Lynsey Riann Frances Askew (born 3 September 1986) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in eight One Day Internationals and six Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2006 and 2008. She played domestic cricket for Kent, Otago and Australian Capital Territory.

Lynsey Askew
Personal information
Full name
Lynsey Riann Frances Askew
Born (1986-09-03) 3 September 1986 (age 38)
Bromley, Greater London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
RelationsAlex Blackwell (wife)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 109)28 February 2007 v India
Last ODI14 August 2008 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 15)5 August 2006 v India
Last T20I23 August 2008 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002–2009Kent
2008/09Otago
2010/11–2014/15Australian Capital Territory
2012Kent
2015Kent
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 8 6 97 52
Runs scored 120 1 666 317
Batting average 24.00 1.00 13.32 11.74
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 68 1 68 69*
Balls bowled 336 126 4,667 1,002
Wickets 6 6 109 48
Bowling average 46.16 21.00 22.98 19.62
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/19 2/13 5/5 4/13
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 28/– 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 March 2021

Early and personal life

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Askew was born on 3 September 1986 in Bromley, Greater London.[1]

In 1995, at the age of 9, Askew, together with some friends, started a ladies team at Hayes Cricket Club.[2] She attended Hayes School and was part of the team that won the 2002 National Under-15 Championship.[3][4]

Askew is married to former Australian cricketer Alex Blackwell.[5]

Domestic career

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Askew played county cricket for Kent, initially between 2002 and 2009. She later returned for brief stints in 2012 and 2015. She had a brief spell with Otago in 2008/09 and played for Australian Capital Territory between 2010 and 2014.[6][7][8]

International career

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Askew took six wickets in One Day Internationals and six wickets in Twenty20 Internationals.[9] She made her international high score of 68 in a One Day International against New Zealand at Chemplast Cricket Ground, Chennai on 3 March 2007. Her partnership of 73 with Isa Guha set a new record for highest ninth-wicket partnership in Women's One Day Internationals, which remained unbroken until 2024.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Lynsey Askew". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "The History of Hayes Women's Cricket". Hayes Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Girls Are A Six-hit!". This is Local London. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Good Lords.. they've won it!". News Shopper. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (19 February 2018). "'A fighter, leader, record-breaker'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Lynsey Askew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's List A matches played by Lynsey Askew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's Twenty20 matches played by Lynsey Askew". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Lynsey Askew - Profile & Stats". The Cricket Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  10. ^ "12th Match, Chennai, Mar 3 2007, Women's Quadrangular Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Partnership Records / Highest Partnership for the Ninth Wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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