The Guardian Women’s Cricketer of the Year is an award given to a player who has done something truly remarkable, whether by overcoming adversity, helping others or setting a sporting example by acting with exceptional honesty. Sarah Taylor is the inaugural winner
On 19 November last year the two things Sarah Taylor knew were that she did not want to be where she was, and that she could not bring herself to go anywhere else. Two days earlier, England had lost a T20 match to Australia in Sydney. The defeat meant England could not win the Ashes. After it, Taylor’s thoughts drifted. She started to worry about the long flight home later that week. Taylor tries to avoid aeroplanes. It is not a phobia – she likes flight, even enjoys the turbulence – it is that once the plane is up, there is no way off. And she is someone who needs to know she can make a quick getaway. That is why she decided to drive to the next match in Canberra, when everyone else flew.
Written by Andy Bull
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/28/sarah-taylor-guardian-womens-cricketer-of-the-year-2018 under the title “The Guardian women’s cricketer of the year 2018: Sarah Taylor”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
