Alex Hartley

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(26 votes, average: 4.58 out of 5)

 

Alex Hartley is an English former cricketer who played as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Between 2016 and 2019, she appeared in 28 One Day Internationals and four Twenty20 Internationals for England. She was part of the side that won the 2017 World Cup. Alex Hartley played domestic cricket for Lancashire, Middlesex, Surrey Stars, Lancashire Thunder, North West Thunder, Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire in England, as well as Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes in Australia.

In December 2019, Alex Hartley began a podcast named No Balls: The Cricket Podcast with teammate Kate Cross. In 2021, it became part of the BBC Sounds platform. The podcast won ‘Best Cricket Podcast’ and ‘Best Equality & Social Impact Podcast’ at the 2023 Sports Podcast Awards, and ‘Best Cricket Podcast’ at the following year’s awards.

Alex Hartley has featured as part of the BBC’s Test Match Special coverage for various cricket series and tournaments, including the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, the 2020 T20I series between the England and Pakistan men’s teams, the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Following her announcement regarding suspending her playing career in May 2023, Alex Hartley continued her media work, appearing as part of the Test Match Special commentary team for the England v Ireland Test match that commenced on 1 June 2023.

Isa Guha

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(27 votes, average: 4.89 out of 5)

 

Isa Guha MBE is an English former England cricketer and now a sports television commentator and radio broadcaster. She played in the 2005 South Africa World Cup and the 2009 Australia World Cup.

Isa Guha writes a column for the BBC Sport website and is a Test Match Special commentator. She joined ITV Sport in April 2012 as a co-presenter of ITV4’s coverage of the Indian Premier League.

In 2016, Isa Guha was a member of the inaugural Triple M radio Test cricket commentary team in Australia In 2018, she was a commentator for Sky Sports for the England/Pakistan Test matches, and was named as a commentator for Fox Cricket for their Australian cricket coverage. She was also a member of the commentary team at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In 2020 she was the lead presenter of a new BBC TV Test and ODI cricket highlights show.

For the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Isa Guha presented a nightly highlights show for the BBC alongside JJ Chalmers. In 2023, Isa Guha joined the tennis presenting team for the BBC’s coverage of the Wimbledon Championships. She presented a nightly highlights show with Mark Chapman for the BBC during the Paris Olympics in 2024.