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| Monday, 2 December, 2002, 18:09 GMT Guha lands BBC award ![]() Guha proved a real find for the England Women's team Teenager Isa Guha of the England Women's cricket team has been named as BBC Asian Sports personality of the year. The 17-year-old made her England debut during a Tri-Series against India and New Zealand during the summer, taking eight wickets in four games, including three in the final. Guha will tour to Australia with the Under-19 team this month, but cannot stay on with the senior side in January because of school exam commitments. She cites former England all-rounder Ian Botham as her inspiration. "He played with real passion and freedom and was very exciting to watch. Hopefully I have some of those qualities too." Guha received her award at BBC Asian's Mega Mela festival at the Birmingham NEC. | See also: 08 Oct 02 | Cricket 05 Jul 02 | England Women Summer 2002 Top Cricket stories now: Links to more Cricket stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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