Hong Kong women's cricket team
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The Hong Kong women's cricket team is the team that represents the Chinese special administrative region
of Hong Kong
in international women's cricket
matches. They made their international debut in September 2006, playing against Pakistan
in a three match series of one-day games to decide which country would represent the Asia region in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
in Ireland
in 2007. They lost the series 3-0 after a series of heavy defeats, two by more than 200 runs. In 2009, the Hong Kong women's team won the ACC Womens T20 Championship Trophy, then defended their title and won the tournament again in 2011, narrowly defeating China with three balls to spare.
Current women's cricket squad:
Neisha Pratt
Connie Wong
Betty Chan
Yasmin Daswani
Mariko Hill
Ishitaa Gidwani
Godiva Li
Annie Ho
Dominique McCusker
Keenu Gill
Natural Yip
Janet Cheung
Kristine Wong
Manpreet Kaur (keeper)
Alvina Tam
Special administrative region (People's Republic of China)
A special administrative region is a provincial-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China, for which creation is provided by Article 31 of the 1982 Constitution of the People's Republic of China Article 31 reads "The state may establish special administrative regions when...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
in international women's cricket
Women's cricket
Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket that is played by women.-History:The first recorded match of women's cricket was reported in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1745, a match contested "between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white." The...
matches. They made their international debut in September 2006, playing against Pakistan
Pakistani women's cricket team
The Pakistan national women's cricket team is a professional cricket team that represents Pakistan in international women's cricket matches.-1990s:...
in a three match series of one-day games to decide which country would represent the Asia region in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, formerly the IWCC Trophy, is a cricket tournament that serves as a qualifying tournament for the Women's Cricket World Cup. It has been played once so far, in 2003, the second tournament was to take place in Lahore, Pakistan in November 2007 but was...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 2007. They lost the series 3-0 after a series of heavy defeats, two by more than 200 runs. In 2009, the Hong Kong women's team won the ACC Womens T20 Championship Trophy, then defended their title and won the tournament again in 2011, narrowly defeating China with three balls to spare.
Current women's cricket squad:
Neisha Pratt
Connie Wong
Betty Chan
Yasmin Daswani
Mariko Hill
Ishitaa Gidwani
Godiva Li
Annie Ho
Dominique McCusker
Keenu Gill
Natural Yip
Janet Cheung
Kristine Wong
Manpreet Kaur (keeper)
Alvina Tam