Cricket: Milestones for Australian women

Australia's two leading women cricketers, Karen Rolton and Cathryn Fitzpatrick, will celebrate centuries in today's series-opening Rose Bowl match against New Zealand.

The world's No 1 batsman Rolton and Fitzpatrick, Australia's fastest bowler, will both play their 100th one-day internationals against the White Ferns at Allan Border Field.

Fitzpatrick, who made her international debut in 1991, has 167 one-day wickets at an average of 15.74.

Left-hander Rolton, who plays second grade men's cricket in Adelaide, has 3746 runs at 56.75 and can also boast 84 wickets with the ball at 20.73 since debuting in 1995.