The International XI women's cricket team was a team that took part in two Women's Cricket World Cups. They were essentially a "best of the rest" team, including players not selected by their own countries. They took part in the 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup,[3] finishing in fourth place, and returned for the 1982 tournament, finishing in last place. Their overall record in ODIs was played 18, won 3, lost 14, with one no result.
International XI played in what was effectively one of the first three World Cup matches, after the match between Jamaica and New Zealand scheduled for three days earlier was rained off.[7] They played against England, losing the match by 135 runs after Enid Bakewell and Lynne Thomas hit centuries for the opposition.[8] In their second match, they recorded their first win, chasing down New Zealand's first innings score of 136 by 2 wickets with just one ball remaining.[9] They then lost to Young England before beating both Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, by 5 wickets and 7 wickets, respectively.[10][11][12] In their final match against Australia, the match was ended after just 4.4 overs due to rain.[13] With 3 wins from their 6 matches, International XI finished fourth in the group of 7, just behind New Zealand on Run Rate.[14]
The side returned for the 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup, replacing the West Indies and the Netherlands, who withdrew for political and financial reasons, respectively.[15] They competed in a five-team group alongside Australia, England, New Zealand and India, playing each team three times.[16] The side was made up of players from the four other sides in the tournament, plus two players from the Netherlands.[6]Sue Rattray of New Zealand was the only player to appear for the side at both World Cups, whilst in this edition of the tournament they were captained by Lynne Thomas.[6] The side lost all 12 of their matches in the tournament, although Thomas was the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 383 runs including two half-centuries.[17][18]
