93 | 31.00 | 0 | 3.93 | 2 | 0 |
| Sara McGlashan † | (1982-03-28)28 March 1982 (aged 22) | Right | – | 6 | 120 | 30.00 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Louise Milliken | (1983-09-19)19 September 1983 (aged 21) | Right | RFM | 6 | 7 | 3.50 | 11 | 3.43 | 4 | 0 |
| Rachel Pullar | (1977-06-03)3 June 1977 (aged 27) | Right | RFM | 6 | 51 | 10.20 | 10 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Rolls † | (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 29) | Right | – | 7 | 121 | 20.16 | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Natalee Scripps | (1978-12-09)9 December 1978 (aged 26) | Right | RM | 3 | – | – | 4 | 3.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Steele | (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 20) | Right | LM / SLA | 4 | 6 | 6.00 | 3 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Haidee Tiffen | (1979-09-04)4 September 1979 (aged 25) | Right | RM | 7 | 89 | 17.80 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Helen Watson | (1972-02-17)17 February 1972 (aged 33) | Right | RM | 6 | 44 | 14.66 | 6 | 3.49 | 2 | 0 |

## South Africa

South African squad for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup :
| Player | Date of birth | Bat | Bowl | GP | R | A | W | E | C | S |
| Susan Benade | (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 (aged 23) | Right | RMF | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Cri-Zelda Brits | (1983-11-20)20 November 1983 (aged 21) | Right | RMF | 6 | 206 | 34.33 | 5 | 5.19 | 1 | 0 |
| Lonell de Beer | (1980-06-12)12 June 1980 (aged 24) | Right | LB | 4 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 3.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Shandre Fritz | (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 19) | Right | RM | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 2 | 4.90 | 3 | 0 |
| Alison Hodgkinson (c) | (1977-01-30)30 January 1977 (aged 28) | Right | LB | 6 | 78 | 15.60 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Ashlyn Kilowan | (1982-12-19)19 December 1982 (aged 22) | Left | LM | 6 | 48 | 16.00 | 2 | 4.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Johmari Logtenberg | (1989-02-22)22 February 1989 (aged 16) | Right | RM | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 2 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolu Ndzundzu | (1977-12-21)21 December 1977 (aged 27) | Right | RM | 2 | 4 | – | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Shafeeqa Pillay † | (1985-02-11)11 February 1985 (aged 20) | Left | RM | 4 | 16 | 8.00 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Tamara Reeves | (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 22) | Right | RM | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Alicia Smith | (1984-03-13)13 March 1984 (aged 21) | Right | RFM | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 9 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelique Taai | (1987-03-31)31 March 1987 (aged 17) | Right | RMF | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Terblanche | (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 20) | Right | OB | 4 | 62 | 31.00 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Daleen Terblanche | (1969-10-19)19 October 1969 (aged 35) | Right | OB | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Charlize van der Westhuizen | (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 21) | Right | SLA | 6 | 37 | 9.25 | 3 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 |

## Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan squad for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup :
| Player | Date of birth | Bat | Bowl | GP | R | A | W | E | C | S |
| Suwini de Alwis | (1975-05-17)17 May 1975 (aged 29) | Left | SLA | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 5 | 4.80 | 1 | 0 |
| Sandamali Dolawatta (c) | (1983-02-10)10 February 1983 (aged 22) | Right | LB | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 1 | 3.81 | 1 | 0 |
| Thanuga Ekanayake † | (1974-09-26)26 September 1974 (aged 30) | Right | – | 6 | 5 | 2.50 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Hiruka Fernando | (1976-09-30)30 September 1976 (aged 28) | Left | SLA | 6 | 155 | 31.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Inoka Galagedara | (1977-07-17)17 July 1977 (aged 27) | Right | RFM | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Thalika Gunaratne | (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 30) | Right | SLA | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Janakanthy Mala | (1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 20) | Right | OB | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 2 | 3.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Eshani Kaushalya | (1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 20) | Right | RM | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 4.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamari Polgampola | (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 24) | Left | RMF | 6 | 31 | 5.16 | 0 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Pereira † | (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 22) | Left | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dedunu Silva | (1978-02-12)12 February 1978 (aged 27) | Right | RM | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Shashikala Siriwardene | (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 20) | Right | OB | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 1 | 4.03 | 1 | 0 |
| Praba Udawatte | (1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 24) | Right | RM | 6 | 19 | 3.16 | 5 | 3.36 | 2 | 0 |
| Sripali Weerakkody | (1986-01-07)7 January 1986 (aged 19) | Left | RM | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## West Indies

West Indian squad for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup :
| Player | Date of birth | Bat | Bowl | GP | R | A | W | E | C | S |
| Felicia Cummings | (1968-02-20)20 February 1968 (aged 37) | Right | SLA | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane de Silva | (1972-09-22)22 September 1972 (aged 32) | Left | SLA | 6 | 40 | 13.33 | 2 | 6.10 | 1 | 0 |
| Verena Felicien | (1964-11-12)12 November 1964 (aged 40) | Right | OB | 6 | 42 | 14.00 | 9 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadine George † | (1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 36) | Left | – | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Indomatie Goordial-John | (1985-08-09)9 August 1985 (aged 19) | Right | OB | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 5.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordel Jack | (1982-02-22)22 February 1982 (aged 23) | Right | OB | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Pamela Lavine | (1969-03-12)12 March 1969 (aged 36) | Right | RF | 6 | 145 | 48.33 | 2 | 3.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Debbie-Ann Lewis | (1969-08-07)7 August 1969 (aged 35) | Right | RM | 6 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 | 3.31 | 3 | 0 |
| Anisa Mohammed | (1988-08-07)7 August 1988 (aged 16) | Right | OB | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Juliana Nero | (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 25) | Right | RM | 6 | 197 | 49.25 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Stephanie Power (c)† | (1957-04-19)19 April 1957 (aged 47) | Right | – | 6 | 14 | 4.66 | – | – | 5 | 3 |
| Philipa Thomas | (1968-09-20)20 September 1968 (aged 36) | Right | RF | 6 | 23 | 23.00 | 7 | 3.59 | 2 | 0 |
| Envis Williams | (1962-10-08)8 October 1962 (aged 42) | Right | RM | 5 | 37 | 12.33 | 5 | 3.37 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelly Williams | (1980-10-16)16 October 1980 (aged 24) | Right | RM | 6 | 121 | 24.20 | – | – | 1 | 0 |