Charlotte Edwards made her England debut in 1995 and became the youngest player to play cricket for her country at the time. In 1997 she hit 12 centuries, including one off 118 balls against South Africa. Charlotte also scored a then record 173 not out in a World Cup match against Ireland on the day before her 18th birthday. Her maiden Test century came against India in 1998–99. She became England captain on a full-time basis in 2006 and won the ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s Player of the Year Award in 2008. In 2009, Charlotte led the England team to victory in the World Cup in Australia and in the World Twenty20 in England. In the same year, she was awarded an MBE for her services to cricket.
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