71-560: The Charlotte Edwards Cup , initially named the Women's Regional T20 , was an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board . The first edition of the tournament took place in 2021. The tournament was named after England's former captain and most capped player, Charlotte Edwards . The tournament featured eight teams, representing regional hubs across England and Wales. The tournament
142-527: A T20 tournament. The ACC intend to continue to run in it biannually, although on several occasions it has run every four years. The change to T20 cricket allowed the ACC to include more Associate nations in the tournament. The first ever Cricket World Cup was the Women's Cricket World Cup organised in 1973 by the WCA; it was based on an idea of cricketer Rachael Heyhoe Flint and businessman Jack Hayward . After
213-406: A ball about the same age. It is illegal for a player to: Despite these rules, it can be tempting for players to gain an advantage by breaking them. There have been a handful of incidents of so-called ball tampering at the highest levels of cricket. A new cricket ball is harder than a worn one and is preferred by fast bowlers because of the pace and bounce of the ball off the pitch as well as
284-404: A bowler can produce, the laws governing what players may and may not do to the ball are specific and rigorously enforced. The umpires will inspect the ball frequently during a match. If the ball is out of shape due to normal wear and tear due to batting and ball hitting the pitch, a ball of similar usage and condition will be used as a replacement: e.g. a ball about 30 overs old will be replaced by
355-550: A cricket ball hit his head in a club match in Dhaka . Lamba was fielding at forward short leg without a helmet when a ball struck by batter Mehrab Hossain hit him on the head and rebounded to wicket-keeper Khaled Mashud . A cricket umpire, Alcwyn Jenkins, died in 2009 in Swansea , Wales after being hit on the head by a ball thrown by a fielder. On 27 October 2013, South African cricketer Darryn Randall died after being hit on
426-475: A cricket ball, although the connection between the incident and his actual cause of death is unproven. Glamorgan player Roger Davis was seriously injured by a ball in 1971 when he was hit on the head while fielding. The Indian batter Nariman 'Nari' Contractor had to retire from the game after being hit on the head by a ball in the West Indies in 1962. In 1998, Indian cricketer Raman Lamba died when
497-442: A domestic manufacturer: for example, Pakistan uses Grays balls in its first-class competitions. Cricket balls can be bowled at over 160km/h (100mph) by pace bowlers and made to deviate from a straight course, both in the air (known as 'swinging') and off the ground (known as 'seaming'). A spin bowler bowls at a slower speed, but imparts lateral revolutions on the ball at the point of delivery, so that when it bounces it deviates from
568-497: A half-day game on their 1926–27 tour of India , one of the only matches they lost on the tour. Because it was a women's team, the game is omitted from records of the tour. During the 1950s and 1960s, cricket was strongest in the urban centres Chennai , Mumbai , Delhi and Kolkata . The most-notable club in this period is Albees in Mumbai; many Albees players were female family members of prominent men's Test cricketers. In 1958,
639-410: A key motivator for the introduction of protective equipment . British Standard BS 5993 specifies the construction details, dimensions, quality and performance of cricket balls. A cricket ball is made with a core of cork , which is layered with tightly wound string, and covered by a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam. In a top-quality ball suitable for the highest levels of competition,
710-438: A lack of structural support. Although women have historically played Test cricket and first class cricket , the focus of the women's game in the last 50 years has been mostly on limited overs cricket . The introduction of Twenty20 cricket (T20) in 2003 created more opportunities for the growth of the women's game. As well as competing against each other in tours , national teams also compete in several tournaments, including
781-430: A minimum of 80 overs (theoretically five hours and twenty minutes of play), after which the fielding side has the option of using a new ball. In professional one day cricket of 50 overs per innings, at least four new balls are used for each match (two in each innings, one for each bowling end). T-20 cricket uses two new balls, one per innings. Amateur cricketers often have to use old balls, or cheap substitutes, in which case
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#1732781153034852-555: A multitude of days, and almost the entirety of amateur cricket, the traditional red cricket ball is normally used. In many one day cricket matches, a white ball is used instead in order to remain visible under floodlights, and since 2010, pink has been introduced to contrast with players' white clothing and for improved night visibility during day/night Test matches. Training balls of white, red and pink are also common, and tennis balls and other similar-sized balls can be used for training or informal cricket matches. During cricket matches,
923-561: A pink ball was used in a day-night Test match for the first time in November 2015. Other colours were also experimented with, such as yellow and orange (glowing composite), for improved night visibility, but pink proved to be the preferred option. As of 2014, the ball used in Test match cricket in England had a UK recommended retail price of £100. In test match cricket this ball is used for
994-504: A prouder seam and will tend to swing more than Kookaburra balls – providing a home advantage when playing against a team unfamiliar with the ball. All limited overs international matches, regardless of location, are played with white Kookaburra balls. White Dukes balls were used at the 1999 Cricket World Cup , but the ball behaved more erratically than the Kookaburra and white Dukes have not been used since. Domestic competitions may use
1065-524: A red ball, which better preserves its colour and visibility as it wears but also gives it slightly different wear characteristics. It has performed well enough in testing and first-class cricket to be approved for use in international cricket. A pink ball was used for the first time in an international match in July 2009 when the England Women's team defeated Australia in a one-day match at Wormsley, and
1136-529: A restructuring of women's domestic cricket in England and Wales. The teams for the Charlotte Edwards Cup are as follows: In 2021 and 2022, teams played each other home and away in their group. The two group winners and the best second-place team advanced to Finals Day. The best group winner advanced straight to the final, whilst the other two teams played off in a semi-final. In 2023, teams played in one group of eight, playing each other team in
1207-508: A straight course more significantly than other methods. As cricket bats have become thicker, the ball can now be hit well over 100 metres (300 ft) before touching the ground. Cricket commentator and former Test bowler Simon Doull noted that cricket balls produced after Cricket World Cup 2015 produced a lot less swing regardless of manufacturer. This was said to be apparent in 2017 ICC Champions Trophy , even on traditionally swing-friendly British pitches, particularly with white balls, but
1278-467: Is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers are applied in order: highest net run rate , team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate , drawing of lots. Women%27s cricket First-class cricket One Day International Limited overs (domestic) Twenty20 International Twenty20 (domestic) Other forms Women's cricket
1349-833: Is also growing, especially in South Asia . The first recorded cricket match between women was reported in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1745; the match was contested "between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white". The first known women's cricket club the White Heather Club was formed in 1887 in Yorkshire . Three years later, a team known as the Original English Lady Cricketers toured England, reportedly making substantial profits before
1420-497: Is hit into the crowd – the crowd must return it. If the ball is damaged, lost, or illegally modified, it will be replaced by a used ball in a similar condition to the replaced ball. A new ball can only be used after the specified minimum number of overs have been bowled with the old one. Because a single ball is used for an extended period of play, its surface wears down and becomes rough. The bowlers may polish it whenever they can, usually by rubbing it on their trousers, producing
1491-636: Is scheduled for early 2024 and a seventh – the Olympics – is scheduled for 2028. The 2023 African Games in Accra , Ghana will mark the game's debut in the African Games . Cricket made its debut at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou , China, with men's and women's T20 cricket matches. It returned for the 2014 Asian Games Cricket was removed from the 2018 Asian Games to reduce the burden on
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#17327811530341562-575: Is the team sport of cricket when played by women . Its rules are almost identical to those in the game played by men, the main change being the use of a smaller ball . Women's cricket is beginning to be played at professional level in 11 of the 12 full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and is played worldwide, especially in Commonwealth nations . The first recorded cricket match between women
1633-666: The 1984–85 season , the most-recent being in 2020 . Before the start of the 2023–24 series , the Pakistan captain Nida Dar and South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt revealed an as-yet-unnamed new trophy for their teams to contest. The Asia Cup began in 2004 as an ODI competition between members of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). It initially ran every two years until 2008, then reformed in 2012 as
1704-651: The Cricket World Cup and the T20 World Cup . Women's cricket has also been part of several multi-sport events . In domestic cricket, many countries have T20 cricket and List A cricket competitions that are run either alongside or separately from men's competitions. Grass roots cricket is growing, especially in England and Australia , although many barriers still remain. Cricket boards often organise competitions that use new formats that are intended to appeal to women. Cricket for women with disabilities
1775-497: The England and Wales Cricket Board intended to launch a new regional structure for domestic women's cricket in England and Wales, including a 50-over competition, a Twenty20 competition and The Hundred . However, as the COVID-19 pandemic shortened the 2020 season, only the 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to go ahead that season, with six new teams competing, plus Western Storm and Southern Vipers carried over from
1846-583: The International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) was formed to co-ordinate women's cricket around the world, taking over from the English Women's Cricket Association (WCA), which had been working in a de facto role since its creation 32 years earlier. In 2005, the IWCC was merged with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to form a unified body to manage and develop cricket. Much of
1917-504: The Twenty20 International (T20I) was introduced; matches are restricted to twenty overs per side. Initially, women's T20 cricket was played little at international level; four matches were played by the end of 2006. The following three years saw a rapid growth in women's T20 Internationals; six matches were played in 2007, ten in 2008 and thirty in 2009, which also saw the first ICC Women's World Twenty20 . In April 2018,
1988-439: The Women's Cricket Association (WCA) created a set of Ashes to be contested by Australia and England . The Australia and England men's teams play for their own set of Ashes . In 2013, it changed from being a Test series to a series of ODIs, T20Is and a Test to better reflect the formats of cricket women regularly play. The Rose Bowl is an ODI series played between Australia and New Zealand, and has been contested since
2059-418: The interwar period , women's sportswear became more available and the Women's Cricket Association (WCA) encountered something they named "the clothing problem". The debate about what women should wear when playing cricket was intense; a debate about it can be found in the minutes of every Annual General Meeting of the WCA from its foundation until its last AGM before World War II . There was tension between
2130-565: The language of cricket is heavily gendered; terms such as maiden over, nightwatchman , and third man are not officially sanctioned but remain in colloquial use. In 2021, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) amended the rulebook, the Laws of Cricket , to replace the term "batsman" with the term " batter " to better reflect the modern game. There was some derision in parts of the cricketing and wider press but others responded that
2201-562: The 13 teams with ODI status and all teams who play T20I matches. As of August 2023 , Australia top both tables. The ICC also maintains individual player rankings in ODI and T20I based on batting , bowling and all-round performance. References: ICC Women's ODI Rankings and ICC Women's T20I Rankings , 7 January 2024. The men's game has a long history of perpetual trophies but there are two only in women's cricket: The Women's Ashes and The Rose Bowl . In 1998,
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2272-538: The 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide and to promote peace through cricket. It is unusual among women's tournaments because there is no male equivalent. African nations including Botswana , Kenya , Namibia , Nigeria , Tanzania and Uganda , and the hosts Rwanda compete in the tournament. The Brazilian and German teams have also taken part. The word 'Kwibuka' means "to remember" in Kinyarwanda ,
2343-450: The 34th over with a "reconditioned ball", which was neither new nor too dirty to see. Before October 2007, except during 1992 and 1996 World Cups, only one ball was used during an innings of an ODI and it was at the umpires' discretion to change the ball if it was difficult to see. Pink balls were developed in the 2000s to enable Tests and first-class matches played at night. The red ball is unsuited to night tests due to poor visibility, and
2414-542: The ICC granted its members full women's T20 International status. In November 2021, the ICC retrospectively applied first-class and List A status to women's cricket, aligning it with the men's game. In July 2023, the ICC announced equal prize money will be available for ICC global events, meaning future Women's Cricket World Cup and Women's T20 World Cup competitions will have the same prizes for winners and runners up as male competitions. The ICC maintains rankings of
2485-466: The Indonesian organisers. Cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket . A cricket ball consists of a cork core wound with string then a leather cover stitched on, and manufacture is regulated by cricket law at first-class level. The trajectory of a cricket ball when bowled, through movement in the air, and off the ground, is influenced by the action of
2556-463: The Rwandan national language, and is the title of annual commemorations of the genocide. Following the introduction of T20 cricket, cricket has been included at several multi-sport events ; the women's game is often added after the successful establishment of a men's tournament. As of August 2023 , five different major games have held women's cricket medal events; a sixth – the African Games –
2627-737: The WCSL, representing regional hubs. In 2021, with a return to a full schedule, it was announced in February that the new Twenty20 competition would be called the Women's Regional T20, to run alongside the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and to be competed for by the same teams. Two days before the tournament began, it was renamed the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with the first edition of the tournament getting underway on 26 June, eventually being won by South East Stars . The second edition of
2698-400: The ball after 30–40 overs of use. Since October 2012, this has been managed by the use of two new white balls in each innings, with a different ball used from each bowling end; the same strategy was used in the 1992 and 1996 Cricket World Cups . Between October 2007 and October 2012, the issue had been managed using one new ball from the start of the innings, then swapping it at the end of
2769-480: The ball in the men's game should weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 oz (156 and 163 g), and be between 8.81 and 9 in (224 and 229 mm) in circumference. Many tournaments and forms of cricket , however, have additional differences in rules between women's and men's games. In the 2023 ICC rules, the main differences from the men's games are: By the June 2023 ICC rules for One Day International (ODI) matches,
2840-468: The ball made by Kookaburra only the inner two seams are used to hold the two halves together. The outer four seams are produced by machine and their only purpose is to provide additional grip for the bowlers fingers. The remaining two joins between the leather pieces are stitched internally forming the quarter seam . Lower-quality balls with a two-piece covering are also popular for practice and lower-level competition due to their lower cost. The nature of
2911-452: The ball will result in a 5-run penalty to the batting side. Whenever saliva is applied to the ball, the umpires will be instructed to clean the ball before play recommences". The MCC conducted research during the period that shining the ball using saliva was banned, and they concluded that "there was little or no impact on the amount of swing that bowlers were getting". Therefore, in March 2022,
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2982-486: The bowler and the condition of the ball and the pitch, while working on the cricket ball to obtain optimal condition is a key role of the fielding side. The principal method through which the batter scores runs is by hitting the ball, with the bat, into a position where it would be safe to take a run, or by directing the ball through or over the boundary . Cricket balls are harder and heavier than baseballs . In Test cricket , professional domestic games that spread over
3053-538: The changes in the condition of the ball may be different from professional cricket. There are three main manufacturers of cricket balls used in international matches: Kookaburra , Dukes and SG . The manufacturer of the red (or pink) balls used for Tests varies depending on location: India uses SG; England, Ireland and the West Indies use Dukes; and all other countries use Kookaburra. The different manufacturers' balls behave differently: for instance Dukes balls have
3124-469: The characteristic red stain that can often be seen there. However, they will usually only polish one side of the ball, in order to create 'swing' as it travels through the air. They may only apply sweat to the ball as they polish it. The practice of applying saliva has been banned by the ICC during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . In a June 2020 press release, the ICC announced that "A team can be issued up to two warnings per innings but repeated use of saliva on
3195-427: The covering is constructed of four pieces of leather shaped similar to the peel of a quartered orange, but one hemisphere is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the other. The "equator" of the ball is stitched with string to form the ball's prominent seam, with six rows of stitches. On international level balls manufactured by Dukes , and SG , the two halves are hand stitched together using three seams on each half. On
3266-879: The cricket ball slightly varies with its manufacturer. White Kookaburra balls are used in one-day and Twenty20 international matches, while red Kookaburras are used in test matches played in most of the twelve test-playing nations, except for the West Indies , Ireland and England , who use Dukes , and India , who use SG balls. Cricket balls are traditionally red, and red balls are used in Test cricket and First-class cricket but proposals to introduce other colours date back at least as early as 1937. White balls were introduced when one-day matches began being played at night under floodlights, as they are more visible at night; all professional one-day matches are now played with white balls, even when they are not played at night. The white balls have been found to behave differently from
3337-615: The design of equipment for women. The brands Kookaburra , SM Cricket, Viking, Gray-Nicolls and JPGavan all now produce equipment intended for women. The brands NEXX and Lacuna Sports have been launched in the UK to provide clothing and equipment to women who play cricket. Women's cricket has been played internationally since the inaugural women's Test match between England's and Australia's women's teams in December 1934. The following year, New Zealand joined them. in 2007 Netherlands became
3408-405: The former West Indian bowler Ian Bishop was unwilling to support this. In Test cricket and T20 cricket, a new ball is used at the start of each innings in a match. In one-day cricket , two new balls, one from each end, are used at the start of each innings. A cricket ball may not be replaced except under specific conditions described in the Laws of Cricket : The ball is not replaced if it
3479-416: The group once, with the top team in the group advancing directly to the final, whilst the second and third-placed teams play off in the semi-final. The tournament expanded again ahead of the 2024 season, with teams playing ten group stage matches and four teams qualifying for Finals Day, with two semi-finals and a final. Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point is given where the winning team's run rate
3550-583: The head by the ball while batting. He collapsed immediately and was rushed to the Victoria Hospital in rural Alice , but the medical staff could not revive him. In November 2014, Australia and South Australia batter Phillip Hughes died at the age of 25 at a Sydney hospital after he was hit on the side of the neck by a bouncer bowled by Sean Abbott during a Sheffield Shield game. The same week, Hillel Oscar , an umpire and former captain of Israel's national cricket team, died after being hit in
3621-422: The main differences are: By the June 2023 ICC rules, the main differences are: Initially, like men, women played cricket in clothes that were similar to their everyday wear. With changes in womenswear in the late Victorian period , clothes for middle-and-upper-class women to undertake physical activity became more available. The Rational Dress Society had an outfit for cricket in its 1883 catalogue. During
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#17327811530343692-541: The manager absconded with the money. In Australia, a women's cricket league was set up in 1894 and Port Elizabeth , South Africa, had a women's cricket team named the Pioneers Cricket Club . In Canada, a women's cricket team in Victoria played at Beacon Hill Park . In India, cricket teams for women existed as early as the 1920s. Delhi Ladies Cricket Club beat the men's Marylebone Cricket Club in
3763-561: The neck by a ball. On 14 August 2017, Zubair Ahmed died after being hit on the head while batting in a club match played in the Mardan District , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan. Sometimes alternatives to a real cricket ball may be preferred for reasons of safety, availability and cost. Examples include a tennis ball and a plastic version of the cricket ball. Many casual players use a tennis ball wrapped in layers of some type of adhesive tape (often electrical tape), which makes
3834-670: The needs of female players who wished to wear comfortable, practical clothing, and the need to appear as "respectable" women to the public and to the male establishment who owned the cricket grounds. There was also anxiety about women cross-dressing and the need to maintain gender roles while playing sport. Photographs in the British press in the early 20th century often showed women playing cricket with bare legs and in bathing costumes but most played in more-practical clothing. Rules about women playing in white dresses and skirts were imposed on high-level women's cricket but in local games, it
3905-443: The new ball soon after it becomes available. Cricket balls are hard and potentially lethal, so most of today's batters and close fielders often wear protective equipment . Cricket ball injuries are fairly frequent, including eye (with some players having lost eyes), head and face, finger and toe, teeth and testicular injuries. Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751) is often said to have died of complications after being hit by
3976-782: The playing uniform. For Test matches , scarves must be black or white but for ODIs and T20s, they can be black or the same colour as the team cap but they cannot be white. Appropriate equipment has long been an issue for women in cricket. Players have often had to use poorly fitting small men's or juniors equipment, which impeded performance. England wicket keeper Betty Snowball avoided this problem by having her gloves and pads custom made. Many women players prefer smaller, lighter bats . Labeling of equipment has been exclusionary; equipment for children has been labelled as "boys" but this has begun to change. Present and former cricketers, such as Lydia Greenway , Ellyse Perry and Heather Knight , have been involved with leading changes in
4047-402: The practice of shining the ball using saliva was banned. The seam of a cricket ball can also be used to produce different trajectories through the air, with the technique known as swing bowling , or to produce sideways movement as it bounces off the pitch , with the technique known as seam bowling . Since the condition of the cricket ball is crucial to the amount of movement through the air
4118-477: The quality of the ball changes to a point where it is no longer usable, and during this decline its properties alter and thus can influence the match. Altering the state of the cricket ball outside the permitted manners designated in the rules of cricket is prohibited during a match, and so-called " ball tampering " has resulted in numerous controversies. Injuries and fatalities have been caused by cricket balls during matches. The hazards posed by cricket balls were
4189-544: The red balls: most notably, they swing a lot more during the first half of an innings than the red balls, and they deteriorate more quickly. Manufacturers claim that white and red balls are manufactured using the same methods and materials, other than the dyeing of the leather. Another problem associated with white cricket balls used in One Day Internationals is that they quickly become dirty or dull in colour, which makes it more difficult for batters to sight
4260-425: The relatively soft tennis ball harder and smoother. This is commonly referred to as a tape ball . A common variant is to tape only half the tennis ball, to provide two different sides and make it easy to bowl with prodigious amounts of swing . Younger players often use either tennis balls or an air-filled plastic 'windball' for safety reasons before using the 'hard' cricket ball after a certain age: windball cricket
4331-439: The seam movement. Older balls tend to spin more as the roughness grips the pitch more when the ball bounces, so spin bowlers prefer to use a worn ball, though a ball of about 8–10 overs old is still useful to a spinner as it can get more drift in the air. Uneven wear on older balls may also make reverse swing possible. A captain may delay the request for a new ball if they prefer to have spin bowlers operating but usually asks for
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#17327811530344402-399: The success of the Women's Cricket World Cup, the men's tournament took place two years later. Seven teams competed in the inaugural tournament, which took place in England over five and a half weeks. Each ODI match was 60 overs and every team played each other in a round-robin league format. Subsequent tournaments were hampered by lack of funds for women's teams, meaning their scheduling
4473-438: The tan lines between the bottom of the skirts and the socks. The New Zealand team were given a sewing pattern and fabric, and were expected to make their uniforms or have them made. According to the 2023 ICC rules, the rules on men's and women's attire in international cricket are identical. The only gender-specific clothing rule allows cricketers to wear hijab in ICC events provided it does not obscure any logos and names on
4544-477: The tenth women's Test nation in their debut against South Africa . A total of 145 women's Test matches have been played. Women's One Day Internationals (ODIs) were introduced in 1973 at the inaugural Women's Cricket World Cup . The 1,000th women's ODI took place in 2016. Australia has dominated the format, having claimed the World Cup six times and won 80% of their matches. In 2004, a shorter-still format,
4615-401: The term "batter" had been in widespread use through much of the 18th and 19th centuries. In The Laws of Cricket , the only explicit difference between men's and women's cricket is the ball size. According to The Laws of Cricket : Clause 4.6.1 Women’s cricket Weight: from 4.94 ounces/140 g to 5.31 ounces/151 g Circumference: from 8.25 in/21.0 cm to 8.88 in/22.5 cm. For comparison,
4686-449: The tournament was won by Southern Vipers , who beat Central Sparks in the final. Vipers retained their title in 2023, beating The Blaze in the final by 7 wickets. The Blaze won the title the following year, defeating South East Stars in the final after topping the group stage. This was the last edition of the competition as the ECB announced it would be replaced by a new T20 Blast as part of
4757-411: The white ball is unsuited to first-class cricket because it deteriorates rapidly and cannot be used for eighty overs as specified in the rules, also the white ball colour would clash with the traditional white clothes worn. The pink ball was designed to provide a satisfactory compromise on these issues. It is still considered more difficult to see than a white ball; and the leather is more heavily dyed than
4828-415: Was a successor to the Women's Cricket Super League , which ended in 2019. Whilst a regional T20 tournament was planned for 2020, it was cancelled in favour of the 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in the shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The tournament then ran alongside the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and The Hundred . With the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019,
4899-409: Was common to play in flannels of any colour. Following England's first tour of Australia and New Zealand , the England , Australia and New Zealand teams adopted the white divided skirts as part of their uniforms. England continued to play in skirts until 1997. Diving for the ball in a skirt risked injury and friction burns . The move to trousers eliminated this danger for women players, and
4970-400: Was held in England on 26 July 1745. The game continued to be played socially by women until clubs for women were formed in the late 1800s. In 1926, the creation of the Women's Cricket Association (WCA) in England began the process of formalising the game and organising international matches . Like many women's sports , the further development of women's cricket was hampered by sexism and
5041-596: Was inconsistent for many years. The 1997 World Cup was the first to be played with 50 overs and a knock-out stage. Since the inaugural tournament, there have been 12 World Cups with the 13th planned for 2025 in India. Originally called the "Kwibuka Cricket for Peace Women's T20 Tournament", the Kwibuka T20 Tournament is an annual T20 tournament that is played in Rwanda. It was founded in 2014 to mark
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