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Ebony-Jewel Cora-Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford-Brent, FRSA (born 31 December 1983 in Lambeth, London) is a retired British cricketer, who was the first black woman to play for the England team. During her playing career, she was also captain of the Surrey women's team. Rainford-Brent was a member of the England team that won the 9th ICC Women's Cricket World Cup held in Australia from 9–22 March 2009. England beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final held at North Sydney Oval on 22 March 2009. In the three months following their World Cup win, the team went on to win the final of the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 (held at Lord's prior to the men's final), the Natwest One Day series 4-0 against Australia, and also retain the Women's Ashes. Since retiring from cricket, Rainford-Brent has gone on to become a sporting executive; pundit for the BBC flagship radio programme Test Match Special (she is one of the first female expert summarisers to commentate on men's international cricket matches); and a motivational speaker. In January 2015, Rainford-Brent returned to Surrey County Cricket Club, after being appointed their first Director of Women's Cricket. ==Early life== Born New Year's Eve in 1983 at St Thomas' Hospital, she was raised in Herne Hill, South-East London. She was the youngest of four children; being the only girl, there were squabbles between the brothers over her name, which led her being called Ebony-Jewel Cora-Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford-Brent to appease everyone. Her introduction to cricket came courtesy of the charity Cricket for Change, which visited her primary school when she was aged 9. She then attended the Grey Coat Hospital school in Westminster.〔 She showed considerable sporting prowess; successful at many sports including football and basketball, and represented London at the English Schools' Athletics Championships in several disciplines, but she decided to focus on cricket. However, her promising cricket career was interrupted by a serious back injury. At age 19, she was diagnosed with two prolapsed discs and a pars defect. Her injuries forced her to take a year out from her studies at University College London (UCL), and NHS doctors advised her to give up playing any form of sport.〔 After much needed advice and support from her elder brother, she sought alternative opinions and treatment from numerous specialists. Eventually, the Talented Athletes Scholarship Scheme (TASS) programme made contact with her; they provided the necessary treatment and support to aid her recovery.〔 Just under three years later, she recovered enough to represent her country at the 2007 World series in Chennai India. She was named UCL Sportswoman of the Year in March 2007, and successfully completed her studies, graduating with a Masters in Chemistry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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