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Hi there was wondering if anyone knows any female cricket umpires who are ambitious and want to go on and represent their state of country.

Caroline McGregor in Launceston Tasmania is one of these rare breed of women who love umpiring cricket.

Any one interested in communicating let me know.

Paul

A Life in Sport: Isa Guha (Daily Telegraph) - Isa Guha represented England at U17 and U19 level before making her senior international debut in 2001. She was voted BBC Asian Network Sports Personality of the Year 2002, writes Sarah Edworthy. [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

UP Timber beat Eastern Railway in final (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Shweta Singh (41 runs; 1 for 7) played true to her reputation as her team UP Timber registered a six wicket victory against Eastern Railway in the final of the 10th All India Nargis Dutt Memorial Women's Cricket Tournament at the Northern Railway Stadium here on Thursday. Asked to field first, Eastern Railway scored 107 runs losing nine wickets in the stipulated 40 overs. Besides Neetu ... [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

Indian eves beat Pak by 80-runs in Asia Cup (ThatsCricket.com) - A brilliant half century by Rumeli Dhar (53) and her century stand with Hemlata Kala (45) helped defending champions India start their campaign on a winning note as they thrashed Pakistan by 80... [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

Apoorva help's UP Timber register thumping win over Aligarh (Yahoo! India News) - A haul of three wickets by Apoorva of UP Timber, helped them register a thumping win over Aligarh, in the 10th All India Nargis Dutt Memorial Women's Cricket Tournament, at the NR Stadium here on Tuesday. After winning the toss and electing to bat, UP Timber scored 173 runs in fixed 35 overs. After losing two wickets early on, when the scoreboard was reading just 47 runs, it seemed UP Timber ... [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

UP Timber win Nargis Dutt cricket opener (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - A splendid 86-run knock by Reena Singh went a long way as UP Timber defeated Chhattisgarh by a comprehensive 134-run margin in the inaugural encounter of the 10th All India Nargis Dutt Memorial Women's Cricket Tournament at BBD Stadium here on Sunday. Choosing to bat first after winning the toss, UP Timber mustered 191 runs losing five wickets in the stiplated 35 overs, thanks to some [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

Nargis Dutt cricket from Dec 10 to 14 (Yahoo! India News) - THE 10th Nargis Dutt Memorial Invitational Cricket Tournament will be organised in Lucknow from December 10 to 14, under the auspices of UP Women's Cricket Association (UPWCA). The tournament will be held on a league-cum-knock-out basis and the matches will be a 40-over-a-side affair. Briefing mediapersons, president UPWCA Siraj Mehndi informed that while the inaugural enounter will be played at [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

Herath quits after Sri Lanka merger (CricInfo) - Gwen Herath, the flag bearer of women's cricket in Sri Lanka for nearly a decade, is no longer running the show but has silently quit following the merger of the Women's Cricket Association of Sri Lanka (WCASL) with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

Women’s cricket team beat Uganda in qualifier (The Herald) - THE Zimbabwe women’s cricket team cruised to a comfortable 63-run victory in their opening Africa Region 2009 World Cup qualifier against Uganda at Aga Khan Sports Club here yesterday. [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]

Uganda: Zimbabwe Faces Uganda In Women's Cricket (AllAfrica.com) - Uganda's women cricket team begins a rare qualification campaign to the 2009 cricket World Cup in Australia against a strange Zimbabwe outfit here in Nairobi, Kenya. [Yahoo! News: Women's cricket]