Somerset’s Women Cricketers Players Gallery – Caroline Foster (née Atkins)

Born in Sussex. Caroline played most of her County Cricket for Sussex (1996-2012), and briefly joined Somerset in 2013.

In the longer forms of cricket Caroline was a solid and consistent opening bat, but often played a middle-order stabilising and finisher-role in T20s.

Caroline was a member of the England team to retain the Ashes in 2008. That same year she shared in a partnership of 268 with Sarah Taylor, which at that time was an ODI record; Caroline scored 145 in that partnership, her best international score. Caroline was also part of the England squad that did the double in 2009 when victorious in the Women’s ODI and T20i World Cups.

Caroline also played for South Australia in the period 2003-05

In 2013 she joined Somerset in a player/coach role. And in more recent years she has turned her hand solely to Coaching, and was the Coach of the Western Storm super league team in 2016.

Somerset Playing Data:
Playing Period:2013Batting:RHB
Appearances:1Bowling:RA-Medium/Slow
Runs:55

Wickets:0

England International:  2001-2011

Career Statistics 

CompetitionWTestWODIWT20IWLA
Matches95819227
Runs scored3571,291565,374
Batting average21.0030.025.6033.17
100s/50s0/31/60/03/34
Top score9014520*145
Balls bowled9062,286
Wickets1057
Bowling average44.0024.68
5 wickets in innings00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling1/94/19
Catches/stumpings5/–14/–2/–83/–
Other Teams:  Sussex CCC (1996-2012), South Australia 2003-5