SJ Taylor of England {147}, MADD Surangika of Sri Lanka {61} and AJ Healy of Australia {63*} scored fifties to provide the 22^nd occasion of wicket keeper batswoman scoring fifties in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Jennings	57*	2	Aus	Eng	Hyd-LBS	13 Jan 1978
2	F Khalili	88	1	Ind	Eng	Wanganui	20 Jan 1982
3	MP Moore	54*	2	Ire	NZl	Melbourne	17 Dec 1988
4	A Jain	84*	1	Ind	Win	Nottingham	20 Jul 1993
5	SE Reamsbottom	60	2	Ire	Win	Dorking	29 Jul 1993
6	J Smit	50*	1	Eng	Ire	Pune	16 Dec 1997
7	A Jain	61	2	Ind	NZl	Indore	17 Dec 1997
8	M Terblanche	53*	2	RSA	Srl	Lincoln	08 Dec 2000
9	J Smit	63*	1	Eng	Srl	Lincoln	12 Dec 2000
10	RJ Rolls	65	1	NZl	Eng	Lincoln	14 Dec 2000
11	RC Milburn	71	2	Net	Ire	Christchurch	14 Dec 2000
12	RJ Rolls	60	2	NZl	Aus	Pretoria	24 Mar 2005
13	A Jain	68*	2	Ind	Win	Pretoria	01 Apr 2005
14	T Chetty	58	2	RSA	Aus	Newcastle	10 Mar 2009
15	SJ Taylor	78	1	Eng	Win	Sydney	17 Mar 2009
16	T Chetty	59	1	RSA	Aus	Cuttack	03 Feb 2013
17	KV Jain	56	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai (BS)	03 Feb 2013
18	SJ Taylor	88	1	Eng	NZl	Mumbai (BS)	13 Feb 2013
19	SJ Taylor	74*	2	Eng	Srl	Taunton	02 Jul 2017
20	SJ Taylor	147	1	Eng	RSA	Bristol	05 Jul 2017
21	MADD Surangika	61	2	Srl	Ind	Derby	05 Jul 2017
22	AJ Healy	63*	1	Aus	Pak	Leicester	05 Jul 2017

 

05 Jul 17 was a field day for wicket keeper batswoman in the ongoing Women’s World Cup. SJ Taylor {147}, MADD Surangika {61} and AJ Healy {63*} scored fifties to provide the very first occasion three  wicket  keeper batswoman scoring fifties  in the Women’s World Cup in matches played on the same day. There were two occasions of two wicket keeper batswoman scoring fifties in the Women World Cup games played on the same day. . All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RJ Rolls	65	1	NZl	Eng	Lincoln	14 Dec 2000
2	RC Milburn	71	2	Net	Ire	Christchurch	14 Dec 2000
1	T Chetty	59	1	RSA	Aus	Cuttack	03 Feb 2013
2	KV Jain	56	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai (BS)	03 Feb 2013
1	SJ Taylor	147	1	Eng	RSA	Bristol	05 Jul 2017
2	MADD Surangika	61	2	Srl	Ind	Derby	05 Jul 2017
3	AJ Healy	63*	1	Aus	Pak	Leicester	05 Jul 2017

 

SJ Taylor of England scored `147 against South Africa at Bristol on 05 Jul 17 to register her fourth fifty in the World Cup. She now owns the record for most fifties by a wicket keeper batswoman in the Women’s World Cup. She went past India’s A Jain who held the record previously with three fifties to her credit. The exploits of these two wicket keeper batswomen are detailed below

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	A Jain	84*	1	Ind	Win	Nottingham	20 Jul 1993
2	A Jain	61	2	Ind	NZl	Indore	17 Dec 1997
3	A Jain	68*	2	Ind	Win	Pretoria	01 Apr 2005
1	SJ Taylor	78	1	Eng	Win	Sydney	17 Mar 2009
2	SJ Taylor	88	1	Eng	NZl	Mumbai (BS)	13 Feb 2013
3	SJ Taylor	74*	2	Eng	Srl	Taunton	02 Jul 2017
4	SJ Taylor	147	1	Eng	RSA	Bristol	05 Jul 2017

 

SJ Taylor of England scored `147 against South Africa at Bristol on 05 Jul 17 to provide the first occasion of a wicket keeper batswoman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. Previous best was her own 88 against New Zealand at Mumbai {BS} on 13 Feb 13 and  F Khalili’s 88 in the game between India  and England at Wanganui on 20 Jan 82

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SJ Taylor	147	1	Eng	RSA	Bristol	05 Jul 2017
2	F Khalili	88	1	Ind	Eng	Wanganui	20 Jan 1982
3	SJ Taylor	88	1	Eng	NZl	Mumbai (BS)	13 Feb 2013

Thus SJ Taylor broke two records held  by Indian wicket keeper batswoman  in the world cup – the record for most  fifties by a wicket keeper batswoman held by A Jain  of  India and the  highest score by a wicket  keeper batswoman in the world  cup – 88 by F Khalili against England at Wanganui on 20 Jan 1982