Caroline Atkins

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Caroline Foster

| female = true

| image = CAROLINE ATKINS cricketeruknow.jpg

| caption =

| country = England

| fullname = Caroline Mary Ghislaine Foster

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|1|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England

| nickname =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batter

| family =

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2001–2011

| testdebutdate = 24 June

| testdebutyear = 2001

| testdebutagainst = Australia

| testcap = 128

| lasttestdate = 22 January

| lasttestyear = 2011

| lasttestagainst = Australia

| odidebutdate = 3 July

| odidebutyear = 2001

| odidebutagainst = Australia

| odicap = 91

| lastodidate = 26 February

| lastodiyear = 2010

| lastodiagainst = India

| odishirt =

| T20Idebutdate = 5 August

| T20Idebutyear = 2006

| T20Idebutagainst = India

| T20Icap = 16

| lastT20Idate = 18 January

| lastT20Iyear = 2011

| lastT20Iagainst = Australia

| club1 = Sussex

| year1 = 1996–2012

| club2 = South Australia

| year2 = {{nowrap|2003/04–2004/05}}

| club3 = Somerset

| year3 = 2013–2014

| columns = 4

| column1 = WTest

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 357

| bat avg1 = 21.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/3

| top score1 = 90

| deliveries1 = 90

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 44.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/9

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| column2 = WODI

| matches2 = 58

| runs2 = 1,291

| bat avg2 = 30.02

| 100s/50s2 = 1/6

| top score2 = 145

| deliveries2 = 6

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 14/–

| column3 = WT20I

| matches3 = 19

| runs3 = 56

| bat avg3 = 5.60

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 20*

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–

| column4 = WLA

| matches4 = 227

| runs4 = 5,374

| bat avg4 = 33.17

| 100s/50s4 = 3/34

| top score4 = 145

| deliveries4 = 2,286

| wickets4 = 57

| bowl avg4 = 24.68

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/19

| catches/stumpings4 = 83/–

| date = 7 March 2021

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35904/35904.html CricketArchive

}}

Caroline Mary Ghislaine Foster ({{nee|Atkins}}; born 13 January 1981) is an English cricket coach and former player. She was a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler who appeared in 9 Test matches, 58 One Day Internationals and 19 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2001 and 2011. She primarily played county cricket for Sussex before ending her career with Somerset. She also spent two Women's National Cricket League seasons with South Australia.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35904/35904.html|title=Caroline Atkins|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=7 March 2021}}

Early life

Foster was born on 13 January 1981 in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/53897.html|title=Caroline Atkins|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 March 2021}} She attended Burgess Hill Girls, an all-girls private school.{{cite web|url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/lifestyle/education/playing-the-game-why-sport-matters-in-schools-7094544|title=Playing the game: why sport matters in schools|publisher=Great British Life|access-date=1 September 2017}} She attended Hild Bede College at Durham University, where she was the first woman cricketer in the Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, graduating in 2002. While at Durham, she was part of the women's team that won the BUSA cricket championship for the first time and played for the men's team against Cardiff UCCE, as well as being selected for the England squad against Australia in 2001.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsfp.co.uk/news/top-womens-cricketer-bats-for-youngsters-ambitions-496166|title= Top women’s cricketer bats for youngsters’ ambitions|date=7 May 2014 |work=West Somerset Free Press}}{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/communicationsoffice/docs/sports_review|page=112|title=2010 2011 A Sporting Review|publisher=Durham University|date=2011|access-date=5 August 2024}}

International career

In January 2002, Foster and Arran Brindle shared a partnership of 200 against India at K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow, which was at the time a record for the first wicket in women's Test cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-women-break-world-batting-record-in-lucknow-115543|title=England women break world batting record in Lucknow|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=15 January 2002|access-date=7 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/content/records/283607.html|title=Records / Women's Test Matches / Partnership Records / Highest Partnership for the First Wicket|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 March 2021}}

Foster was a member of the side which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-women-tour-of-australia-and-new-zealand-2007-08-312432/australia-women-vs-england-women-only-test-312450/full-scorecard|title=Only Test, Bowral, Feb 15 - 19 2008, England Women tour of Australia and New Zealand|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/taylor-sews-up-ashes-glory-337679|title=Taylor sews up Ashes glory|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 February 2008|access-date=7 March 2021}}

In August 2008, Foster and Sarah Taylor shared a partnership of 268 against South Africa at Lord's, which was at the time a record for any wicket in women's One Day Internationals. Foster was dismissed for 145, her highest score in international cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-tour-of-england-2008-319674/england-women-vs-south-africa-women-2nd-odi-320227/full-scorecard|title=2nd ODI, London, Aug 8 2008, South Africa Women tour of England|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=15 January 2002|access-date=7 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283619.html|title=Records / Women's Test Matches / Partnership Records / Highest Partnerships for any wicket|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 March 2021}}

Foster was a member of the England team which won both the World Cup and World Twenty20 in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/caroline-atkins-exclusive-cricket-world-blog-windies-09/22369.htm|title=Caroline Atkins' Exclusive Cricket World Blog, Windies '09|publisher=Cricket World|date=6 November 2009|access-date=7 March 2021}}

Coaching career

Foster is employed by the Cricket Foundation as a Chance to Shine coaching ambassador and is a coach at Queen's College, an independent school in Taunton, Somerset.{{cite web|url=http://aleadingedge.co.uk/uncategorized/announcement-of-foreword-author-caroline-atkins/|title=Announcement of Foreword Author – Caroline Atkins|publisher=Thinking About Cricket|date=9 October 2018|access-date=7 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wellington-school.org.uk/senior/sports/our-sport-clone/cricket|title=Cricket|publisher=Wellington School|access-date=7 March 2021}} She was the head coach of Western Storm for the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League.{{cite web|url=https://www.gloscricket.co.uk/news/western-storm-announce-england-players/|title=Western Storm Announce England Players|publisher=Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|date=6 April 2016|access-date=7 March 2021}}

References

External links

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Category:1981 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Burgess Hill

Category:People educated at Burgess Hill School

Category:Alumni of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham

Category:English women cricketers

Category:England women Test cricketers

Category:England women One Day International cricketers

Category:England women Twenty20 International cricketers

Category:Somerset women cricketers

Category:South Australian Scorpions cricketers

Category:Sussex women cricketers

Category:English cricket coaches

Category:Cricketers from West Sussex