Lydia Greenway

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Lydia Greenway
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| female = true

| image = Lydia Greenway.jpg

| caption = Greenway during the 2009 World Twenty20

| country = England

| fullname = Lydia Sophie Greenway

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Farnborough, Greater London, England

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = Batter

| family =

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2003–2016

| testdebutdate = 15 February

| testdebutyear = 2003

| testdebutagainst = Australia

| testcap = 138

| lasttestdate = 11 August

| lasttestyear = 2015

| lasttestagainst = Australia

| odidebutdate = 13 August

| odidebutyear = 2003

| odidebutagainst = South Africa

| odicap = 102

| lastodidate = 12 February

| lastodiyear = 2016

| lastodiagainst = South Africa

| odishirt = 20

| T20Idebutdate = 5 August

| T20Idebutyear = 2004

| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand

| T20Icap = 4

| lastT20Idate = 30 March

| lastT20Iyear = 2016

| lastT20Iagainst = Australia

| club1 = Kent

| year1 = 2000–2016

| club2 = Southern Vipers

| year2 = 2016

| columns = 4

| column1 = WTest

| matches1 = 14

| runs1 = 362

| bat avg1 = 15.73

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 70

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 15/–

| column2 = WODI

| matches2 = 126

| runs2 = 2,554

| bat avg2 = 30.04

| 100s/50s2 = 1/12

| top score2 = 125*

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 52/–

| column3 = WT20I

| matches3 = 85

| runs3 = 1,192

| bat avg3 = 24.32

| 100s/50s3 = 0/2

| top score3 = 80*

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 54/–

| column4 = WLA

| matches4 = 278

| runs4 = 6,274

| bat avg4 = 32.17

| 100s/50s4 = 3/37

| top score4 = 125*

| deliveries4 = 682

| wickets4 = 17

| bowl avg4 = 27.05

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 3/7

| catches/stumpings4 = 142/–

| date = 6 March 2021

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45887/45887.html CricketArchive

}}

Lydia Sophie Greenway {{postnominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 6 August 1985) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2022/08/15/plea-tv-commentators-turn-gush/|title=A plea to TV commentators – turn off the gush|first=Alan|last=Tyers|date=15 August 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}} She was also regarded as one of the best outfielders in the women's game. She appeared in 14 Test matches, 126 One Day Internationals and 85 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 2003 and 2016. She played county cricket for Kent and played in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League for the Southern Vipers.

Early life

Greenway was born on 6 August 1985 in Farnborough, Greater London.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/53709.html|title=Lydia Greenway|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 March 2021}}

In 1995, at the age of 10, Greenway helped to start a ladies team at Hayes Cricket Club.{{cite web|url=http://www.hayescricket.co.uk/pages/ladieshist.htm|title=The History of Hayes Women's Cricket|publisher=Hayes Cricket Club|access-date=13 July 2012|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401081958/http://www.hayescricket.co.uk/pages/ladieshist.htm|url-status=dead}} She attended Hayes School.{{cite web | last =Wright | first =Roger | title =Philips Golden Boy For Hayes | work =Preston and Leyland Citizen | publisher =Newsquest | date =2 January 2001 | url =http://www.prestoncitizen.co.uk/news/126392.grant_eyes_euro_glory/ | accessdate =13 July 2012 }}{{cite web | title =Greenway plots World Cup glory | work =News Shopper | publisher =Newsquest | date =16 September 2008 | url =http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2447188.print/ | accessdate =13 July 2012 }}

International career

In the first Test against South Africa in August 2003 Greenway and Claire Taylor scored an England record 203 for the fourth wicket. She was a member of the team which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2008 and won the World Cup and World Twenty20 in 2009. She was named Player of the Match for her fluent half century in England's win over Australia in a One Day International at Perth on 9 January 2010 and Player of the Series in England's 4–1 win in the subsequent Twenty20 series.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/474619.html |title=3rd ODI: Australia Women v England Women at Perth, Jan 9, 2011 | Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=2014-05-08}}

On 1 June 2011, Greenway was named England's woman cricketer of the year for 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/517410.html |title=Jonathan Trott named ECB's cricketer of the year | England Cricket News |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=2014-05-08}} She scored her maiden One Day International century – an unbeaten 125 – against South Africa at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom in October 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/537459.html |title=England Women v South Africa Women: Lydia Greenway, Arran Brindle tons set up win | England Women v South Africa Women, 1st ODI, Potchefstroom Report | Cricket News |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=2014-05-08}}

She was a holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.{{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27291212|publisher=BBC|date=20 April 2015|accessdate=6 May 2014|title=England women earn 18 new central contracts}}

She held the record for taking the most catches in a single Women's Cricket World Cup (8) until it was levelled by Amy Satterthwaite in the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_series.html?id=68;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Records {{!}} Women's World Cup {{!}} Most catches in a series {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-07-06}}

Greenway announced her retirement from international cricket in June 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/greenway-retires-international-cricket|title=Greenway retires from international cricket|publisher=ECB|accessdate=22 June 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707095655/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/greenway-retires-international-cricket|archivedate=7 July 2016}}

Greenway was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to cricket.{{London Gazette|issue=64082|supp=y|page=B12|date=17 June 2023}}

Coaching career

In January 2017 Greenway announced the launch of her all-female cricket academy: Lydia Greenway's Cricket for Girls, which is aimed at coaching females of all abilities and ages.{{cite web|url=http://www.alloutcricket.com/features/lydia-greenway-coaching-academy|title= Lydia Greenway sets up 'Cricket for Girls'|publisher=All Out Cricket |accessdate=11 December 2017}}