Raf Nicholson

More money, more games, more exposure

Women's cricket took a big leap in 2015 with contracts for Indian players, the start of a high-profile T20 league in Australia, and a gripping, context-driven championship

27-Dec-2015•Raf Nicholson

Olympic cricket? It's a yes from the women

The women's game will gain hugely, in funding and exposure, if its played in the quadrennial global event

23-Nov-2015•Raf Nicholson

Should women's teams be coached by women?

It's likelier that an international women's player will be more familiar with the female game, but the answer's not straightforward

15-Oct-2015•Raf Nicholson

Don't give up on England's women's team

The last 12 months may have been ordinary, but the fans, media and broadcasters should not lose faith in the team

13-Sep-2015•Raf Nicholson

Make the multi-format points system universal

Cricket boards can take a cue from the success of the women's Ashes to make bilateral series more exciting

10-Aug-2015•Raf Nicholson

What will the new league do for women's cricket?

Can it provide a viable new tier in addition to county cricket and the international game?

26-Jun-2015•Raf Nicholson

Kent women fail in unprecedented appeal

The ECB have announced that they are upholding the original on-field umpires' decision that the Kent's women's county championship match against Sussex ended in a tie, after Kent lodged an appeal against the result

10-May-2015•Raf Nicholson

ECB to investigate women's cup controversy

07-May-2015•Raf Nicholson

New Zealand's frustrating decline in women's cricket

Through the 1990s and 2000s, they were very competitive on the field and progressive off it, but lately they are lagging behind in both

11-Feb-2015•Raf Nicholson

Playing like pros

With cricket boards awarding annual contracts, women's cricket is becoming increasingly lucrative. On the field, it was a year of notable upsets

30-Dec-2014•Raf Nicholson

Why cricket needs women's Tests

Apart from the fact that they are exciting, intense encounters, getting rid of them might spell doom for the format across all cricket

28-Nov-2014•Raf Nicholson

Why I am a cricket-feminist

Women need to hold more top positions in administration, and sexism at all levels must be tackled

04-Oct-2014•Raf Nicholson

Why wasn't England v India a multi-format points series?

The future of the women's game is tied in to whether all boards agree to adopt this system

29-Aug-2014•Raf Nicholson

The eight-year gap between England and India women

Since 2006, England women have risen to unbelievable heights on and off the field, while India have sunk into oblivion

11-Aug-2014•Raf Nicholson

Why women must play more at Lord's

The MCC staged a women's match as part of their 200th anniversary celebrations but Lord's still often feels like it's a ground only for men

18-Jun-2014•Raf Nicholson

Do female cricketers care about how they look on the field?

Functionality, femininity, comfort, appearance - what matters to them when it comes to uniforms?

18-May-2014•Raf Nicholson

The unseen cricket of our modern times

The Women's World T20 was scheduled to run alongside the men's seemingly to make it more visible. But it wasn't

13-Apr-2014•Raf Nicholson

A new era for England's women cricketers

Plans for the first-ever fully professional contracts for England women mark the end of a decades-long struggle

12-Mar-2014•Raf Nicholson

Double headers are the future, but they stink

Playing women's matches before men's is good in principle, but they end up reducing the women's game to a sideshow

10-Feb-2014•Raf Nicholson

Farrell leads Australia to 2-1 win

Australia once again stamped their authority over England with a seven-wicket victory in the final match of the women's Ashes series, as England finished with 2 successive defeats and a scoreline of 10-8

02-Feb-2014•Raf Nicholson

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