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England stars return to Taunton for ECB Women's Cup Final ECB Media Release - 6 September 2002
Many stars of the England women's cricket team will play for their clubs this Saturday 7th September at King's College, Taunton, in the ECB Women's Club Cup Final. In a re-run of last year's final, which saw a narrow victory for Wakefield WCC, they will take on Brighton & Hove WCC. England skipper Clare Connor will captain Brighton & Hove and the team includes fellow international batsman Caroline Atkins. Kate Oakenfold and Alexia Walker, who played in the successful England Under-21 team which won the European Cup earlier this year, will also play for the Sussex side as will New Zealander and World Cup winner Haidee Tiffen. Wakefield WCC includes the England seam bowler Clare Taylor, who became the first Englishwoman to take 100 international wickets this summer, as well as Kathryn Leng (batsmen) and a rising star of the women's game Kathryn Doherty (fast bowler) who has spent this summer training with the Yorkshire Cricket Academy. The match is 40-overs per side, and will begin at 1pm. Admission is free. © ECB 2002
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