Documentary: Inside England’s 2009 Women’s T20 World Cup triumph

About this episode

The episode reflects on England's 2009 Women's T20 World Cup triumph and its impact on women's cricket.

With the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup getting underway this week, Katya looks back on the last time England hosted the tournament in 2009, a tournament they won. Whilst England's 2017 World Cup win is often attributed as being a momentous moment for the women's game in the UK, the 2009 T20 World Cup laid the foundations for what was to come. On-field heroes Claire Taylor and Lydia Greenway, as well as coach England Mark Lane and journalist Raf Nicholson, speak to a different sporting landscape, and a tournament that set the ball rolling for the success of the women's game. 0:15 Intro 1:13 Metro Bank Champion of Women's & Girls Cricket 1:36 Setting the scene on where women's cricket was in 2009 7:37 Double-header style tournament 10:17 Taunton group stage with Mark Lane 16:55 Claire Taylor's extraordinary form 22:31 Semi-final at The Oval 31:15 Final at Lord's 34:41 Celebrations 39:19 Legacy of the 2009 World Cup England is about to experience women's cricket like never before: bigger, bolder and better than ever. This is what Metro Bank have been working for, championing women’s and girls’ cricket on the biggest stage to inspire the teams of the future. The new era's here, and…

People in this episode

Host: Katya

Guests: Claire Taylor, Lydia Greenway, Mark Lane, Raf Nicholson

Topics covered

• Women's T20 World Cup
• England cricket
• 2009 tournament
• women's sports history
• cricket legacy

Keywords

• 2009 Women's T20 World Cup
• England cricket
• women's cricket
• Claire Taylor
• Lydia Greenway
• Mark Lane
• Raf Nicholson
• Metro Bank
• cricket history

Sponsors

Metro Bank

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Taunton, The Oval, Lord's

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