Holly Colvin

Holly Colvin, who made history when she became England's youngest Test cricketer, has officially announced her retirement from international cricket at only 26 to take up an administrative position at the ICC in Dubai

Holly Colvin, England's youngest ever debutant, is using her sabbatical from international cricket to use her sport to spread awareness about AIDS in Africa

Young and highly talented female cricketers are forced to quit the game before they reach the height of their powers. Is that at all fair?

Holly Colvin, the England left-arm spinner, has decided to pursue a career outside cricket and will not be available for January's Ashes series or the World Twenty20

A rearguard century from Sarah Taylor, along with Holly Colvin's 4 for 17, ensured England Women capped off their tour of West Indies with a 2-0 result

Holly Colvin spent a fortnight in Kenya with the charity Cricket Without Boundaries, helping to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS through cricket

England's Holly Colvin has said that women's cricket in Kenya will only improve if their cricketers are allowed to play alongside men in club cricket

England Women produced an accomplished fielding display in enervating heat before solid contributions from the top order helped secure a seven-wicket win

England and Australia complete easy wins over Pakistan and India in the Group A matches in Women's World T20

Three wickets for Arran Brindle and Holly Colvin helped England Women take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the T20 series with West Indies

England Women romped to victory in the first of five Twenty20 internationals against West Indies Women, taking just 9.4 overs to chase 72

Pace bowler Katherine Brunt and left-arm spinner Holly Colvin have been recalled to the England women's squad for the visit of India

England have named a 15-player squad for the women's tour of New Zealand in February.

England women have named a 14-strong squad for their tour of South Africa in October

England Women revived their Twenty20 standing by beating Australia Women by 16 runs in the final of the Natwest quadrangular series at the Rose Bowl

England Women made it two one-sided matches on the opening day of the quadrangular series with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over New Zealand Women at Chelmsford

Fast bowler Katherine Brunt will return to England duty after being included in a 15-player squad for the England women's tour of Australia in January

England's women will rely on a blend of youth and experience as they seek to retain the World Twenty20 title that they claimed last summer when the 2010 tournament gets underway in the Caribbean next month

After losing the one-day and Twenty20 series, England women rounded off their tour of the West Indies by beating the hosts by six wickets in St Kitts