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April 1, 2025 England

Charlotte Edwards eyes remaining unconquered worlds, Ben Duckett eyes a duck

2 minute readCharlotte Edwards is England’s all-time leading run-scorer. She played 309 games for the national side, 220 of them as captain. She won five Ashes series and both World Cups. She’s won plenty as a domestic coach as well and at one point they even named a trophy after her. Realistically,

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May 11, 2016 England

Charlotte Edwards’ bit is done – good work

2 minute readWhen Charlotte Edwards first played for England, she wore a skirt. She didn’t choose to. She was obliged to. That debut came when she was 16 (she played for the under-19s at 12) The women’s game has moved on since then and you might have expected her to have been

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