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The remarkable arc of women's cricket in England

Joe Wilson in BBC Sport traces the remarkable arc of women's cricket in England, from amateurs to professional cricketers

30-Apr-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

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

Chasing the men down

Greg Baum, in the Age, believes Australia Women's efficient defence of their World T20 title was another advertisement of their catching up with the men's game

08-Apr-2014

More than a sport in Afghanistan

Claire Stewart, in the Sydney Morning Herald, presents a looking glass into cricket in Afghanistan and how it serves a greater purpose than sporting pleasure

05-Apr-2014

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

What have the men got to do with it?

Female cricketers are often asked to place their performances in context with those of their male counterparts. Is that even fair?

07-Jan-2014•Raf Nicholson

What if Sachin had been a girl?

Young and highly talented female cricketers are forced to quit the game before they reach the height of their powers. Is that at all fair?

08-Dec-2013•Raf Nicholson

Ignorance is the worst crime in commentary

And you get plenty of it in women's cricket these days. Why must we listen to those who have little knowledge of the players and care less?

06-Nov-2013•Raf Nicholson

<i>Youtube</i>, Shizuka Miyaji's first coach

Carly Adno in Australia's Telegraph explores the origins of Japan's captain and allrounder Shizuka Miyaji

29-Oct-2013

A question of confidence

If we want more females to participate in cricket we must rid ourselves of the perception that it's a man's game

12-Oct-2013•Raf Nicholson

Ladies and gentlemen

Would playing more mixed-sex cricket be an advancement of the sport?

03-Oct-2013•Nicholas Hogg

The new women's Ashes format? Genius

Seeing how this summer's contests between England and Australia have captivated the public's attention, it looks like a points-based system is the way to go

07-Sep-2013•Raf Nicholson

Tracking Charlotte Edwards

Oliver Brown in the Telegraph digs into Charlotte Edwards' past after her side reclaimed the Ashes

02-Sep-2013

The Ashes that's not on your TV sets

Ah for women's cricket, where the TV coverage is dreadful but the action enthralling

14-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

Women's cricket on the up

Greater crowds and higher television coverage tally with England captain Charlotte Edwards prediction that women's cricket could attract as many people as the men's game writes Jenny Cornish in the Telegraph

09-Aug-2013

Bored of watching Australia's men lose? Go watch the women

Women's cricket wins converts to its cause when their series are more competitive and closely fought than the men's

02-Aug-2013•Raf Nicholson

A chance for Pakistan's women to grow in stature

Participating in qualifying tournaments is not necessarily enough for developing women's sides

03-Jul-2013•Raf Nicholson

What price amateurism?

Playing for the love of the game is admirable but for those at the top of their sport, should it really still be necessary?

31-May-2013•Raf Nicholson

Give girls role models of their own

Women cricketers still grow up idolising male players, like they did back in the 1940s. It's time that changed

01-May-2013•Raf Nicholson

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