A hat-trick in cricket is when a bowler takes three wickets from consecutive deliveries. It is a relatively rare feat[1] in women's international cricket.[a] The first hat-trick was taken in a Test match between Australia and England in February 1958, by Australia's Betty Wilson.[5] Two further hat-tricks have been taken in women's Tests; by Pakistan's Shaiza Khan in 2004, and Australia's Rene Farrell in 2011.[2] The first hat-trick in women's One Day Internationals was taken by Carole Hodges during the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup.
In September 2019, against the West Indies, Megan Schutt became the first female bowler to take two hat-tricks in international cricket.[6]
The most recent bowler to achieve the feat was Australia's Heather Graham, against India during a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) in December 2022.[a]
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Hat-tricks
Tests
No. | Bowler | For | Against | Inn. | Match | Dismissals | Venue | Date | Ref. |
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1 | Betty Wilson | Australia | England | 2 | 2/4 |
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St Kilda Cricket Club Ground, Melbourne | 21 February 1958 | [7] |
2 | Shaiza Khan S | Pakistan | West Indies | 2 | 1/1 |
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National Stadium, Karachi | 15 March 2004 | [8] |
3 | Rene Farrell | Australia | England | 3 | 1/1 |
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Bankstown Oval, Sydney | 22 January 2011 | [9] |
One Day Internationals
1 Dane van Niekerk took 4 wickets in 5 balls during this spell. She dismissed Shemaine Campbelle (st †Trisha Chetty) and bowled a dot ball before she took the hat-trick.
Twenty20 Internationals
As of October 2024, 45 hat-tricks have been taken in over 2,100 WT20I matches.
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Notes
References
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- ^ a b "Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Mukherjee, Sudatta (24 February 2014). "Betty Wilson becomes first cricketer to score century and take 10 wickets in a Test match". Cricket Country. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Schutt makes history with maiden ODI hat-trick". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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- ^ "Netherlands Women v Pakistan Women: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifying Series 2007/08 (Semi-Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "West Indies Women v South Africa Women: South Africa Women in West Indies 2012/13 (1st ODI)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "ICC Women's Championship, 1st ODI: New Zealand Women v Sri Lanka Women at Lincoln, Nov 3, 2015". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Bangladesh Women in Ireland 2016 (3rd ODI)". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "2nd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Potchefstroom, May 9 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Antigua, September 11 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2019.