England's Amy Jones has broken into the top five batters in ICC Women's rankings on the back of her consecutive centuries against West Indies in the recently concluded ODI series.
England whitewashed the Caribbean women in the three-match T20I series followed by the three-match ODI series. It was a series where the hosts dominated the visitors as the Caribbean side returned empty-handed.
Meanwhile, this was a memorable series for Amy Jones with the bat as she scored back-to-back centuries in ODI cricket. She scored centuries in the first and second ODIs to help England beat West Indies.
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Amy Jones Scored Two ODI Centuries In A Space Of 5 Days
Jones made her ODI debut for England way back in 2013 and did not score a century in her ODI career for over a decade. Then in June 2025, in a space of five days struck two centuries both in winning causes for her national team. She became the 11th women cricketer to score consecutive ODI hundreds joining the likes of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Tammy Beaumont from England to do so.
On the back of her incredible feat with the bat, Amy Jones has moved upto the fourth position in the ICC women's rankings for batters. The table is led by South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt (738), followed by India's Smriti Mandhana (727), Nat Sciver-Brunt (719) and Amy Jones (689). Australia's Elysse Perry is placed fifth with 684 points followed by West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews (680).
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World Number 1 ODI Bowler Sophie Ecclestone Eyes Return For India Series
Meanwhile, England's Sophie Ecclestone is the number one-ranked bowler in ODI cricket. She is followed by Ash Gardner and Megan Schutt from Australia, with India's Deepti Sharma placed fourth. Ecclestone is currently on a break from the game recovering from a quad injury aiming to be back before the India series starting from June 28.
“Sophie has been managing a quad niggle over the past week but more importantly she wants to take a step back from cricket for a short period to look after herself. We're totally behind that. We want to be able to select Sophie for the India series but the most important thing for her at the moment is that she feels in a better place. We all agree that a break now could be beneficial for her to achieve that" Charlotte Edwards the England women's head coach said.
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