The year 2024 has been a tough year for the cricket fraternity; filled with retirements, including some of the legends of the game, the likes of Bismah Maroof, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha, David Warner, and Ravichandran Ashwin is the latest addition to the list. He announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket after the conclusion of the 3rd Test at the Gabba in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
In this article, we will look at the list of players who have announced their retirement from international cricket in the women’s game in the year 2024.
Players to announce international retirement in 2024:
1) Anisa Mohammed (West Indies):
The 36-year-old off-spinner Anisa Mohammed from the West Indies made her international debut on 26th July 2003 in an ODI against Japan. She picked up 180 wickets at an average of 20.75 and an impressive economy of 3.58 in 134 innings with the ball for her side in the ODI format. Her tally of wickets includes 7 four-wicket hauls and 6 five-wicket hauls in 134 innings with the ball for her side. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the format came on 26th November 2011 against Pakistan in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier. She returned with mind-boggling match figures of 8.3-1-14-7 with the ball at the Shere Bangla Stadium, Mirpur. She is currently the leading wicket-taker with the ball for the West Indies in the ODI format. Apart from her exploits with the ball, she has also scored 566 runs in 91 innings with the bat for her side in the format.
She made her T20I debut on 27th June 2008 against Ireland at the Rush Cricket Club Ground, Dublin. She has picked up 125 wickets at an impressive average of 17.64 and an economy of 5.57 in 113 innings with the ball for her side. Her tally of wickets included 4 four-wicket hauls and 3 five-wicket hauls in the format. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the format came on 26th October 2009 against South Africa when she returned with sensational match figures of 4-0-10-5 in her spell in the 2nd T20I at Newlands Cape Town. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 18th January 2024.
2) Shakera Selman (West Indies):
The 35-year-old pacer from the West Indies Shakera Casandra Selman made her international debut on 24th June 2008 in an ODI against Ireland in the 1st ODI at Observatory Lane Rathmines, Dublin. She picked up 82 wickets at an average of 27.10 and an impressive economy of 3.64 in 95 innings with the ball for her side in the ODI format. Her tally of wickets includes one four-wicket haul and one five-wicket haul. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the format came on 17th September 2014 against New Zealand when she returned with sensational match figures of 10-2-15-5 in her spell in the 3rd ODI at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.
Apart from her exploits with the ball, she also scored 249 runs in 47 innings with the bat for her side. She made her T20I debut on 27th June 2008 against Ireland in Dublin. She picked up 51 wickets at an average of 28.23 and an economy of 5.85 in 87 innings. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the format came on 5th March 2014 against New Zealand in the 3rd T20I when she returned with match figures of 4-0-23-3 in her spell at Queen’s Park, Invercargill. Apart from her contributions with the ball, she also scored 61 runs in 26 innings with the bat in the format for her side. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 18th January 2024.
3) Kycia Knight (West Indies):
The 32-year-old wicket-keeper batter Kycia Akira Knight made her international debut in an ODI on 28th August 2011 against Pakistan at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent. She scored 1,327 runs, including a couple of half-centuries, in 80 innings for her side in the format. Her best performance with the bat for her side in the format came on 3rd February 2022 against South Africa when she scored 69 (94 balls) in the 3rd ODI at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. She has 29 catches and five stumpings to her name in the ODI format.
She made her T20I debut on 6th September 2011 against Pakistan in the 1st T20I at Progress Park, St Andrew’s. She scored 801 runs in 65 innings and her tally of runs includes a couple of half-centuries. Her best performance with the bat for her side in the format came on 29th July 2022 against Pakistan while representing Barbados in the Commonwealth Games. She scored an unbeaten 62* (56 balls) in Edgbaston, Birmingham. She has 23 catches and 11 stumpings to her name in the T20I format. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 18th January 2024.
4) Kyshona Knight (West Indies):
The veteran 32-year-old batting all-rounder from the West Indies Kyshona Knight made her international debut on 13th January 2013 in the 4th ODI against South Africa at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica. She scored 851 runs at an average of 21.27 in 48 innings with the bat in the format. Her tally of runs includes one half-century, on 15th July 2021 when she scored 88 (140 balls), against Pakistan in the 4th ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. She has also picked up one wicket with the ball in four innings for her side.
She made her T20I debut on 19th January 2013 against South Africa in the 1st T20I at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia. She scored 546 runs in 51 innings, with a high score of 42 for her side in the format. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 18th January 2024.
5) Blessing Etim (Nigeria):
The 32-year-old all-rounder from Nigeria, Blessing Etim made her international debut on 26th January 2019 in a T20I against Rwanda at National Stadium, Abuja. She scored 634 runs at a strike rate of 75.74 and an average of 14.08 in 56 innings with the bat. Her tally of runs includes one unbeaten half-century (50* off 48 balls) on 4th September 2019 in the 2nd T20I against Rwanda at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Rwanda.
Besides her contribution with the bat, she also picked up 25 wickets at an average of 21.56 and an economy of 5.29 in 31 innings with the ball. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the format came on 13th September 2021 against Cameroon in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier when she returned with exceptional match figures of 4-4-0-4 in her spell at the Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone. She led her side to a historic bronze medal at the Women’s African Games by defeating Uganda by three wickets. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 15th March 2024.
6) Javeria Khan (Pakistan):
The 36-year-old batting all-rounder from Pakistan, Javeria Khan made her international debut on 6th May 2008 in an ODI against Sri Lanka at Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala in the Women’s Asia Cup. She scored 2,885 runs at a decent average of 28.56 in 113 ODI innings. Her tally of runs in the format includes 15 half-centuries and a couple of centuries in the format.
Her best performance with the bat for her side in the format came on 13th January 2015 in the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka when she scored an unbeaten century (133* off 141 balls) for her side at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium to guide her side over the line. She was also awarded the Player of the Match for her sensational match-winning innings for her side. Besides her exploits with the bat, she also picked up 17 wickets at an impressive economy of 4.43 in 28 innings with the ball. Her best performance with the ball for her side came on 7th February 2009 against Sri Lanka when she returned with impressive match figures of 6.4-1-22-3 in her spell at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra.
Khan made her debut in the T20I format on 25th May 2009, against Ireland at Vineyard, Dublin. She scored 2018 runs at an impressive average of 21.69 in 106 innings. Her tally of runs in the format includes 10 half-centuries. Her best performance with the bat for her side in the format came on 13th November 2018 in the 9th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 against Ireland, when she scored an unbeaten 74* (52 balls) at Providence Stadium, Guyana. She was also awarded the Player of the Match for her impressive match-winning innings for her side.
Apart from her exploits with the bat, she also picked up 11 wickets at an average of 20.18 and an economy of 5.55 in 14 innings with the ball for her side. Her best performance with the ball in the format for her side came on 9th November 2017 in the 2nd T20I against New Zealand when she returned with impressive match figures (4-0-23-2) in her spell at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 21st March 2024.
7) Bismah Maroof (Pakistan):
The 33-year-old all-rounder from Pakistan made her international debut on 13th December 2006 in an ODI against India at the Sawaimansingh Stadium, Jaipur. She scored 3,369 runs at an impressive average of 29.55 in 132 innings. Her tally of runs includes 21 half-centuries in the format. Her best performance with the bat for her side came on 13th March 2015 in the 1st ODI against South Africa, when she scored 99 (129 balls) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. She has the most runs in the format without scoring a century.
Apart from her exploits with the bat, she also picked up 44 wickets at an average of 26.68 and an economy of 4 in 70 innings. Her tally of wickets includes one four-wicket haul against Ireland when she returned with sensational match figures of 4.1-0-7-4 with the ball on 29th April 2011 at Thurstan College Ground, Colombo.
She made her T20I debut on 29th May 2009, against Ireland, at Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin. She scored 2,893 runs at a strike rate of 91.34 and an impressive average of 27.55 in 134 innings with the bat for her side in the format. Her tally of runs includes 12 half-centuries. Her best performance with the bat for her side in the format came on 28th October 2019 against Bangladesh when she scored an unbeaten 70* (50 balls) in the 2nd T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Apart from her exploits with the bat, she also picked up 36 wickets at an average of 22.77 and an impressive economy of 5.62 in 63 innings with the ball for her side. Her best performance with the ball for her side came on 16th July 2013 against Ireland when she returned with match figures of 4-0-21-3 with the ball for her side at the YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin.
As a skipper, she has a decent win percentage of 43 in the T20I format. In the ODI format, she has an even better win percentage of 47 during her captaincy stint. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 25th April 2024.
8) Bernadine Bezuidenhout (New Zealand):
The 31-year-old wicket-keeper batter Bernadine Bezuidenhout made her international debut for South Africa in the T20I format on 7th September 2014. She played 7 games and scored 68 runs in 6 innings with the bat for South Africa in the format. She moved to New Zealand and made her debut for the White Ferns in the format on 6th June 2018 against Ireland at YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin. She added 231 runs at a strike rate of 108.45 in 20 innings for the White Ferns with a high score of 44.
She made her ODI debut on 15th October 2014 while representing South Africa against Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo. She played four games and scored a couple of runs in three innings for South Africa in the format. She also made ODI debut for New Zealand, on 8th June 2018 against Ireland, and scored 289 runs at a decent average of 24.08 in 13 innings. Her tally of runs includes one half-century against Pakistan in the 1st ODI on 12th December 2023, when she scored a run-a-ball 86 at John Davies Oval, Queenstown. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 31st May 2024.
9) Niranjana Nagarajan (India):
The 36-year-old all-rounder from India, Niranjana Nagarajan made her international debut on 30th August 2008 in an ODI against England at the Bath Cricket Club Ground. She scored 70 runs in 12 innings and apart from her contributions with the bat, she also picked up 24 wickets at an average of 28.04 and an impressive economy of 4.18 in 22 innings with the ball in the format. Her best performance with the ball for her side in the format came on 8th July 2012 against England when she returned with brilliant match figures of 10-4-24-3 in her spell in the 4th ODI at the Boscawen Park, Truro.
She made her T20I debut on 26th June 2012 against England in the 1st T20I at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. She scored 42 runs at a strike rate of 110.52 in 8 innings with the bat for her side in the format. Apart from her contributions with the bat, she also picked up 9 wickets at an impressive economy of 5.22 in 14 innings with the ball. Her best performance with the ball in the format for her side came on 31st October 2012, against Pakistan when she returned with match figures of 3.1-0-15-2 in her spell in the final of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup at Guanggong International Cricket Stadium.
She made her Test debut on 13th August 2014 against England in a one-off Test at Sir Paul Getty’s Ground, Wormsley. She scored 27 runs in one innings and picked up a four-wicket haul in her spell in the first innings, returning with figures of 14.2-6-19-4. She announced her retirement from international cricket on 15th June 2024.
10) Lorna Jack Brown (Scotland):
The 32-year-old wicket-keeper batter from Scotland on 7th July 2018 in a T20I against Uganda in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier at VRA Ground, Amstelveen made her international debut. She scored 558 runs in 48 innings in the format for her side and her tally of runs includes a couple of half-centuries. Her best performance with the bat for her side in the format came on 10th September 2023 in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier against Italy when she scored an unbeaten 57* (37 balls) with the bat for her side at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almeria.
She made her debut in the ODI format on 17th October 2023 against Ireland in the 1st ODI at Desert Springs Cricket Ground, Almeria. She scored 113 runs at a strike rate of 105.60 in 8 innings, with a high score of 35* for her side in the format. She announced her retirement from international cricket in October 2024 after the conclusion of their inaugural campaign in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.
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