Overview
- Guha is the first woman of South Asian descent to represent England in any sport.
- She won two World Cups and took 148 wickets across eight Tests, 83 ODIs and 22 T20Is before retiring from international cricket in 2012.
- Her media career includes becoming BBC Test Match Special’s first female summariser in 2014 and commentating at the 2015 World Cup.
- She founded the charity Take Her Lead to increase participation for women and girls and to expand leadership opportunities through cricket.
- The list also recognised administrators and volunteers, with OBEs for Barry O’Brien and Derek Brewer, MBEs for Bob Qureshi and Chris Swadkin, and British Empire Medals for Geoff Hastings and Ron Pearson, which the ECB chair said reflect contributions from elite to grassroots.