# India women's cricket team in England and Ireland in 2002

The India women's national cricket team toured England and Ireland in July and August 2002. The tour began with a tri-series between India, England and New Zealand, which was won by New Zealand. India then played against Ireland in three One Day Internationals, with India winning the series 2–0. Finally, India played England in two Test matches and one ODI, with England winning the ODI and the Test series being drawn 0–0.

## Tri-Series
### Squads

| England | India | New Zealand |
| Clare Connor (c) Arran Brindle Charlotte Edwards Mandie Godliman (wk) Isa Guha Laura Harper Laura Newton Lucy Pearson Melissa Reynard Laura Spragg Claire Taylor Clare Taylor | Anjum Chopra (c) Neetu David Jhulan Goswami Bindeshwari Goyal Hemlata Kala Arundhati Kirkire Mamatha Maben Deepa Marathe Sulakshana Naik (wk) Sunetra Paranjpe Mithali Raj Amita Sharma Jaya Sharma Sunita Singh | Emily Drumm (c) Nicola Browne Anna Dodd Fiona Fraser Frances King Sara McGlashan Louise Milliken Nicola Payne Kate Pulford Rachel Pullar Kathryn Ramel Rebecca Rolls (wk) Haidee Tiffen Aimee Watkins |

### Tour matches
#### 50-over match: England Development Squad v India

* 6 July 2002 Scorecard
| England Development Squad | v | India |
* Match Abandoned Westhill Road, Shanklin Umpires: Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and Valerie Gibbens (Eng)
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.

#### 50-over match: England Development Squad v India

* 15 July 2002 Scorecard
| India 201/4 (50 overs) | v | England Development Squad 152 (49.2 overs) |
| Sunetra Paranjpe 90 (132) Dawn Holden 1/28 (10 overs) | | Kathryn Leng 23 (57) Sunetra Paranjpe 3/29 (8.2 overs) |
* India Women won by 49 runs The Racecourse, Durham Umpires: Graham Cooper (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)
* England Development Squad Women won the toss and elected to field.

### Group stage

* 10 July 2002 Scorecard
| India 59 (35.2 overs) | v | England 60/4 (30.2 overs) |
| Sulakshana Naik 9 (16) Laura Harper 4/11 (5 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 31* (84) Arundhati Kirkire 2/6 (3.2 overs) |
* England Women won by 6 wickets Grainville, Saint Saviour, Jersey Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)
* England Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: England Women 4, India Women 0
* Sulakshana Naik (Ind) made her WODI debut.
* 11 July 2002 Scorecard
| New Zealand 168/9 (50 overs) | v | India 26 (19.1 overs) |
| Emily Drumm 56 (93) Deepa Marathe 4/37 (10 overs) | | Jhulan Goswami 6* (29) Rachel Pullar 5/10 (7 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 142 runs Grainville, Saint Saviour, Jersey Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) and John Hayes (Eng)
* India Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: New Zealand Women 4, India Women 0
* Sunetra Paranjpe (Ind) made her WODI debut.
* 17 July 2002 Scorecard
| India 95 (41.1 overs) | v | New Zealand 96/5 (28.4 overs) |
| Mithali Raj 28 (60) Rachel Pullar 3/10 (8 overs) | | Haidee Tiffen 30* (49) Neetu David 3/17 (7 overs) |
* New Zealand Women won by 5 wickets The Racecourse, Durham Umpires: Graham Cooper (Eng) and Tim Robinson (Eng) Player of the match: Rachel Pullar (NZ)
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: New Zealand Women 4, India Women 0
* 19 July 2002 Scorecard
| England | v | India |
* Match Abandoned Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain
* Points: England Women 2, India Women 2

## Tour of Ireland
### Squads

| Ireland | India |
| Anne Linehan (c) (wk) Caitriona Beggs Miriam Grealey Marianne Herbert Barbara McDonald Ciara Metcalfe Laura Morgan Clare O'Leary Catherine O'Neill Davina Pratt Clare Shillington Karen Young | Anjum Chopra (c) Neetu David Jhulan Goswami Bindeshwari Goyal Hemlata Kala Arundhati Kirkire Mamatha Maben Deepa Marathe Sulakshana Naik (wk) Sunetra Paranjpe Mithali Raj Amita Sharma Jaya Sharma Sunita Singh |

### WODI Series
#### 1st ODI

* 24 July 2002 Scorecard
| Ireland 101/9 (50 overs) | v | India 104/2 (24 overs) |
| Miriam Grealey 32 (–) Sunetra Paranjpe 4/8 (8 overs) | | Jaya Sharma 52 (–) Marianne Herbert 2/20 (5 overs) |
* India Women won by 8 wickets Rush Cricket Club Ground, Rush Umpires: Peter Thew (Ire) and Louis Fourie (Ire)
* Ireland Women won the toss and elected to bat.
* Amita Sharma (Ind) made her WODI debut.

#### 2nd ODI

* 26 July 2002 Scorecard
| India 206/7 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 62 (34 overs) |
| Arundhati Kirkire 58 (–) Davina Pratt 1/17 (6 overs) | | Miriam Grealey 14 (–) Bindeshwari Goyal 3/3 (7 overs) |
* India Women won by 144 runs Anglesea Road Cricket Ground, Dublin Umpires: Brian Stein (Ire) and David Walsh (Ire)
* Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Laura Morgan (Ire) made her WODI debut.

#### 3rd ODI

* 28 July 2002 Scorecard
| Ireland | v | India |
* Match Abandoned Fox Lodge Cricket Club Ground, Strabane
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.

## Tour of England
### Squads

| England | India |
| Clare Connor (c) Caroline Atkins Charlotte Edwards Mandie Godliman (wk) Isa Guha Laura Harper Dawn Holden Kathryn Leng Laura Newton Melissa Reynard Nicky Shaw Claire Taylor Clare Taylor | Anjum Chopra (c) Neetu David Jhulan Goswami Bindeshwari Goyal Hemlata Kala Arundhati Kirkire Mamatha Maben Deepa Marathe Sulakshana Naik (wk) Sunetra Paranjpe Mithali Raj Amita Sharma Jaya Sharma Sunita Singh |

### Tour Matches
#### 50-over match: England Development Squad v India

* 2 August 2002 Scorecard
| India 128/9 (50 overs) | v | England Development Squad 75 (40.1 overs) |
| Sunetra Paranjpe 37 (–) Sarah Clarke 3/24 (– overs) | | Sunetra Paranjpe 4/17 (– overs) |
* India Women won by 53 runs Sonning Lane, Reading
* England Development Squad Women won the toss and elected to field
* Full scorecard unavailable.

#### 50-over match: Marylebone Cricket Club v India

* 3 August 2002 Scorecard
| India 221/4 (50 overs) | v | Marylebone Cricket Club 189 (46.4 overs) |
| Jaya Sharma 68 (118) Clare Connor 2/17 (10 overs) | | Haidee Tiffen 49 (62) Neetu David 4/26 (10 overs) |
* India Women won by 32 runs Bradfield College, Reading Umpires: Debra Murray (Eng) and Ross Wood (Eng)
* Marylebone Cricket Club Women won the toss and elected to field

#### 50-over match: England Under-21s v India

* 5 August 2002 Scorecard
| India 167/6 (50 overs) | v | England Under-21s 164 (49.1 overs) |
| Mamatha Maben 37* (48) Alexia Walker 2/19 (5 overs) | | Sarah Collyer 47 (45) Sunita Singh 3/24 (10 overs) |
* India Women won by 3 runs Sonning Lane, Reading Umpires: Lorraine Elgar (Eng) and Jim Jenkinson (Eng)
* England Under-21s Women won the toss and elected to field

### Test Series
#### 1st Test

* 8 – 11 August 2002 Scorecard
* Match Abandoned Denis Compton Oval, Shenley Umpires: Ann Roberts (Eng) and Pasty Harris (Eng)
* No toss.
* No play possible due to rain.
* Match called off on Day 3, with the ODI at Beaconsfield scheduled instead for 11 August 2002.

#### 2nd Test

* 14 – 17 August 2002 Scorecard
* Match drawn County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Valerie Gibbens (Eng) and Vanburn Holder (WI)
* India Women won the toss and elected to field.
* Mandie Godliman, Isa Guha (Eng), Sulakshana Naik and Sunetra Paranjpe (Ind) all made their WTest debuts.

### Only ODI

* 11 August 2002 Scorecard
| India 118 (49.5 overs) | v | England 119/4 (38.2 overs) |
| Hemlata Kala 38 (75) Clare Connor 3/25 (9.5 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 54 (89) Neetu David 2/20 (7 overs) |
* England Women won by 6 wickets Beaconsfield Cricket Club, Beaconsfield Umpires: Ann Roberts (Eng) and Pasty Harris (Eng)
* India Women won the toss and elected to bat.