Women have actually played Cricket; the very first recorded Cricket match among women was reported in the Reading of Mercury on July 26, 1745. The match that took places was between 11 maids of Bramley and 11 maids from Hambledon, like tennis they dressed all in white.
The very first women's Cricket Club was created in 1887 in Yorkshire, England. It was called the White Heather Club and about 3 years later a team called the Original English Lady Cricketers were touring England making great money from their matches but to only have their manager take off with their earnings.
The women needed an organization to help manage and protect them from managers who were out to take money from these women.
In Australia the very first women's league was formed in 1894 and in South Africa's Port Elizabeth there was a women's Cricket team named the Pioneers Cricket Club. Women were playing cricket internationally since the very first Test Match was played between the England and Australia women's team in December 1934.
In 1935, the women's team from New Zealand joined the ranks and in 2007, the Netherlands were the 10th team to join the Test nation.
It wasn't until 1958 when the International Women's Cricket Council or IWCC was formed to help really coordinate the women's clubs that were being formed all over the world. It was really since 1973, when the Women's One Day International or ODI were contested and soon these became the focus for women's international cricket.
Since the start of the One Day International, there have been 8 times more of the same style and format that has ever been played in the Women's Test Cricket.
Then in 2004, a smaller format was introduced and the Women's Twenty20 Cricket was started. The Twenty 20 for women was played not so much at the international level, there had only been 4 matches that were played by 2066. Soon after that there has been a to more growth for women's cricket. There were 6 matches in 2007, 10 in 2008 and 30 in 2009.
In 2005, the IWCC and the ICC, which is the International Cricket Council, had merged and they now form one body of management to help organize and develop Cricket as a sport. Over time there has been the Women's Cricket World Cup played 9 times with countries like Australia, New Zealand and England sharing the convenient titles.
The very first women's Cricket Club was created in 1887 in Yorkshire, England. It was called the White Heather Club and about 3 years later a team called the Original English Lady Cricketers were touring England making great money from their matches but to only have their manager take off with their earnings.
The women needed an organization to help manage and protect them from managers who were out to take money from these women.
In Australia the very first women's league was formed in 1894 and in South Africa's Port Elizabeth there was a women's Cricket team named the Pioneers Cricket Club. Women were playing cricket internationally since the very first Test Match was played between the England and Australia women's team in December 1934.
In 1935, the women's team from New Zealand joined the ranks and in 2007, the Netherlands were the 10th team to join the Test nation.
It wasn't until 1958 when the International Women's Cricket Council or IWCC was formed to help really coordinate the women's clubs that were being formed all over the world. It was really since 1973, when the Women's One Day International or ODI were contested and soon these became the focus for women's international cricket.
Since the start of the One Day International, there have been 8 times more of the same style and format that has ever been played in the Women's Test Cricket.
Then in 2004, a smaller format was introduced and the Women's Twenty20 Cricket was started. The Twenty 20 for women was played not so much at the international level, there had only been 4 matches that were played by 2066. Soon after that there has been a to more growth for women's cricket. There were 6 matches in 2007, 10 in 2008 and 30 in 2009.
In 2005, the IWCC and the ICC, which is the International Cricket Council, had merged and they now form one body of management to help organize and develop Cricket as a sport. Over time there has been the Women's Cricket World Cup played 9 times with countries like Australia, New Zealand and England sharing the convenient titles.