She announced her retirement from international cricket on 9 March 2012, although she said she would continue to play county cricket for Berkshire. She was part of the England team which won the 2009 World Cup. She took a career best 5 for 40 in her seventh Test match, against Australia at the Bradman Oval in Bowral in February 2008 and took nine wickets in the match, winning the player of the match award as England retained the Ashes. As of 31 December 2008, she was ranked the number one bowler in the ICC Women's One Day International rankings. Her best bowling in 44 One-Day Internationals is the 5 for 14 she took against the West Indies in 2008. In 2002, Guha was named BBC Asian Network Sports Personality of the Year. She was the first woman of Indian heritage to play for England. ![]() As part of the same tour, Guha played in the 2002 Women's Tri-Series, and performed well, taking three wickets in England's loss against New Zealand in the final. Cricket career Ī right arm fast-medium bowler, Guha made her Test debut at 17 against India during their tour in 2002. She graduated with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology and gained an MPhil in neuroscience, both at University College London. She went to Wycombe High School, a state school for girls. Guha started playing cricket with her older brother when she was about eight, and was selected for the Development England side at 13. Her parents immigrated to the United Kingdom from Calcutta, West Bengal, India in the 1970s. She played domestic cricket for Thames Valley and Berkshire. She appeared in 8 Test matches, 83 One Day Internationals and 22 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 20. She played as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batter. ![]() She cites winning the World Cup in 2009 as a career highlight. Isa Tara Guha (born ) is a British cricket commentator, television and radio cricket broadcaster, and a former England cricketer who played in the 2005 World Cup and the 2009 World Cup.
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